2026 Award Winners & Scholarship Recipients

APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2026 AWARD WINNERS!

 

ROBERT L. CORMIER AWARD  Click Here to View Video … coming soon

Sponsored by Bell Textron
WADE BOURASSA | Saskatoon (CA) Police Service Air Support Unit

CAPTAIN ‘GUS’ CRAWFORD MEMORIAL AIRCREW OF THE YEAR AWARD  Click Here to View Video … coming soon

Sponsored by Airbus
JONATHAN LOZADA | Indian River County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit
CHASE GOMEZ | Indian River County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

TECHNICAL SPECIALIST AWARD  Click Here to View Video … coming soon

Sponsored by Safran Helicopter Engines USA
NICOLAS IANIERO | Canadian Helicopters Ltd. / York (ON) Regional Police Air Support Unit

SAFETY AWARD  Click Here to View Video … coming soon

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
JUSTIN CROMER | Ohio State Highway Patrol Aviation Section

TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICER AWARD  Click Here to View Video … coming soon

Sponsored by Teledyne FLIR
CASEY KUMAR | St. Johns County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

FIXED-WING OPERATOR AWARD  Click Here to View Video … coming soon

Sponsored by Textron Aviation
CORRIE NEUFELD | Regina (SK) Police Service Aerial Support Unit
STEVE WYATT | Regina (SK) Police Service Aerial Support Unit

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AWARD  Click Here to View Video … coming soon

Sponsored by Robinson Unmanned
MICHAEL KLEINFELT | Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

 


APSA CONGRATULATES OUR 2026 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!

 

APSA CANADIAN REGION

SPENCER JOHNSTON, son of Chris Johnston, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Services
JACKSON PRIDDEY, son of Matthew Priddey, Calgary Police Service Air Support Unit

APSA CENTRAL REGION

JACOB BRIDGEFARMER, son of Matthew Bridgefarmer, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
CLARISA RAMOS, daughter of Oscar Ramos, San Antonio (TX) Police Department Helicopter Detail

APSA NORTHEAST REGION

LUCY McEWEN, daughter of EJ McEwen III, Federal Bureau of Investigation Aviation Support Unit

APSA SOUTHEAST REGION

OLIVIA NALABOLU, daughter of Joe Jenkins, Marion County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit
AVAH MALLEK, daughter of Todd Mallek, Leon County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit

APSA WESTERN REGION

ELLIE SWANSON, daughter of Joel Swanson, Kern County (CA) Sheriff’s Office Air Support Unit
KAILEY WAGGAMAN, daughter of Joseph Waggaman, San Diego (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit

SHERRY HADLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by APSA
MAYA SMITH, daughter of Bryan Smith, Pinellas County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit (Ret.)

NORM JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Sponsored by MD Helicopters
BROOKE BLOESER, daughter of Ronald Bloeser, Palm Beach County (FL) Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit
ANGELINA LEFEMINE, daughter of Todd Lefemine, Santa Barbara County (CA) Sheriff’s Department Aviation Bureau

ALAN PURWIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Helinet
CAMERYN WERSCHING, daughter of Mark Wersching, Huntington Beach (CA) Police Department Air Support Unit (Ret.)

CLINT HUNTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Ryan & Christie Miller
CADEN CAUGHRON, son of Tim Caughron, Kern County (CA) Sheriff’s Office Air Support Unit

A-STAR SCHOLARSHIP

Sponsored by Airbus 
MASON DeLOACH, son of Gator DeLoach, Putnam County (FL) Sheriff’s Office