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2008 Wright Memorial Dinner

honoring

Norman R. Augustine

The Aero Club of Washington hosted the 61st annual Wright Memorial Dinner on Friday, December 12, 2007 , at the Washington Hilton Hotel. The dinner honored the 2008 recipient of the NAA Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, Norman R. Augustine. Mr. Augustine is being honored for his “Legendary and inspirational aerospace leader in both industry and government.” Augustine is a National Medal of Technology recipient and head of numerous vital military programs and blue ribbon panels. He also is a respected author and academic.

Norman R. Augustine

2008 recipient of the NAA Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy

 

Photos below from the 2008 Wright Memorial Trophy Dinner

2008 Wright Brother Memorial Trophy to Norm Augustine, here seen with NAA Chairman of the Board, Walter Boyne

Aero Club of Washington President, Susan Sheets, Hosted the Wright Memorial Dinner

Norm Augustine delivers his remarks to the Wright Memorial Dinner crowd

NAA President, Jonathan Gaffney, and Aero Club President, Susan Sheets, flank the Wright Memorial Trophy

The Wright Memorial Dinner Head Table reflected the theme for the evening--"A Legacy of Leadership"--as Norm Augustine received the 2008 Wright Memorial Trophy

 

Past Recipients of the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy

2008 Norman R. Augustine
2007 Captain Eugene Cernan 1977 Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, USAF (Ret.)
2006 Norman Y. Mineta 1976 William A. Patterson
2005 Pete Aldridge 1975 Clarence “Kelly” Johnson
2004 Bob Crandall 1974 Dr. Richard T. Whitcomb
2003 Senator John Glenn 1973 Senator Barry M. Goldwater
2002 Paul Poberezny 1972 John H. Shaffer
2001 Neil A. Armstrong 1971 Senator Howard W. Cannon
2000 Herb Kelleher 1970 C. R. Smith
1999 Delford M. Smith 1969 William M. Allen
1998 Edward Stimpson 1968 Senator Warren C. Magnuson
1997 Charles H. Kaman 1966 Igor I. Sikorksy
1996 Frederick W. Smith 1966 Juan T. Trippe
1995 Russell W. Meyer, Jr. 1965 Jerome Lederer
1994 A. L. Ueltschi 1964 Henry F. Guggenheim
1993 Gerhard Neumann 1963 Donald W. Douglas, Sr.
1992 Senator Jake Garn 1962 John Stack
1991 Benjamin A. Cosgrove 1961 Senator A. S. Mike Monroney
1990 Edwin I. Colodny 1960 Frederick C. Crawford
1989 Thomas Jones 1959 William P. MacCracken, Jr.
1988 Sam B. Williams 1958 Dr. John Francis Victory
1987 Allen E. Paulson 1957 Senator Stuart Symington
1986 Joseph F. Sutter 1956 Dr. Edward P. Warner
1985 Harry B. Combs 1955 Dr. Hugh L. Dryden
1984 David S. Lewis 1954 Dr. Theodore von Kármán
1983 J. Leland Atwood 1953 Carl Hinshaw
1982 Dr. Willis M. Hawkins 1952 Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, USAF (Ret.)
1981 Dwayne L. Wallace 1951 Dr. Jerome Hunsaker
1980 Olive Ann Beech 1950 Grover C. Loening
1979 T. A. Wilson 1949 Charles A. Lindbergh
1978 Senator Jennings Randolph 1948 Dr. William F. Durand
       

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