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Aero Club of Washington
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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