L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation
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The L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation was created by Aviation Week & Space Technology
to be presented to an individual who is "considered a visionary and a preeminent leader of contemporary aviation."
In 2011, the International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C., and the Jones Day
law firm partnered with Aviation Week to present the award.
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Aviation Week & Space Technology, often abbreviated Aviation Week or AW&ST, is a weekly magazine owned and published by McGraw-Hill...
to be presented to an individual who is "considered a visionary and a preeminent leader of contemporary aviation."
In 2011, the International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C., and the Jones Day
Jones Day
Jones Day is an international law firm founded in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 1893, by Judge Edwin J. Blandin and William Lowe Rice. Jones Day is the eighth largest law firm in the world by revenue, and the fourth highest grossing firm in the US with annual revenues of US$1.4 billion...
law firm partnered with Aviation Week to present the award.
Recipients of the L. Welch Pogue Award
- 1994 L. Welch PogueL. Welch PogueLloyd Welch Pogue was a pioneering American aviation attorney and chairman of the now-defunct Civil Aeronautics Board.-Early life and education:...
, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics BoardUnited States government role in civil aviationGovernments have played an important part in shaping air transportation. This role began as early as 1783, when the king of France summoned the Montgolfier brothers to demonstrate their balloon. In 1892, the French War Ministry backed an attempt to build a heavier-than-air flying machine...
and delegate to 1944 Chicago ConventionConvention on International Civil AviationThe Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, established the International Civil Aviation Organization , a specialized agency of the United Nations charged with coordinating and regulating international air travel...
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- 1995 Henri WassenberghHenri WassenberghHenry Abraham Wassenbergh , known to his friends and colleagues as "Or" Wassenbergh, is a Dutch academic, professor of law, and writer.Wassenbergh earned a law degree from the University of Amsterdam in 1950...
, aviationAviationAviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
scholar
- 1996 Adm. Donald Engen, former Director, National Air and Space MuseumNational Air and Space MuseumThe National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution holds the largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It was established in 1976. Located in Washington, D.C., United States, it is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and...
- 1997 Alfred E. KahnAlfred E. KahnAlfred Edward Kahn was an American professor, an expert in regulation and deregulation, and an important influence in the deregulation of the airline and energy industries...
, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics BoardUnited States government role in civil aviationGovernments have played an important part in shaping air transportation. This role began as early as 1783, when the king of France summoned the Montgolfier brothers to demonstrate their balloon. In 1892, the French War Ministry backed an attempt to build a heavier-than-air flying machine...
- 1998 John E. Robson, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics BoardUnited States government role in civil aviationGovernments have played an important part in shaping air transportation. This role began as early as 1783, when the king of France summoned the Montgolfier brothers to demonstrate their balloon. In 1892, the French War Ministry backed an attempt to build a heavier-than-air flying machine...
- 1999 Norman Y. MinetaNorman MinetaNorman Yoshio Mineta, is a United States politician of the Democratic Party. Mineta most recently served in President George W. Bush's Cabinet as the United States Secretary of Transportation, the only Democratic Cabinet Secretary in the Bush administration...
, U.S. Secretary of TransportationUnited States Secretary of TransportationThe United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the United States Department of Transportation, a member of the President's Cabinet, and fourteenth in the Presidential line of succession. The post was created with the formation of the Department of Transportation on October 15, 1966,...
- 2000 Robert T. Francis II, former Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety BoardNational Transportation Safety BoardThe National Transportation Safety Board is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSB investigates and reports on aviation accidents and incidents, certain types of highway crashes, ship and marine...
(U.S.)
- 2001 John Kern, Vice President, Regulatory ComplianceRegulatory complianceIn general, compliance means conforming to a rule, such as a specification, policy, standard or law. Regulatory compliance describes the goal that corporations or public agencies aspire to in their efforts to ensure that personnel are aware of and take steps to comply with relevant laws and...
and Chief Safety Officer, Northwest AirlinesNorthwest AirlinesNorthwest Airlines, Inc. was a major United States airline founded in 1926 and absorbed into Delta Air Lines by a merger approved on October 29, 2008, making Delta the largest airline in the world...
(retired)
- 2002 Delford M. Smith, Founder and Chairman, Evergreen International AviationEvergreen International AviationEvergreen International Aviation, Inc. is a global aviation services company based in McMinnville, Oregon. Founded as Evergreen Helicopters in 1960 by Delford M. Smith, Evergreen is primarily known for commercial helicopter operations in agricultural and forestry applications...
- 2003 Jürgen Weber, Chairman and CEO, Deutsche Lufthansa AGLufthansaDeutsche Lufthansa AG is the flag carrier of Germany and the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried. The name of the company is derived from Luft , and Hansa .The airline is the world's fourth-largest airline in terms of overall passengers carried, operating...
- 2004 Robert CrandallRobert CrandallRobert Lloyd "Bob" Crandall is the former president and chairman of American Airlines. Called an industry legend by airline industry observers, Crandall has been the subject of several books and is a member of the Hall of Honor of the Conrad Hilton college.-Life:Robert Crandall was raised in Rhode...
, Chairman and CEO, American AirlinesAmerican AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
(retired)
- 2005 Herb KelleherHerb KelleherHerbert D. Kelleher is the co-founder, Chairman Emeritus, and former CEO of Southwest Airlines .-Life and career:...
, Chairman and CEO, Southwest AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines Co. is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas, Texas. Southwest is the largest airline in the United States, based upon domestic passengers carried,...
(retired)
- 2006 Jeffrey N. Shane, Under Secretary of Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of TransportationUnited States Department of TransportationThe United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
- 2007 Professor Brian O'Keeffe, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, father of the Future Air Navigation System (FANS)Future Air Navigation SystemThe Future Air Navigation System is an avionics system which providesdirect data link communication between the pilot and the Air Traffic Controller. The communications include air traffic control clearances, pilot requests and position reporting...
- 2008 Helen Muir, Director, Cranfield Institute for Safety, Risk and ReliabilityCranfield InstituteThe Cranfield Institute for Safety, Risk and Reliability is a part of Cranfield University in the UK. It is primarily a teaching and research facility, but also offers safety-related consultancy to businesses.- Facilities :The Cranfield Institute has several simulators designed for risk and hazard...
- 2009 (not awarded)
- 2010 (not awarded)
- 2011 Giovanni BisignaniGiovanni BisignaniGiovanni Bisignani was the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the International Air Transport Association from 2002 to 2011.-Education:Bisignani received an undergraduate degree from the Sapienza University of Rome...
, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA)International Air Transport AssociationThe International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...