This year's winners of the prize
drawing for the 2003 AMT Awards Program Contest are listed below,
along with the prizes and companies and associations that
generously donated the prizes.
Entries for the 2003 AMT Awards Program Contest were received
from aviation maintenance technicians who took the time and made
the effort to obtain additional training during the past year. The
Contest rewards those who obtain training and also generates
excitement in the aviation maintenance community. Winners were
selected at the 2004 Aviation Industry Week Show on May 18 in Las
Vegas, (NV).
Delta Airlines Grand Prize: For winner and one guest, 4-night
vacation to any Delta Airlines domestic city in the US contiguous
48, air transportation from any Delta domestic city, and $300
spending money. Winner: Thomas E. Tindal, Airinc, Fairhope
(AK)
Aircraft Electronics Association: Round-trip coach airfare
to/from the AEA 2005 Convention site, lodging at the AEA Convention
hotel for 3 nights, full convention registration for the 2005 AEA
Convention and Trade Show. Winner: Rita F. Bussie, Delta Airlines, Atlanta
(GA)
Aircraft Maintenance Technology Magazine: Five hundred dollars
($500). Winner: Elmer R. Santos, Lufthansa Technik
Philippines
Aircraft Technical Publishers: A one-year subscription to the
Aircraft Technical Publishers US Regulatory Library on CD-ROM or
DVD. Winner: Jeff Allen, Dassault Falcon Jet, Little Rock
(AR)
Alaska Airlines: Two first-class round-trip tickets on Alaska
Airlines anywhere that Alaska Airlines flies. Winner: Rodney Leblanc, ABX Air, Inc., Wilmington
(OH)
Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance: A one-year
membership in the Association for Women in Aviation
Maintenance. Winner: Edward Garorko, PSA Airlines, Inc., Vandalia
(OH)
Aviation Data Research: The Aviation Data Research PMA Parts
Finder CD-ROM with one year's worth of updates. Winner: Garth Morganthall, Delta Airlines, Atlanta
(GA)
Aviation Maintenance: One quarter-page four-color advertisement
in one issue of Aviation Maintenance magazine. Winner: Jonathan R. Harnish, Frontier Airlines, Inc.,
Aurora (CO)
Baker's School of Aeronautics: A five-date Inspection
Authorization course at Baker's School of Aeronautics, Nashville
(TN), the Baker's Inspection Authorization Kit, the FAA testing fee
(for qualified applicants), five-night stay at the Wilson Inn,
transport to/from the school, and $400 cash. Winner: Wilsenn G. Tan, Jay's Aircraft Maintenance, Anaheim
(CA)
CAE SimuFlite: A maintenance initial training event at CAE
SimuFlite's Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas training facility (not
including travel, lodging, or food). Winner: Thomas Scales, World Airways, Atlanta
(GA)
Electronics Inc.: A free workshop
attendance voucher for EI's annual Shot Peening and Blast Cleaning
workshop. Winner: Paul V. Stickles, Pratt & Whitney Aftermarket
Services, North Berwick (ME)
FlightSafety International Winner: Guy Taniguchi, Horizon Air Industries, Inc.,
Portland (OR)
Frontier Airlines: One round-trip ticket to any destination
that Frontier Airlines flies. Winner: Jack Bowling, Horizon Air Industries, Inc.,
Portland (OR)
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association: One-year
membership (or renewal) in PAMA, PAMA logo polo shirt, PAMA
baseball hat. Winner: Dan Killian, Horizon Air Industries, Inc., Portland
(OR)
Skyway Airlines: Two round-trip positive-space tickets to
anywhere that Midwest Airlines of Midwest Connect (Skyway) Airlines
flies. Winner: Michael L. Bradick, US Airways, Pittsburgh
(PA)
Superior Air Parts: A Hawkeye Borescope Kit #HH12kit, and a
Fluke Autoranging Digital Multimeter #FLUKE 12. Winner: Phong Cong Nguyen, Frontier Airlines, Denver
(CO)
TData: A 1-year subscription to TData's IApproach regulatory
library on CD-ROM with biweekly updates OR a 1-year subscription to
TData's new MTrax maintenance-tracking software. Winner: Andrew Thomas, Horizon Air Industries, Portland
(OR)
TIMCO: A Snap-On gift certificate in the amount of
$2,000. Winner: Edward J. Zwaduk, Delta Airlines, Atlanta
(GA)
US Airways: Two positive-space roundtrip coach-class domestic
tickets to include Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Winner: Debra D. Alford, Timco, Macon (GA)
Women In Aviation International: A complimentary registration
to our annual March conference and one-year membership or if the
winner is already a member we will renew that for a year. Winner: Lisa Kirkelie, Aviation Exteriors, Portland
(OR)
The statement from AMT also included this:
"Note from AMT Awards Committee: Beginning with the 2004 AMT
Awards Program, all entries must be submitted on 8 1/2-inch by 3
3/4-inch application forms. Submitters may use the official FAA
form (available from their local FAA FSDO) or they may produce a
form in the correct size, provided all necessary contact
information is included on the form (name, employer/school name [if
applicable], address, phone, e-mail)."
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