Fri, Apr 30, 2004
PAMA Announces 2004 Award Winners
Each year the Professional Aviation
Maintenance Association (PAMA) recognizes individuals, chapters,
and organizations that significantly improve the association and
the aviation maintenance industry. Winners will be honored at
PAMA’s Annual Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 18, at 11:30 AM
at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The luncheon is the kick off
event for the PAMA 2004 Symposium. Here are this year's
winners:
Awards of Excellence
- Paul B. Jones, Safety Program Manager, FAA-Flight
Standards
- Thomas E. Hendershot. Director, AMT Awards Program, Frontier
Airlines, Inc.
PAMA/Flight Safety Foundation Joe Chase Award
- John Goglia, Board Member, National Transportation Safety
Board
Member Service Award
- Rex Niver, Instructor, Tulsa Technology Center
Chapter of the Year Award
- Teterboro Chapter of PAMA
Awards of Merit
- Mary Ann Eiff, Maintenance Instructor, American TransAir
- Jorge Chipollini, A&P Mechanic, Sam's Aircraft Service,
Inc.
- Gary Stephen Goodpaster, Aviation Maintenance Technician of the
Year, Director of Maintenance, The Kroger Co.
- Keith Bryon Lewis, Avionics Tech of the Year
Award of Special Merit
- Raytheon Aircraft Repair Station – Wichita, Kansas
Company Appreciation Award
- Cosgrove Aircraft Service, Inc.
PAMA/Aircraft Technical Publishers Award
- Howard Siedlecki, President, Sunshine Aircraft Repair,
Inc.
Other awards being presented at the luncheon include:
- Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance – Richard
C. Wellman Award
- FlightSafety International's 2004 Award for Excellence in
Maintenance Training
- Jim Janaitis, Director of Maintenance for IBM
- Professional Pilot’s PRASE Survey Best Maintenance
Centers
PAMA President Brian Finnegan says, "PAMA's 33rd Annual
Symposium's theme is 'Elevating Maintenance Professionals to New
Heights' and we believe that these individuals and companies do
just that. We are proud of their achievements and look
forward to recognizing them."
The luncheon will also feature Ellen Engleman Connors, chairman
of the National Transportation Safety Board, as keynote
speaker. Gulfstream is the title sponsor of the event.
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