Awarded Archie League Medals Of Safety

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association honored some of its finest members Tuesday, for exceptional contributions to air safety, and for demonstrating extraordinary capability in critical flight assists in 2007.

The Archie League Medal of Safety, named for the first air traffic controller, will be awarded to 12 controllers for their involvement in 10 flight assists. The complete recipient list is as follows:

• Alaskan Region – John Brown, Fairbanks Air Traffic Control Tower
• Central Region – Jack Bowers and David Brown, St. Louis TRACON
• Eastern Region – Christopher Foust, Baltimore Washington International Tower
• Great Lakes Region – James Kmetz, Terre Haute Tower and Patrick Eberhart, Detroit Metro TRACON
• New England Region – Steve Walsh, Burlington Tower
• Northwest Mountain Region – Lee Wheeler, Salt Lake City Air Route Traffic Control Center
• Southern Region – Dave Rivero, Miami Center
• Southwest Region – Paul Hiel, Oklahoma City Tower
• Western Pacific Region – Bill Jacobs and Bruce Snoddy, Southern California TRACON

"These controllers stand for everything that is right in our profession," said NATCA President Patrick Forrey. "While they may say that they were just doing their job – I can tell you that their actions demonstrated much more. Their skill and determination, as well as their dedication, embody the true spirit of the profession and NATCA."

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