National Coalition for Aviation and Space Education

Strickler Award Recipients

2020

Due to COVID-19 announcement and presentation will be made at a later date.

2019

Ralph Coppola, Founder & Executive Director of Real World Design Challenge (RWDC)

2018

Dayni Alba

Arconic Foundation

2017

Dr. Jeff Montgomery 

2016

2015

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) for partnering to create and sustain the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC)

2014

Jim and Angela Thompson — Blue Sky Educational Foundation

2013

NASA Smart Skies Education Program Team

2012

Federal Aviation Administration’s Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics Aviation and Space Education Program Team

2011

Civil Air Patrol — Aerospace Education Program

Dean Earl Davis — Aerospace Scientist/Engineer, AIAA Education Outreach

2010

The Air Force Association — AFA

Lisa Bacon — American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

2009

Dr. Gordon Schimmel — Academy of Model Aeronautics

2008

Dr. Lee Siudzinski — Experimental Aircraft Association

2007

Judith A. Rice — Florida State College

2006

John H. Campbell — Soaring Society of America

2005

Thomas W. Wathen — Wathen Foundation

2004

Paul Sanderson — Jeppesen Sanderson

2003

Shelia M. Bauer — Federal Aviation Administration

2002

Dr. Jane Hodges — U.S. Air Force/Civil Air Patrol

2001

Mary Lou Dordan — Federal Aviation Administration

2000

Sue Greneir — Harrison Township, Michigan

1999

John V. “Jack” Sorenson — Civil Air Patrol

1998

Sandra J. Campbell — Federal Aviation Administration

1997

Jeanette Collins and Shelly Snyder— General Aviation Manufacturers Association

1996

Dr. Frank Mitchell — University Aviation Association

1995

Phillip S. Woodruff — Federal Aviation Administration