The L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation is an award created by Aviation Week & Space Technology that is annually presented to an individual who is "considered a visionary and a preeminent leader of contemporary aviation."[1]
In 2011, the International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C., and the Jones Day law firm partnered with Aviation Week to present the award. (The IAC was co-sponsor again in 2016 and 2017.[2][3])
Recipients of the L. Welch Pogue Award
- 1994 L. Welch Pogue, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board and delegate to 1944 Chicago Convention.[4]
- 1995 Henri Wassenbergh, aviation scholar[4]
- 1996 Adm. Donald Engen, former director, National Air and Space Museum[4]
- 1997 Alfred E. Kahn, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board[5]
- 1998 John E. Robson, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board[4]
- 1999 Norman Y. Mineta, U.S. Secretary of Transportation[4]
- 2000 Robert T. Francis II, former Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.)[4]
- 2001 John Kern, Vice President, Regulatory Compliance and Chief Safety Officer, Northwest Airlines (retired)[4]
- 2002 Delford M. Smith, Founder and Chairman, Evergreen International Aviation[4]
- 2003 Jürgen Weber, Chairman and CEO, Deutsche Lufthansa AG[4]
- 2004 Robert Crandall, Chairman and CEO, American Airlines (retired)[4]
- 2005 Herb Kelleher, Chairman and CEO, Southwest Airlines (retired)[6][2][7]
- 2006 Jeffrey N. Shane, Under Secretary of Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation[4]
- 2007 Professor Brian O'Keeffe, Australia, father of the Future Air Navigation System (FANS)[8]
- 2008 Helen Muir, Director, Cranfield Institute for Safety, Risk and Reliability[9]
- 2009 (not awarded)
- 2010 (not awarded)
- 2011 Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA)[4][2]
- 2012 John Byerly, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs[10][11]
- 2013 Andrew B. Steinberg, Partner, Jones Day[12][13]
- 2014 Margaret ("Peggy") Gilligan, Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration.[2]
- 2015 Paul Mifsud, KLM airline
- 2016 Dave Barger, CEO, JetBlue Airways[2][7]
- 2017 Jane Garvey, former Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration[3]
- 2018 Susan McDermott, Paul Gretch, Bob Goldner, and Mary Street former DOT Career officials
- 2019 Marion Blakey, former Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board
- 2020 Not awarded
- 2021 Oscar Munoz, former chairman and chief executive officer of United Airlines
- 2022 Frederick W. Smith, founder and chairman of FedEx Corporation
- 2023 Rodney E. Slater, former United States Secretary of Transportation
- 2024 Gary C. Kelly, former chairman and chief executive officer of Southwest Airlines
See also
References
- "AVIATION WEEK Awards", accessed March 5, 2011.
- "Former JetBlue CEO to be next Pogue Award recipient," April 12, 2016, Air Transport World, retrieved July 14, 2017
- "Former FAA chief Garvey is 2017 Pogue Award recipient," Jul 13, 2017, Air Transport World, retrieved July 14, 2017
- "Giovanni Bisignani of International Air Transport Association Receives Aviation Week's 2011 Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement", accessed March 5, 2011.
- "Economist Alfred Kahn, 'father of airline deregulation' and former presidential adviser, dies at 93", accessed March 5, 2011.
- "Southwest Airlines Public Relations - Herb D. Kelleher" Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 5, 2011.
- "Tribute videos at IAC/Pogue Award ceremonies for JetBlue’s Barger,", July 5, 2016, Air Transport World retrieved July 14, 2017
- "Adjunct Professor Brian O'Keeffe AO ( - )", accessed March 5, 2011.
- "AVIATION WEEK L. Welch Pogue Award Winner", accessed March 5, 2011.
- U.S. Department of State Archive | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs: John R. Byerly, accessed November 18, 2013.
- "International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C. - Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner", accessed November 18, 2013.
- "Andrew B. Steinberg, aviation lawyer and federal official, dies at 53", accessed November 19, 2013.
- "International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C. - Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner", accessed November 18, 2013.