Individual Member Sponsor Contest

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Individual Member Sponsor Contest

Sponsor a minimum of 20 new members before April 1st to be eligible to win the Individual Member Sponsor Contest Award. The winner receives a trip to the Annual Forum, including airfare, hotel accommodations, registration and tickets to all social functions (including a spouse or partner).

2023
  • David A. Peters
  • Professor
  • Washington University in Saint Louis

Prof. David Peters won the award for signing up 41 new VFS members over the past year.
 
 
Prof. David A. Peters (right) of Washington University in Saint Louis signed up 41 new VFS members over the past year, winning the VFS Membership Award, presented by Outgoing Executive Director Mike Hirschberg.
 
2022
  • Prof. Dave A. Peters
  • Washington University in St. Louis

Prof. Dave A. Peters of Washington University in St. Louis won the 2022 Member Sponsor Award. He signed up 41 new members.
 
 
 
2021
  • No Award Presented
 
 
 
2020
  • No Award Presented
 
 
 
2019
  • No Award Presented
 
 
 
2018
  • Jacques Virasak
 
 
 
2017
  • Jacques Virasak
  • The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation.

He recruited 9 members during the 12-month period.
 
 
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2016
  • Dr. William G. Warmbrodt
  • NASA Ames and AHS San Francisco Bay Chapter member

For recruiting nine new AHS members during the year.
 
 
 
2015
  • Steven I. Glusman
  • The Boeing Company and AHS Philadelphia Chapter

For recruiting 8 members during the year.
 
 
 
2014
  • Mick Maurer
 
 
 
2013
  • Philip Alldridge

For recruiting 12 members during the year.
 
 
 
2012
  • Dr. Edward Smith
 
 
 
2011
  • Robert D. Powell, Jr.
 
 
 
2010
  • Dr. Ed Smith
  • The Pennsylvania State University
 
 
 
2009
  • Jeffrey A. Pino
 
 
 
2008
  • Richard Millman
  • Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.

Richard J. Millman, President and CEO, of Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., won Individual Sponsor Award, and kindly donated the airfare and hotel accommodations back to the Society.
 
 
Mr. Millman, from AHS Southwest Chapter, actually won all of the other AHS Membership awards this year for his foresight in creating the first AHS Membership payroll deduction plan for all of the employees at Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
 
2007
  • Scott Bruce
 
 
 
2006
  • Professor J. Gordon Leishman
 
 
 
2005
  • Simon Atyeo
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

The member who sponsors the greatest number of new members during the contest year, gets this award.
 
 
 
2004
  • Robert D. Powell
  • AHS Hampton Chapter
 
 
 
2003
  • Kenneth Lauck
  • North East Region Vice President
  • AHS
 
 
 
2002
  • Robert D. Powell
  • AHS Hampton Road Chapter

For greatest member sponsoring during the past year,
 
 
 
2001
  • Dr. Ed Smith
  • The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Ed Smith from Society's Mideast Region, sponsored the greatest number of new members during the contest year.
 
 
 
2000
  • Jesse E. Wrice, Jr.
  • Membership Chairman
  • AHS Okinawa Chapter

For sponsoring the greatest number of new members during the contest year.
 
 
Okinawa Chapter Chairman
 
1999
  • Amy Curtin
 
 
 
1998
  • Amy Curtin
  • Engineer
  • Kaman Aerospace Corp.

For being the member who sponsors the greatest number of new members during the contest year and win a trip to the AHS Forum, including airfare from a point originating the U.S., hotel accommodations, complimentary registration and tickets to all Forum social functions.
 
 
Amy Curtin of the Connecticut Valley Chapter.
 
1997
  • Patrick Brassel
  • AHS St. Louis Chapter

For greatest number of new members during the contest year.
 
 
 
1996
  • Dr. Ed Smith
  • Pennsylvania State University

For sponsoring maximum new members to AHS in the past year.
 
 
 
1991
  • Gerda-Marie Gritzka
  • AHS - Montreal/Ottawa Chapter

Gerda-Marie Gritzka of the Montreal/Ottawa Chapter was presented the Individual Sponsor award for 1991 from International Membership Chairman Gary P. Smith.
 
 
 
1990
  • Motoi Yoshiwaka
  • AHS Japan Chapter

For introducing maximum number of new members to the Society.
 
 
 
1989
  • Robert G. Cunningham
  • AHS Arizona Chapter

For sponsoring 104 new members to the society this year.
 
 
 
1988
  • Don Heberling

Anthony Bruno accepted the award on behalf of Don Heberling who won the individual member award contest by recruiting highest number of new members this year.
 
 
 
1987
  • Gary P. Smith
  • Sikorsky
 
 
 
1986
  • Michael Sherrer
  • Wings Inc.

For Michael Sherrer introduced highest, 74 new members to the Society this year.
 
 
 
1985
  • Michael Sherrer
  • Wings Aviation Shoppe

For introducing highest - 65 new members to the society this year.
 
 
 
1984
  • Jerry M. Bazzetta

For sponsoring highest - 51 new members to the society.
 
 
 
1983
  • Lewis Neri
  • AHS St. Louis Chapter

For bringing the most new members to the Society during the previous year.
 
 
 
1981
  • David Plakcy
  • Senior Design Engineer
  • Boeing Vertol

Plakcy sponsored a record 63 - most new members to the Society, this year.
 
 
 
1980
  • Kelly M. Morger
  • AHS Southwest Chapter

For sponsoring 18 new members this year, to the Society.
 
 
 
1979
  • Peter Reyes

For sponsoring highest number of new members to the Society, this year.
 
 
 
1978
  • Frank Krystinik
  • South West AHS Chapter

For for recruiting 36-new AHS members in the year.
 
 
 
1976
  • James McDonald
  • Hugh Helicopters

James McDonald awarded for having recruited the most new members in the 1975-76 drive (56).
 
 
 

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