This award identifies and recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a longstanding and continuing dedication to safe operations in airborne public safety.  This dedication can be measured by documented achievements in the areas of, but not limited to, management, safety, education and maintenance that significantly improved the safety of an airborne public safety unit or the airborne public safety industry.  Nominees must be APSA members in good standing for at least one year at the time the nominations are made, and membership in APSA must be current through the date of award acceptance.

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

1. The nominator must submit his or her name and be an APSA member in good standing for at least one year at the time the nomination is made.
2. The nominee(s) must be an APSA member in good standing for at least one year at the time the nomination is made, and membership in APSA must be current through the date of award acceptance.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

1. Description of Nomination, outlining what actions occurred that led to the nomination (No more than three (3) typed pages; 1 file allowed; 1.5mb; .doc or .docx format).
2. A quality digital photo of the nominee (1 file allowed; 5mb; .jpg format).
3. Copies of newspaper or magazine articles and videos are also welcome (Up to 3 files allowed; 5mb each).  
4. Submission deadline extended to Friday, May 17, 2024.

If your files are too large to be delivered via email or through the website, they can be mailed on a jump drive to:  Airborne Public Safety Association, Attn:  Dan Schwarzbach, 50 Carroll Creek Way, Suite 260, Frederick, MD 21701.

THE 2024 SUBMISSION PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED