Agrinaut Award

Presented to the agricultural aircraft operator or operating organization that has made an outstanding contribution in the field of ag aircraft operations. The recipient for the award must have been actively engaged in commercial agricultural application with an agricultural aircraft and the achievement cited shall have contributed to the "state-of-the-art" for the benefit of the agricultural aircraft industry as a whole.

Sponsor

Originated in 1967 by Agrinautics of Las Vegas, NV and by the NAAA under procedures established for noting new operating techniques, new and novel equipment, new successful crop applications or other contributions.

Previous Recipients

2011
None
2010
Terry Sharp
1988
Tom Mills
2009
Bill Hubler
1987
Mid-Continent Aircraft
2008
Joe D. Vaughn
1986
Roy W. Wood, Sr.
2007
Scott Schertz
1985
Leland Snow
2006
Jack Frost
1984
Mississippi AAA
2005
Rick Reed
1983
Milton Robertson
2004
Zoren O'Brien
1982
George "Red" Willett
2003
None
1981
James L. Maxwell
2002
Pat Kornegay
1980
William Hatfield
2001
Thomas R. Summersill
1979
Robert S. Leverton
2000
Robert Carroll Potter
1978
W. P. "Bill" Cardiff
1999
Dennis Gardisser
1977
George Mitchell, Jr.
1998
Maynard Lund
1976
James Vedder
1997
None
1975
Joe Sellers
1996
George & Grant Lane
1974
Clint G. Frye
1995
John O'Connell
1973
A. T. Morgan
1994
John Goodwin
1972
Lloyd Nolan
1993
George P. Wilson
1971
V. Ray Thornton
1992
Charles Stone, Jr.
1970
John Neace
1991
G. O. "Chris" Christopher
1969
Robert Phillips
1990
Leland Shelton
1968
Bill Marsh
1989
Gerald S. Beck
1967
Richard Reade