Agrinaut Award

The Agrinaut Award is presented to an agricultural aircraft operator, operating organization or allied member company that has made an outstanding contribution in the field of ag aircraft operations. The achievement cited shall have contributed to the "state-of-the-art" for the benefit of the agricultural aircraft industry as a whole.

 

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

 

Previous Recipients

2021	None
2020	Bruce Hubler, TAE Aerospace
2019	None
2018	Pete Jones, Air Repair Inc.	1992	Charles Stone Jr.
2017	Star-Flex (Brett Barber & Terry Gross, posthumously)	1991	G.O. "Chris" Christopher
2016	Jeff Reabe, Reabe Aircraft Improvement	1990	Leland Shelton
2015	None	1989	Gerald S. Beck
2014	Rod Thomas	1988	Tom Mills
2013	Pratt & Whitney Canada	1987	Mid-Continent Aircraft
2012	Leonard Felix Jr.	1986	Roy W. Wood Sr.
2011	None	1985	Leland Snow
2010	Terry Sharp	1984	Mississippi AAA
2009	Bill Hubler	1983	Milton Robertson
2008	Joe D. Vaughn	1982	George "Red" Willett
2007	Scott Schertz	1981	James L. Maxwell
2006	Jack Frost	1980	William Hatfield
2005	Rick Reed	1979	Robert S. Leverton
2004	Zoren O'Brien	1978	W.P. "Bill" Cardiff
2003	None	1977	George Mitchell Jr.
2002	Pat Kornegay	1976	James Vedder
2001	Thomas R. Summersill	1975	Joe Sellers
2000	Robert Carroll Potter	1974	Clint G. Frye
1999	Dennis Gardisser	1973	A.T. Morgan
1998	Maynard Lund	1972	Lloyd Nolan
1997	None	1971	V. Ray Thornton
1996	George & Grant Lane	1970	John Neace
1995	John O'Connell	1969	Robert Phillips
1994	John Goodwin	1968	Bill Marsh
1993	George P. Wilson	1967	Richard Reade