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

2022	George Parker III, Crop Jet Aviation	1994	John Goodwin
2021	None	1993	George P. Wilson
2020	Bruce Hubler, TAE Aerospace	1992	Charles Stone Jr.
2019	None	1991	G.O. "Chris" Christopher
2018	Pete Jones, Air Repair Inc.	1990	Leland Shelton
2017	Star-Flex (Brett Barber & Terry Gross, posthumously)	1989	Gerald S. Beck
2016	Jeff Reabe, Reabe Aircraft Improvement	1988	Tom Mills
2015	None	1987	Mid-Continent Aircraft
2014	Rod Thomas	1986	Roy W. Wood Sr.
2013	Pratt & Whitney Canada	1985	Leland Snow
2012	Leonard Felix Jr.	1984	Mississippi AAA
2011	None	1983	Milton Robertson
2010	Terry Sharp	1982	George "Red" Willett
2009	Bill Hubler	1981	James L. Maxwell
2008	Joe D. Vaughn	1980	William Hatfield
2007	Scott Schertz	1979	Robert S. Leverton
2006	Jack Frost	1978	W.P. "Bill" Cardiff
2005	Rick Reed	1977	George Mitchell Jr.
2004	Zoren O'Brien	1976	James Vedder
2003	None	1975	Joe Sellers
2002	Pat Kornegay	1974	Clint G. Frye
2001	Thomas R. Summersill	1973	A.T. Morgan
2000	Robert Carroll Potter	1972	Lloyd Nolan
1999	Dennis Gardisser	1971	V. Ray Thornton
1998	Maynard Lund	1970	John Neace
1997	None	1969	Robert Phillips
1996	George & Grant Lane	1968	Bill Marsh
1995	John O’Connell	1967	Richard Reade