Awards and Recognition

Gayle Myers Founders Award


This award commemorates the life of Gayle Myers who, along with her husband and partner Ken, made a sustained, selfless contribution to the Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association (NOBPA).
This award is the highest honor NOBPA can bestow on a member. Those who are to be recognized for this award must have been a member of NOBPA for at least 15 years and over that time have demonstrated the same sort of sustained, selfless contribution to NOBPA that we all think of when remembering Gayle Myers.



NOBPA would like to congratulate Paul Suttle for being the most recent NOBPA member to receive this great honor!


Previous recipients of this award include:



2003 Bob Zanella       2004 Carol Weiner

2005 Fred Muffet       2006 Ken Myers   

2007 Maury Sullivan       2008 Beverly Zanella 

2009 Bill Cloninger       2010 Mike Emich   


Spirit of Annie Award


This award recognizes an Observer, Official or Event Worker who personifies the "Spirit of Annie"
"Being the Best You Can Be"
With the ability to interact positively with people from all aspects of ballooning.

Previous recipients of this award include:


1993 Gil Prine       1994 Tom Tyler

1995 Sally Shields            1996 Donna McTavish

1997 Mike Tuten       1998 Patty Cramer

1999 Josh Swallow       2000 Kim Wilson 
     
2001 Jim Dieball       2002 Bill McLaughlin

2003 Morgan Schrader      2004 J.W. Byrd           
      
2005 Beverly Zanella       2006 Barb Davis        

2007 Jim McKenney       2008 Maury Sullivan   

No Recipient for 2009       2010 Bob Humbert     

201o Dottie Humbert       No Recipient for 2011

 

Robert Zanella Club Champion Award

The Robert Zanella Club Champion recipient for 2011 is member and pilot Rick Kohut.

Congratulations!

Previous Robert Zanella Club Champions


1995 Bill Cloninger

1996 Maury Sullivan

1997 Bob Zanella

1998 Mike Emich

2000 Kevin Zanella

2001 Maury Sullivan

2002 Maury Sullivan

2003 Ken Kus

2004 Mike Emich

2005 Maury Sullivan

2006 Jeff Bader

2007 Jeff Bader

2008 Ken Kus

2009 Joe Zvada

2010 Mike Emich



Steve Lachendro Award

Previous Award Winners

2009 Edd Higbee

2010 John Gibbons

2011 Andy Baird


NOBPA Award Winners of 2011

Milestone Awards

Achievement of 100 Pilot in Command hours

Chris DiMichele, Jim Makowski

Achievement of 500 Pilot in Command hours

Jeff Barlett, Craig Lucas

Achievement of the Commercial Pilots Certificate

Jim Makowski

Achievement of FAA Designated Flight Examiner Certificate

Bill Cloninger

Crew Person of the Year Award

Emma Saul

Safety and Education Award


Maury Sullivan

President's Award

Ben Miller

Outgoing President's Award

Beth Davidson

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