L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation explained

The L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation is an award created by Aviation Week & Space Technology that is annually presented to an individual who is "considered a visionary and a preeminent leader of contemporary aviation."^[1]

In 2011, the International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C., and the Jones Day law firm partnered with Aviation Week to present the award. (The IAC was co-sponsor again in 2016 and 2017.^{[2] [3]})

Recipients of the L. Welch Pogue Award

• 1994 L. Welch Pogue, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board and delegate to 1944 Chicago Convention.^[4]
• 1995 Henri Wassenbergh, aviation scholar^[4]
• 1996 Adm. Donald Engen, former director, National Air and Space Museum^[4]
• 1997 Alfred E. Kahn, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board^[5]
• 1998 John E. Robson, former Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board^[4]
• 1999 Norman Y. Mineta, U.S. Secretary of Transportation^[4]
• 2000 Robert T. Francis II, former Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.)^[4]
• 2001 John Kern, Vice President, Regulatory Compliance and Chief Safety Officer, Northwest Airlines (retired)^[4]
• 2002 Delford M. Smith, Founder and Chairman, Evergreen International Aviation^[4]
• 2003 Jürgen Weber, Chairman and CEO, Deutsche Lufthansa AG^[4]
• 2004 Robert Crandall, Chairman and CEO, American Airlines (retired)^[4]
• 2005 Herb Kelleher, Chairman and CEO, Southwest Airlines (retired)^{[6] [7]}
• 2006 Jeffrey N. Shane, Under Secretary of Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation^[4]
• 2007 Professor Brian O'Keeffe, Australia, father of the Future Air Navigation System (FANS)^[8]
• 2008 Helen Muir, Director, Cranfield Institute for Safety, Risk and Reliability^[9]
• 2009 (not awarded)
• 2010 (not awarded)
• 2011 Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA)^[4]
• 2012 John Byerly, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs^{[10] [11]}
• 2013 Andrew B. Steinberg, Partner, Jones Day^{[12] [13]}
• 2014 Margaret ("Peggy") Gilligan, Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration.
• 2015 Paul Mifsud, KLM airline
• 2016 Dave Barger, CEO, JetBlue Airways^[14]
• 2017 Jane Garvey, former Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
• 2018 Susan McDermott, Paul Gretch, Bob Goldner, and Mary Street former DOT Career officials
• 2019 Marion Blakey, former Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board
• 2020 Not awarded
• 2021 Oscar Munoz, former chairman and chief executive officer of United Airlines
• 2022 Frederick W. Smith, founder and chairman of FedEx Corporation
• 2023 Rodney E. Slater, former United States Secretary of Transportation
• 2024 Gary C. Kelly, former chairman and chief executive officer of Southwest Airlines

See also

• List of aviation awards

External links

• "Aviation Week"
• "International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C."
• "Jones Day"

Notes and References

1. http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/About_Us_Awards.do "AVIATION WEEK Awards"
2. http://atwonline.com/people/former-jetblue-ceo-be-next-pogue-award-recipient "Former JetBlue CEO to be next Pogue Award recipient,"
3. http://atwonline.com/people/former-faa-chief-garvey-2017-pogue-award-recipient "Former FAA chief Garvey is 2017 Pogue Award recipient,"
4. http://www.aviationweek.com/events/special_20110215.htm "Giovanni Bisignani of International Air Transport Association Receives Aviation Week's 2011 Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement"
5. http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Dec10/KahnObit.html "Economist Alfred Kahn, 'father of airline deregulation' and former presidential adviser, dies at 93"
6. http://www.southwest.com/swamedia/bios/herb_kelleher.html "Southwest Airlines Public Relations - Herb D. Kelleher"
7. http://atwonline.com/airbus-a380/tribute-videos-iacpogue-award-ceremonies-jetblue-s-barger "Tribute videos at IAC/Pogue Award ceremonies for JetBlue’s Barger,"
8. http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Prof%20Brian%20OKeeffe%20biog.htm "Adjunct Professor Brian O'Keeffe AO (-)"
9. http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/About_Us_Lwelch_Awards.do "AVIATION WEEK L. Welch Pogue Award Winner"
10. http://2001-2009.state.gov/e/eeb/rls/othr/2007/93070.htm U.S. Department of State Archive | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs: John R. Byerly
11. http://www.iacwashington.org/Events.aspx?eventId=461873&EventViewMode=EventDetails "International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C. - Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner"
12. https://archive.today/20131119051322/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-05-26/local/35455424_1_american-airlines-aviation-lawyer-airline-regulation "Andrew B. Steinberg, aviation lawyer and federal official, dies at 53"
13. http://www.iacwashington.org/Events.aspx?eventId=763384&EventViewMode=EventDetails "International Aviation Club of Washington, D.C. - Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner"
14. http://atwonline.com/airbus-a380/tribute-videos-iacpogue-award-ceremonies-jetblue-s-barger "Tribute videos at IAC/Pogue Award ceremonies for JetBlue’s Barger,"