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Russ Meyers accepted the 2023 AOPA R.A. "Bob" Hoover Award for a lifetime of general aviation leadership. With his enduring commitment to aviation, he helped secure the passage of the 1994 General Aviation Revitalization Act. He also conceived the Citation Special Olympics Airlift in 1986, transporting thousands of athletes to the National Special Olympics since. Meyer was president and CEO of Grumman American Aviation Corp. and the CEO and chairman emeritus of Cessna Aircraft. He played a significant role in creating the original Cessna Citation, as well as Cessna’s Be A Pilot program.Newly named Richard G. McSpadden General Aviation Safety Award was presented to John and Martha King for delivering high-quality instructional learning materials to over a million pilots in various stages of training. Theresa Claiborne, the first African American female pilot for the U.S. Air Force, was honored with the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Aviation Inspiration Award at the event. This year’s Hartranft Award award goes to Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who is a two-time honoree. Graves currently serves as the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The recipient of this year’s Sharples Award recipient is John Dobson, president of the Washington State Aviation Alliance, where he’s fiercely advocating for GA and airport funding. Another award, the AOPA Foundation Future of Flight Award created by the AOPA Foundation and the You Can Fly program it funds, acknowledges outstanding dedication to strengthening aviation in all its forms and this year recognized Lessing Stern, a longtime supporter of AOPA’s safety programs and one of the earliest advocates for You Can Fly.
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