feature Dewey Conroy (center) receives his AEA Member of the Year Award from Mike Adamson (left), AEA president and CEO; and Bill Hanf, AEA board chair. Meet the 2023 AEA Member of the Year DEWEY CONROY OF PACIFIC COAST AVIONICS STORY BY DALE SMITH I t is with great pride and respect that members of the Aircraft Electronics Association voted to name Dewey Conroy, vice president and chief operating officer for Pacific Coast Avionics, as the association's 2023 Member of the Year. " Winning AEA Member of the Year is a huge honor for me because it is voted on by the association's members, " Conroy said. " And to be recognized by my friends and industry peers makes it an even higher honor. I'm very grateful to every one of them. " 42 avionics news * june 2023 If you know Conroy, you'll likely agree that this is a well-deserved recognition of a long career built on doing what we all strive to do: Deliver great services and products to help customers fly safer. An award like this doesn't come without effort, but not the kind you normally see from someone trying to win something. This recognition was earned through years of doing business " the right way, " and it is the only way Conroy knows how to do anything.