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Eric Henry, chairman of Pathways to Aviation, Ken Perich and Pete
Parker, executive director of Pathways to Aviation.

Students attending an engineering presentation.

Thank you to the event sponsors.

Students in front of the winner of the Herb Kelleher trophy (Lockheed 12).

of the industry from astronauts, business
leaders, pilots and engineers. These lectures included two National Aviation Hall
of Fame Enshrinees, Col. Bud Anderson
(World War II triple Ace, test pilot and
aviation leader) and Dick Rutan, a decorated Vietnam fighter pilot and world
record holder who flew nonstop around
the world without refueling in 1986. The
ISTAT Careers in Aviation video series were
also featured in the Pathways display area.
The essence of the NAHI is to provide a
forum for owners and restorers of vintage
aircraft to display examples of our country's
rich aviation history. Many of the aircraft
on display are extremely rare and are among
only a hand full of aircraft types still flying today.
The NAHI competition awards trophies
in several categories including: Antique,
Classic, Military and Large Aircraft. New to
the event this year was the Contemporary
category, where the winner received the
newly created Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Trophy.
Trophies are presented to the winner of
each category along with a trophy for the
People's Choice Award and the grand champion award, the Neil A. Armstrong Aviation
Heritage Trophy. The Armstrong Trophy has
been on permanent display at the Steven
F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian's

Students attending a NASA presentation.

National Air and Space Museum since its
opening in 2003.
The ISTAT Foundation was the proud
sponsor of the new Herb Kelleher Trophy
for the best restored Large Aircraft
enrolled in the competition. Representing
the ISTAT board of directors at the NAHI
awards presentation ceremony was David
P. Sutton, managing director of FedEx. Ken
Perich represented the ISTAT Foundation's
Grants Committee.
Several other ISTAT members were
on hand to experience the Aviation
Learning Center and support ISTAT at
the awards ceremony. Representing the
National Aviation Hall of Fame were Herb
Kelleher, founder and chairman emeritus
of Southwest Airlines; WWII triple-ace Col.

Bud Anderson; around-the-world record
holder, Dick Rutan; four-time shuttle
astronaut and air racing champion Robert
"Hoot" Gibson; and aviation legend Bob
Hoover. The National Aviation Hall of Fame
was a co-founder of the NAHI competition,
which was formed in 1998 and held its first
competition in 1999.
David Sutton, ISTAT board member
noted, "I was proud to represent ISTAT at
this event and see firsthand how ISTAT is
able to help influence students to consider
careers within our industry. This is a perfect
example of how the Foundation's Grants
Committee is working to support one of
ISTAT's key objectives, that of encouraging
the next generation to consider a future
within the aviation industry."
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