Individual Member Sponsor Contest

Individual Member Sponsor Contest

Sponsor a minimum of 20 new members before April 1st to be eligible to win the Individual Member Sponsor Contest Award. The winner receives a trip to the Annual Forum, including airfare, hotel accommodations, registration and tickets to all social functions (including a spouse or partner).

2023

David A. Peters
Professor
Washington University in Saint Louis

Prof. David Peters won the award for signing up 41 new VFS members over the past year.

Prof. David A. Peters (right) of Washington University in Saint Louis signed up 41 new VFS members over the past year, winning the VFS Membership Award, presented by Outgoing Executive Director Mike Hirschberg.

2022

Prof. Dave A. Peters
Washington University in St. Louis

Prof. Dave A. Peters of Washington University in St. Louis won the 2022 Member Sponsor Award. He signed up 41 new members.

2021

No Award Presented

2020

No Award Presented

2019

No Award Presented

2018

Jacques Virasak

2017

Jacques Virasak
The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation.

He recruited 9 members during the 12-month period.

2016

Dr. William G. Warmbrodt
NASA Ames and AHS San Francisco Bay Chapter member

For recruiting nine new AHS members during the year.

2015

Steven I. Glusman
The Boeing Company and AHS Philadelphia Chapter

For recruiting 8 members during the year.

2014

Mick Maurer

2013

Philip Alldridge

For recruiting 12 members during the year.

2012

Dr. Edward Smith

2011

Robert D. Powell, Jr.

2010

Dr. Ed Smith
The Pennsylvania State University

2009

Jeffrey A. Pino

2008

Richard Millman
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.

Richard J. Millman, President and CEO, of Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., won Individual Sponsor Award, and kindly donated the airfare and hotel accommodations back to the Society.

Mr. Millman, from AHS Southwest Chapter, actually won all of the other AHS Membership awards this year for his foresight in creating the first AHS Membership payroll deduction plan for all of the employees at Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.

2007

Scott Bruce

2006

Professor J. Gordon Leishman

2005

Simon Atyeo
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

The member who sponsors the greatest number of new members during the contest year, gets this award.

2004

Robert D. Powell
AHS Hampton Chapter

2003

Kenneth Lauck
North East Region Vice President
AHS

2002

Robert D. Powell
AHS Hampton Road Chapter

For greatest member sponsoring during the past year,

2001

Dr. Ed Smith
The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Ed Smith from Society's Mideast Region, sponsored the greatest number of new members during the contest year.

2000

Jesse E. Wrice, Jr.
Membership Chairman
AHS Okinawa Chapter

For sponsoring the greatest number of new members during the contest year.

Okinawa Chapter Chairman

1999

Amy Curtin

1998

Amy Curtin
Engineer
Kaman Aerospace Corp.

For being the member who sponsors the greatest number of new members during the contest year and win a trip to the AHS Forum, including airfare from a point originating the U.S., hotel accommodations, complimentary registration and tickets to all Forum social functions.

Amy Curtin of the Connecticut Valley Chapter.

1997

Patrick Brassel
AHS St. Louis Chapter

For greatest number of new members during the contest year.

1996

Dr. Ed Smith
Pennsylvania State University

For sponsoring maximum new members to AHS in the past year.

1991

Gerda-Marie Gritzka
AHS - Montreal/Ottawa Chapter

Gerda-Marie Gritzka of the Montreal/Ottawa Chapter was presented the Individual Sponsor award for 1991 from International Membership Chairman Gary P. Smith.

1990

Motoi Yoshiwaka
AHS Japan Chapter

For introducing maximum number of new members to the Society.

1989

Robert G. Cunningham
AHS Arizona Chapter

For sponsoring 104 new members to the society this year.

1988

Don Heberling

Anthony Bruno accepted the award on behalf of Don Heberling who won the individual member award contest by recruiting highest number of new members this year.