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Year Award Recipient 1979 John E. Gill “Corky” 1979 Isacco Valli 1980 Kenneth J. Swila 1981 Paul H. Everson 1982 Jo

The Outstanding Senior Member Award Presented annually to Senior members who perform the most outstanding service and contributions to the Harris Hill Soaring programs, above and beyond their normal duties and responsibilities. Year Award Recipient 1979 John E. Gill “Corky” 1979 Isacco Valli

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Year Award Recipient 1979 John E. Gill “Corky” 1979 Isacco Valli 1980 Kenneth J. Swila 1981 Paul H. Everson 1982 Jo

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  1. The Outstanding Senior Member AwardPresented annually to Senior members who perform the most outstanding service and contributions to the Harris Hill Soaring programs, above and beyond their normal duties and responsibilities. YearAward Recipient 1979 John E. Gill “Corky” 1979 Isacco Valli 1980 Kenneth J. Swila 1981 Paul H. Everson 1982 John E. Gill “Corky” 1983 Elwin Cramer “Bud” 1984 William Gallagher “Bill” 1985 Pat Ryan 1986 Virginia Schweizer 1987 Dale L. Gustin and Bud Cramer 1988 John Trimber 1989 Clarence See 1990 John Trimber 1991 Gregg Leslie

  2. The Outstanding Senior Member Awardcont. YearAward Recipient 1992 Edward “Ed” Jensen 1993 H. Weissenbuehler Jr. 1994Roy McMaster and Ed Schwenkler 1995Sid Zigas and J. Trimble 1996Tom Cassetta and Jeff Moersch 1997Stephen Garner 1998Tom Cassetta 1999Heinz Weissenbuehler, Jr, and Monty Sullivan 2000Karin Schlosser 2001Kai Gertsen 2002Rodney Hubbard 2003Janell Sullivan 2004Josh Burczynski

  3. The Speckman Outstanding Junior Member Award • The Outstanding Junior Member Award is presented annually to Junior members who perform the most outstanding service and contributions to the Harris Hill Junior's program and HHSC. • The Awards Committee will adhere to the following criteria in awarding the Speckman Award. The Junior member should consistently: • 1. Be present for their assigned duties. • 2. Assist with duties when not scheduled (i.e., filling-in). • 3. Keep their financial standing within the prescribed HHSC limits. • 4. Contribute above and beyond their normal duties and responsibilities. • The award will be presented at the annual Snowbird Contest banquet. A trophy with their name on it will be displayed in the showcase in the flight center, and a $100 stipend will be credited to their accounts.

  4. Speckman Outstanding Junior Member Award cont. Year Award Recipient 1969 Anne Bywater 1970 Victor Owen 1971 Steven Sliwa 1972 Steven Sliwa 1973 Anne Bothe 1974 David Sliwa & Monty Sullivan 1975 Heinze Weissenbuehler Jr. 1976 Susan Sliwa 1977 David Gardner & David Robbins 1978 Sheldon Hunt &Tomothy Walker 1979 David Gardner 1980 Janel Salva 1981 Shannon Murphy 1982 Eric Golden 1983 Sean Murphy 1984 Frank Manarchik & Ron Russo 1985 Eric Krause 1986 Daniel Gross

  5. Speckman Outstanding Junior Member Award cont. Year Award Recipient 1987 Thomas Cassetta 1988 Michael Williams 1989 Eric Davenport 1990 John Edwards 1991 Suzanne Beyer 1992 E “Liz” Schwenkler 1993David Graham 1994Cindy Williams 1995David Graham and Steven Lewis 1996Chris Vrabel and David Pangia 1997Stephen Garner 1998David Graham and Steven Lewis 1999Josh Burczynski 2000Josh Burczynski 2001Adam Hay 2002Gregory Rosplock 2003Ryan Smith and Nick Wirz 2004Kevin Kremer

  6. The Bernie Carris Memorial Award Bernie Carris was a long-time soaring pilot. He was the chief flight instructor at the Schweizer Aircraft Soaring School and an avid competition pilot. In 1960 he placed second in the National Soaring Contest, and in 1963 he lost the national Championship by only six points. Bernie introduced thousands of people to soaring, and some were quite famous. To mention a few: Cliff Robertson, Werner Von Braun, Hugh Downs, and Bob Cullen. This memorial in his name will be awarded to all HHSC Junior members who complete the 5 hour leg of their Silver Badge. The Memorial Fund will pay for the sailplane rental and aero tow flown to complete their flight. HHSC and FAI rules do apply. The flight must be a successful FAI approved flight for the Badge leg attempted. Financial credit will be applied to the pilot's account upon approval of the flight. The pilots will also be recognized at the annual Snowbird Contest.

  7. Bernie Carris Memorial Award cont. YearAward Recipient 1996Mark Glauner 1997Justin Poet and Peter Burdulis 1998- not awarded - 1999Josh Burczynski 2000Nick LaRose 2001- not awarded - 2002Samuel Reger 2003- not awarded - 2004- not awarded -

  8. The Joseph C. Lincoln Memorial Award The Joseph C. Lincoln Memorial Award was established by Harris Hill Soaring Corporation, Elmira, NY in memory of Joseph C. Lincoln. whose writings about soaring did so much to get people started in the sport of soaring. His books, "Soaring for Diamonds”, “On Quiet Wings,” and "Soaring on the Wind”, as well as the many articles he wrote, are the inspiration for this award.• Joe was a major supporter of the National Soaring Museum (NSM) and soaring in general. His generous contributions to the NSM during the 1970’s made it possible to hire a Director and start construction of a new building. He also donated two sailplanes to NSM. a Schweizer SGS 2-32 and an SGS 1-23. • The Harris Hill Soaring Corporation (HHSC), in conjunction with the NSM, decided to set up the “Lincoln Award” when Joe passed away in May of 1975. Mrs. Dorothy Lincoln-Smith, Joe’s wife, was on hand to help in the awarding of the first “Lincoln Award” to Jim George for his article “Two Final Glides.” The award consists of a crystal glass cube with a flying eagle engraved on it, a 100 dollar stipend and the honor bestowed on the author.

  9. Joseph C. Lincoln Memorial Award cont. The criteria used to select the winning writing are:1. Must be interesting.2. Should be in the style of Joe Lincoln's writing.3. Should encourage the reader to join in the sport of soaring.4. Must be published in the English language.Books, poems, magazine articles, newsletter articles may be submitted. They must have been published between July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the year of the award. Entries should be presented to the awards committee by October 1st of the year of the award. Names of the recipients of the award will be announced at the annual Snowbird Contest Banquet at Harris Hill in November. The actual award will be presented at the SSA Convention when possible. Some of these works may be available through the National Soaring Museum's collections.

  10. The Joseph C. Lincoln Memorial Award cont. YearAward RecipientTitle 1975Jim George"Two Long Final Glides" 1976Gren Seibels"A Gaggle of One" - Book 1977John Joss"Sierra Sierra" - Book 1978(no record)(no record) 1979Robert Gray"Down and Out" 1980Geraldine Silveira"Motel 1-26" 1981Don Santee"Soaring Colorado Plateau" 1982Robert Gannon"P.S. Editor Helps Set World Record" 1983David Harris"An Ordinary Day at the Field" 1984Gren Seibels"After All" - Book 1985Christopher Woods"Quiet Challenge" - Movie Script 1986Roy McMaster"Four on the Floor" 1986Karl Striedieck"Four on the Floor" 1986John Seymour"Four on the Floor" 1986Robby Robertson"Four on the Floor" 1987Doug Jacobs"Benediction" 1988Paul A. Schweizer"Wings Like Eagles" - Book

  11. Joseph C. Lincoln Memorial Award cont. YearAward RecipientTitle 1989Jack Green"Sunshine and Shadows of Soaring" 1990Charlie Spratt"Sailplane Racing News" 1991Sergio Colacevich"Infinite Flight" 1992(no record)(no record) 1993Billy Hill "Team Flying and Low Time Race Pilots" 1994Scott Jenkins"On Winter's Trail" 1995Pat Valdata“Just Like a Hawk” 1996Paddy Welles“Gramma Learns to Fly” 1997Burt Whelan"Cloud Dancing" - Book 1998Sanjay Acharaya"Soaring Ashram in the Estrellas" 1999Paddy Welles"As Good as it Gets" 2000 Silver AnniversaryMichael Bird"Platypus Papers" - Book 2001Gary Fogel"Wind and Wings" - Book 2002William E. Gallagher"The Colditz Cock and the Great Escape Scenario." - NSM Journal Article 2003Wallace A. Scott"The Preparation and Execution of Long Distance Flights"

  12. Tom Smith Memorial Team Trophy for Snowbird • The Tom Smith Memorial Team Trophy for the Snowbird Contest was arranged by the family of Tom Smith using two kiwi birds he had won at previous HHSC Snowbird Contests. • Tom always enjoyed the Snowbird Contest, to once again fly with his friends before winter set in. He was always enthusiastic about promoting team flying. Therefore, this trophy is given in memory of Tom, and is awarded to the highest placing Family Team in the annual HHSC Snowbird Contest.

  13. Tom Smith Memorial Team Trophy for Snowbird cont. YearAward Recipient 1994Tim and Paddy Welles 1995Tim and Paddy Welles 1996Charles Mampe and Hank Nixon 1997Kyle Schweizer and Shane Lese 1998Kyle Schweizer and Shane Lese 1999Monty and Cory Sullivan 2000Guerry and Jason Howard 2001Jim and Warren Cramer 2002Tim and Andy Wells 2003= not awarded = 2004Justin and Roy McMaster

  14. The Christian Jansen Award • The Christian Jansen Award is given in honor of Christian Jansen who was a member of Harris Hill Soaring Corporation in the 1970's and early 1980's. Christian was a citizen of France and was in the USA on assignment (Corning, Inc.) for several years. He was an active member of HHSC, and was especially well known for his many hours spent flying cross country. • Sadly, Christian was killed in a glider accident in Spain about a year after returning to France. • The Christian Jansen Award is awarded annually according to the following criteria: • 1) The longest FAI badge flight by an HHSC member from Harris Hill. In the case of multiple qualifying flights of the same distance, the Awards Committee will evaluate other factors to determine the winner. These additional factors may include other FAI Badge flights and other documented cross country flights. • 2) From time to time, the Awards Committee may elect to present the Award for other major cross country achievements by an HHSC member, such as NY state or World Records.

  15. Christian Jansen Award cont. YearAward Recipient 1994Jason Howard 1995Liz Schwenkler 1996Jason Howard 1997Justin Poet 1998not awarded 1999Tim Welles 2000Tom Cassetta 2001John Fessenden 2002Roy McMaster 2003Ron Waclawik 2004 not awarded

  16. The Joseph R. Scott "Missing Man" Memorial Fund • The Joseph R. Scott "Missing Man" Memorial Award is presented in honor of all departed pilots and friends who have experienced the thrills and wonders of soaring flight. The proceeds of this Fund will be used to support the Junior members of Harris Hill Soaring Corporation, so that we may re-seed the skies with replacement soaring pilots. • All HHSC Junior members are eligible. The Fund will pay for the approved flight which accomplishes the requirements for the FAI Altitude and Distance legs of the FAI Silver Badge, per FAI requirements. Documented proof must be submitted to the Fund Committee prior to November 1st of the year of the flight.

  17. Joseph R. Scott "Missing Man" Memorial Fund cont. Year Award Recipient1996 Steve Lewis 1997 Justin Poet 1998 - not awarded - 1999 - not awarded - 2000 - not awarded - 2001 - not awarded - 2002 - not awarded - 2003 - not awarded - 2004 - not awarded -

  18. Hugh Whitney Award • Since 1978 the NSM has annually presented a scholarship in Hugh Whitney’s name. Hugh was Paul Schweizers’s crew chief at the 1952 World Championships in Spain; the United States Championships in England; the United States team manager for the 1963 World Championships in Argentina. • Hugh fell in love with soaring at an early age. He earned his “C” badge #190 in 1952 with a flight to Binghamton in a Schweizer 2-22. Hugh graduated from Cornell with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1955. He died of cancer in October 1968. Hugh’s parents, the late Maurice and Isabel Whitney of Elmira, were also long time patrons of soaring at Harris Hill. • The scholarship was established by Hugh’s childhood friend Doug Bruce in 1978 for all those who have a lifetime commitment to soaring. It is hoped recipients of the award have the same love of soaring as Hugh and have the same motivation and opportunity to pursue the sport.

  19. Hugh Whitney Memorial Scholarship Award Recipients 1978 Andrew Frechtling 1992 Gregg Leslie 1979 Elwin Cramer 1993 Michael Snyder 1980 Paul Detwiler and Susan Sliwa 1994 Josh Powers 1981 Tim Walker 1995 Steve Garner 1982 Michael Murphy 1996 Steve Garner 1983 No Award 1997 Elizabeth Schwenkler 1984 Terry Wheat 1998Diana Winebold 1985 Tony Spycher 1999 Mark Doyle 1986 Linda Downie 2000 Jim Webb 1987 Dorianne Scriven 2001 Elizabeth Brock 1988 Thomas Cassetta 2002 Joel Carberry 1989 Hugh Caffey 2003 Steve DeMartino 1990 Jason Kirk 2004 Todd Knapp 1991 Michael Snyder

  20. Gross Award • Dr. Frank Gross believes that the future of soaring lies in its youth, so he created the Gross Sky Ghost Youth Achievement Award in 1991. The Award recognizes the accomplishments of youth up to age 19 who are working to become sailplane pilots. • Dr. Gross wants to assist young glider pilots in their careers with this award. In years to come he sees the results as being a greater recognition of the sport of soaring. • The Youth Achievement Awards are being given annually to a Harris Hill Junior member and a National Soaring Society of America Student member. The award includes a $500.00 scholarship to further the recipient’ soaring and aviation career or avocation. A plaque in the NSM lists the recipients.

  21. Gross Award Award Recipients 1991 HH David R. Graham Natl Kurt Asdal 1992 HH Steven Lewis Natl Margarita Brito Frederick G. Ernsting 1993 HH No Recipient Natl David Graham Shanon G. Udd 1994 HH Elizabeth Schwenkler Natl Kelly Sargent Tim Liprie 1995 HH Cindy Williams Natl Shauna Hodgins Nathan Moloy 1996 - Mark Glauner 1997 - Justin Poet 1998 - Josh Burczynski 1999 - Michael Rought 2000 - Todd Knapp 2001 - Ryan Smith 2002 - Anthony Brayer 2003 - no award 2004 - Nick Wirz

  22. Tom Smith Memorial Trophy for Region III • The Tom Smith Memorial Trophy for Region III is awarded to the most improved pilot comparing the first day's placing to the final overall placing at the Region III contest. The Smith family feels that this type of award best exemplifies the pattern that Tom flew as a contestant. • Tom was a member of Harris Hill Soaring Corporation for forty years, and took an active part in promoting soaring and competitive flying. A heart attack at a Region III contest took his life in 1988, so it is fitting that the family chose the painting of Harris Hill to symbolize a special place in Tom's life. The painting was created by a close friend of the family.

  23. Tom Smith Memorial Trophy for Region III cont. YearAward Recipient 1989David Welles 1990Marie Pirone 1991Jonathan Gere 1992 Rick Laffford 1993= none = 1994Tim Mara 1995Tim Welles 1996 Liz Schwenkler 1997Ken Kurchinski 1998Ed Winchester Trophy has been retired

  24. Other 2005 H.H.S.C. Achievements Andy Brayer Bronze, Silver C, Private Pilot Debbie Burgess A,B,C Joel Carberry B,C, Bronze Jerry Carlton A, New Solo Bob Davenport A,B,C Steve Dimartino A,B,C Brian Doane A,B,C, New Solo Ken Doyle A,B New Solo Mark Doyle A,B,C Nikolay Filipou A,B,C, Bronze Badge, Silver Badge, Private Pilot Ed Funk A,B,C New Solo, Private Pilot Adam Hay A,B,C Todd Knapp A,B,C. Bronze Badge, Commercial Nathan Kramer Bronze Badge Kevin Kremer A,B,C Mike McCann A,B,C, New Solo Skip Shaw A, New Solo Ryan Smith Bronze Badge, Commercial Corey Sullivan Silver C, Private Pilot Randy Thibeault A,B,C Mark VanDyke A, New Solo Jim Webb A,B,C Nicholas Wirz A,B,C, Private Pilot Ewe Zink A,B,C, New Solo

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