Grand Champion AwardsGRAND CHAMPION CUSTOM BUILT —
Roger Rourke. Culver City. California for hisStarduster Too. N2MR. Sponsor: EAA
GRAND CHAMPION ANTIQUE —Forrest Lovley. Richfield. Minnesota for his1931 Kari Keen Sioux Coupe, NC10721.Sponsor: EAA
GRAND CHAMPION CLASSIC —Don Freitag, Summerville. South Carolinafor his Piper PA-11. N78661. Sponsor: EAA
GRAND CHAMPION ROTORCRAFT —Joe Colombo. Wayne. New Jersey for hisScorpion II. N96328. Sponsor: EAA
GRAND CHAMPION WARBIRD —John Harrison. Sacramento. California forhis North American AT-6A. N94444. Spon-sor: EAA
Special AwardsPROFESSOR AUGUST RASPET AWARD FOROUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE AD-VANCEMENT OF THE DESIGN OF LIGHT AIR-CRAFT —
Lou Stolp, Mentone. California Sponsor: EAA
GEORGE GRUENBERGER MEMORIAL AWARDFOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY CONTRIBU-TION TO SPORT AVIATION —
Hans D. Neubert and Ralph W Kiger for"Modern Composite Aircraft Technology"series. Sponsor: EAA Chapter 18. Milwaukee.Wisconsin
STAN DZIK MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUT-STANDING DESIGN CONTRIBUTION —
Kent Paser, Littleton, Colorado for fairingsand performance increase on Mustang II,N5672. Sponsor: Dzik Family
MICHAEL SEYMOUR MEMORIAL AWARD —BEST CASSUTT —
Michael Core. La Crosse, Wisconsin for hisCassutt, N89MC. Sponsor: William SeymourFamily
DEWEY BRYAN YOUTH ACHIEVEMENTAWARD —
Mike McCullough, Franklin, WisconsinSponsor: EAA Chapter 384. Brighton, Michi-gan
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED AWARD FOR OUT-STANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT —
Don Taylor, He met. California Sponsor: Me-chanix Illustrated. New York, NY
LINDBERGH COMMEMORATIVE TOURAWARD —
Dave Jameson, Oshkosh. Wisconsin. Spon-sor: EAA
EAA HONOR AWARD —Don Taylor. Hemet, California. Sponsor:EAA
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 1977 EAA CON-VENTION —
Russ Lincoln. Oshkosh Tower Chief and TedWild. Chief, General Aviation District Of-fice Sponsor: EAA
GYPSY CONTROLLER AWARD —Mike Drutchevski. Indianapolis; Lee Arne-son. Jacksonville: Doug Radtke. Midway.Sponsor: EAA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AVIATIONEDUCATION —
Donald E. Roberts. Noblesville. Indiana. Pro-ject Schoolflight. Sponsor: EAA
(Photo by Dick Stouffer)Bob Ladd, left, presents EAA Scholarship Awards totwins David and Douglas Matuska of Timonium, Mary-land.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD —Don Taylor, Hemet, California. Sponsor: De-partment of Transportation
AWARD FOR BEST NEW DESIGN OR INNO-VATION —
C. G. Taylor, Somis, California Sponsor: De-sign Group of California
Custom Built Aircraft AwardsRESERVE GRAND CHAMPION —
John Watt. Islington. Ont., Canada for hisSkybolt. C-GDJM. Sponsor: EAA
HONORABLE MENTION —Dr. Dean Hall. Fullerton, California for hisSkybolt. N52DH. Sponsor: EAA
HONORABLE MENTION —Bill Waugh. Boise. Idaho for his Pitts Spe-cial. N43BW. Sponsor: EAA
HONORABLE MENTION —Parker Scherrer. North Olmstead, Ohio forhis Starduster Too. N12P. Sponsor: EAA
HONORABLE MENTION —Alvin Ditommaso, Lackawanna, New Yorkfor his Great Lakes. N1980A. Sponsor: EAA
OUTSTANDING WORKMANSHIP —Don and Carol Phillips, San Jose, Californiafor their BD-4. N11DV Sponsor: EAA
BEST CANADIAN HOMEBUILT —John Watt. Islington. Ont , Canada for hisSkybolt. C-GDJM. Sponsor: EAA
Vintage Aircraft AwardsRESERVE GRAND CHAMPION —
Jack Rose. Spangle, Washington for his Pit-cairn PA-8 Mailwing. N10753. Sponsor: EAA
GOLDEN AGE (1918-1927) CHAMPION —United Air Lines. Buck Hilbert. Pilot forSwallow 3 Sponsor: EAA
SILVER AGE (1928-1932) CHAMPION —Wayne L. Amelang. Tullahoma. Tennesseefor his 1930 Parks P2-A. NC499H Sponsor:EAA
SILVER AGE RUNNER-UP —Eugene Morris, Hampshire, Illinois for hisAmerican Eaglet. NC548Y. Sponsor: EAA
SILVER AGE OUTSTANDING OPEN COCKPITBIPLANE —
Jim Browder, Peoria. Illinois for his 1929 Al-liance Argo, N596K. Sponsor: EAA
SILVER AGE OUTSTANDING CLOSED COCK-PIT BIPLANE —
Ed Packard. Sr.. South Bend. Indiana for his1932 Waco IBA. N12453 Sponsor: EAA
CONTEMPORARY AGE (1933-1946)CHAMPION —
Vince Mariani. Findlay. Ohio for his 1941Waco VKS-7F. N31653 Sponsor EAA
CONTEMPORARY AGE RUNNER-UP —Ed Wegner. Plymouth. Wisconsin for hisFairchild F-24. N31653. Sponsor: EAA
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(Photo by Dick Stouffer)John A. Watt, right, was winner of both the ReserveGrand Champion (2nd place overall) and Best CanadianHomebuilt awards for his Skybolt C-GDJM.
(Photo by Dick Stouffer)Chief Judge John Beetham, left, presents Roger Rourkewith his Grand Champion Lindy trophy.
CONTEMPORARY AGE OUTSTANDING OPENCOCKPIT MONOPLANE —
Dorr Carpenter, Lake Forest. Illinois for hisRyan STA. NC17361. Sponsor: EAA
CONTEMPORARY AGE OUTSTANDING CAB-IN MONOPLANE —
John P. Innes. Woodland Hills, California forhis Porterfield Model 35-70. NC17029. Spon-sor: EAA
CONTEMPORARY AGE OUTSTANDING OPENCOCKPIT BIPLANE —
J. F Atkinson. Sacramento. California forhis Stearman, N57041. Sponsor: EAA
CONTEMPORARY AGE OUTSTANDING CAB-IN BIPLANE —
Stan Gomoll. Minneapolis. Minnesota for his1936 Waco EQC-6. N16591. Sponsor: EAA
CUSTOMIZED ANTIQUES (1918-1946)CHAMPION —
Francis C. Trainor. Wayne. New Jersey forhis Howard DGA-15P, N95462. Sponsor:EAA
RESERVE CHAMPION —Al Anderson. Grosse Ile, Michigan for his1940 Piper J-4, NC30340. Sponsor: EAA
OUTSTANDING AIRCRAFT —F. R. Griffin, Minnetonka Beach, Minnesotafor his 1943 Stearman. N9078H. Sponsor:EAA
OUTSTANDING AIRCRAFT —Bud Dake, Berkeley. Missouri for his Mono-coupe 90A. N38922. Sponsor: EAA
OUTSTANDING AIRCRAFT —James T. Patterson, Louisville, Kentucky forhis 1938 Spartan 7W, N17615. Sponsor: EAA
OUTSTANDING AIRCRAFT —W McBride, Rochester, Michigan for his1944 Beech Staggerwing, N16M. Sponsor:EAA
REPLICA CHAMPION —Ed Swearingen, Park Forest, Illinois for hisFokker D-VIII, N7557V Sponsor: EAA
REPLICA RUNNER-UP —Dale Crites. Waukesha, Wisconsin for hisCurtiss Pusher, N1911D. Sponsor: EAA
ANTIQUE HOMEBUILT CHAMPION —Dr Ed Garber. Fayetteville, North Carolinafor his 1926 Heath Parasol. N1926. Sponsor:EAA
BEST ANTIQUE RACING PLANE —Aero-Classic, Inc.. Owatonna. Minnesota forHeath Centerwing CNA.40, NR12881 Spon-sor: EAA
Classic Aircraft AwardsRESERVE GRAND CHAMPION —
Ronald Joslyn, Malibu, California for his Bel-lanca 14-19, N6RJ. Sponsor: EAA
BEST CLASS I (Under 100 hp) —Ronald Degnan, Canfield. Ohio for his Cess-na 140, N76688. Sponsor: EAA
BEST CLASS II (101-150 hp) —Michael R. Bass. Irving, Texas for his Cessna170B. N2535C Sponsor: EAA
BEST CLASS III (151 hp and up) —Hale E. Andrews, Berkeley Springs. WestVirginia for his Navion 260B. N5437K. Spon-sor: EAA
BEST WORKMANSHIP —Warren Long, Thomasville, Georgia for hisTaylorcraft BC-12D. N44493. Sponsor: EAA
BEST CUSTOMIZED CLASSIC - CLASS C —Melvin B Hill, Danville, Illinois for his Aer-onca 7AC, N83633. Sponsor: EAA
BEST CUSTOMIZED CLASSIC - CLASS B —Bob Price. Round Rock. Texas for his Aeron-ca 7DC. N85700. Sponsor: EAA
BEST CUSTOMIZED CLASSIC - CLASS A —Harley L. Howell. Sr.. Kent, Washington forhis Temco Swift. N42WW. Sponsor: EAA
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BEST AERONCA CHAMPION —Eugene Strine. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania forN85544. Sponsor: EAA
BEST AERONCA CHIEF —Cliff Wadsworth. Lapel, Indiana for N9820E.Sponsor: EAA
BEST BEECHCRAFT BONANZA —Jerry Coingy, Miramonte, California forN3869N. Sponsor: EAA
BEST BELLANCA —Jim Herbage. Lakewood. California forN524A Sponsor: EAA
BEST CESSNA 120/140 —Richard Harden, Minneapolis, Minnesota forhis 140. N3516V Sponsor: EAA
BEST CESSNA 170/180 —C. M. Brady. Dwight. Illinois for his 170B,N170BB, Sponsor: EAA
BEST CESSNA 190/195 —Raybourne Thompson, Houston, Texas forhis 195. N4477C Sponsor: EAA
BEST ERCOUPE —Don Stretch. Yardley. Pennsylvania forN24AP. Sponsor: EAA
BEST LUSCOMBE —Alan Ward, Valley Cottage. New York for his8A, NC2259K. Sponsor: EAA
BEST NAVION —Merle Smith. Lewistown. Pennsylvania forN8865H Sponsor: EAA
BEST PIPER J-3 —Dr. Tom Willroth. Boone. Iowa for N92643Sponsor: EAA
BEST PIPER (Others) —B. R. Lund, Mobile, Alabama for PA-22,N72CJ Sponsor: EAA
BEST STINSON —Ron Kramer, Pewella. Iowa for his 108-2.N8074K. Sponsor: EAA
BEST SWIFT —Jim Montague, Lake Elmo. Minnesota forN2334B. Sponsor: EAA
BEST TAYLORCRAFT —Edwin Disch, Kent Jorallien. William Knight.Brodhead, Wisconsin for their BC-12D.N96818 Sponsor: EAA
LIMITED PRODUCTION —Orval Fairbairn, Sunnyvale. California forhis Johnson RocKet, N90204. Sponsor: EAA
Rotorcraft AwardsRESERVE GRAND CHAMPION —
Russ Prince, St. Paul. Minnesota for his Scor-pion II, N36RP Sponsor: EAA
BEST WORKMANSHIP - UNDERCONSTRUCTION —
Kemp Glanville. St. Thomas. Ont.. Canadafor his Hollmann HA-2 Sportster Sponsor:EAA
OUTSTANDING NEW DESIGN —Frank Hailer, Stanley. Wisconsin for his or-iginal design Gyroplane. N25963. Sponsor:EAA
Warbird AwardsRESERVE GRAND CHAMPION —
Rudy Frasca, Champaign. Illinois for his P-40. NX40PE. Sponsor: EAA
BEST P-51 —Robert Stocker. State College. Pennsylvaniafor his P-51, NL921. Sponsor: EAA
BEST AT-6 (SNJ) —James P. Milliken. Narberth. Pennsylvaniafor N7487C Sponsor: EAA
BEST T-34 —Charles Nogle. Champaign. Illinois forN8CN Sponsor: EAA
(Photo by Dick Stouffer)1977 Miss EAA Michelle Tighman, Rome, Georgia, left, and Beverly Turner,Mrs. EAA 1977, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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MOST IMPROVED WARBIRD —Dick Foole, Willimantic. Connecticut for hisFM-2. N11FE. Sponsor: EAA
BEST MILITARY CLASSIC —Gerald Florey. Burnsville. Minnesota for hisChipmunk. N88GF Sponsor: EAA
JUDGES CHOICE —Aerial Classics. Atlanta, Georgia for F6F-5.N79863 Sponsor: EAA
PUBLIC'S CHOICE —Robert Friedman, Island Park, Illinois forFG1D, N62290. Sponsor: EAA
RARE WARBIRD — Dr. William Harrison. Tul-sa, Oklahoma for his ME-109. N48157. Spon-sor: EAA
RARE WARBIRD —Frank Sanders. Santa Ana. California for hisSea Fury, N232. Sponsor: EAA
RARE WARBIRD —John Spanich, Livonia, Michigan for hisAD4N. N91945. Sponsor: EAA
BEST T-28 —John Swartz. Mishawake. Indiana for N28JS.Sponsor EAA
WARBIRD SPECIAL AWARD —Douglas Clark. Daytona Beach. Florida forT-33, N12417 Sponsor: Warbirds of America
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE —Canadian Warplane Heritage, Toronto, Ont ,Canada for FG1D. C-GCWX Sponsor: War-birds of America
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE —James Leeward. Ocala. Florida for P-51.N55JL Sponsor: Warbirds of America
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE —Landom Cullum. Wichita Falls, Texas for hisT-34A. N26K Sponsor: Warbirds of America
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE —Pete Parish, Hickory Corners. Michigan forhis FM-2. N1PP. Sponsor: Warbirds of Amer-ica
AWARD OF MERIT —Dr Dick Dieter. South Bend. Indiana for hisT-28. N28100. Sponsor: Warbirds of America
AWARD OF MERIT —Dale Whittington, Ft Lauderdale. Florida forhis BT-13, N4043. Sponsor: Warbirds of Am-erica
AWARD OF MERIT —Lynn Florey. Eden Prairie. Minnesota for B-25. N3161G. Sponsor: Warbirds of America
SERVICE TO WARBIRDS — Sponsor: EAAMike Mason. Chicago. IllinoisBill Mormile. New Bern, North CarolinaHoward Frey, Wauwatosa. WisconsinJames Heiland, Arlington Heights. IllinoisGeorge Melter. Norwood. Ohio
Designer's AwardsBEST OF TYPE - TURNER T-40 —
Robert Ridihalgh. Oelwein. Iowa for his Tur-ner T-40. N24RR Sponsor: Turner Educa-tional Development Enterprises
BEST OF TYPE • TURNER T-40A —Don Eide. Webster, Minnesota for his TurnerT-40A, N4DE. Sponsor: Turner EducationalDevelopment Enterprises
BEST RV-3 —William Pomeroy. Norval. Ont.. Canada forhis RV-3. C-GBRV. Sponsor: Van's Aircraft
CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE -PJ-260/D-260 —
Jeff Geisz, Flint, Michigan for his SeniorAero Sport, N11JG. Sponsor: Nick D'Apuzzo
BEST ZENITH —N. Nicholson, Willowdale. Ont.. Canada forhis Zenith. C-GPBZ and John Packard.Downsview. Ont. Canada for his Zenith C-GQEF. Sponsor: Zenair LTD.
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(Photo by Dick Stouffer)Lloyd Toll, right, receives an EAA Major Achievement Award. He has com-pleted a T-18 and presently is building a Zenith . . . when he isn't helpingothers in his Chapter. Lloyd has been teaching the lost art of gas weldingaluminum for years, and, with his wife, always comes to Oshkosh severalweeks early to help prepare the site for the rest of us.
BEST TRI-Z —Howard Allsop. Willowdale. Ont . Canada forhis Tri-Z. C-GQTR. Sponsor: Zenair LTD.
DUCE OF THE YEAR —William Carter. Lancaster. Pennsylvania forhis Bakeng Duce. N99554. Sponsor: GeraldBakeng
BEST BUILT HA-2 SPORTSTER —Kemp Glanville. St Thomas. Ont.. Canadafor his HA-2 Sportster. Sponsor: HollmannAircraft
BEST TWO PLACE STARDUSTER —Roger Rourke, Culver City, California for hisStarduster Too. N2MR. Sponsor: Stolp Star-duster
BEST ONE PLACE STARDUSTER —Larry Weishaar. Springfield. Illinois for hisV-Star, N2LW. Sponsor: Stolp Starduster
BEST VARIEZE —Lee Herron, West Orange, New Jersey for hisVariEze. N1WX. Sponsor: RAF
BEST V-WITT —Joe Dixon. Malone, Wisconsin for his V-Witt,N13JD. Sponsor: Steve Wittman
DESIGNERS AWARD - FW-190 —Werner Wilson, Milwaukee. Wisconsin forhis Focke-Wulf FW-190. N698WW. Sponsor:W.A.R.. Inc.
BEST DYKE DELTA —Rich Idler. Denver. Colorado for his DykeDelta, N7DY. Sponsor: John and JennieDyke
BEST ACEY DEUCY —Richard Layton. Norwell. Massachusetts forhis Acey Deucy. N2LT. Sponsor: John Powell
BEST SKYBOLT —Dr Dean Hall. Fullerton, California for hisSkybolt, N52DH and John Watt. Toronto.Ont.. Canada for his Skybolt. C-GDJM. Spon-sor: Steen Aero Lab
MOST OUTSTANDING CUBY —Dick and Chris Eaves. London. Ont., Canadafor their Super CUBy, C-GQKM. Sponsor:Wag-Aero
BEST BARNEY OLDFIELD BABY LAKES —Robert Baringer, Cleveland, Ohio for hisBaby Lakes. N30RB. Sponsor: Barney Old-field Aircraft Co
BEST MIDGET MUSTANG —Arthur Thompson. Cary, Illinois for his Mid-get Mustang, N2AT. Sponsor: Bushby Air-craft
BEST MUSTANG II —John Thompson, Tucson, Arizona for hisMustang II, N30JT Sponsor: Bushby Air-craft
BEST THORP T-18 —Lennart Edvinson, Renton. Washington forhis T-18. N18LE. Sponsor: John Thorp
BEST SONERAI II —Mel Lamb, Merrillville, Indiana for his Son-erai II. N4ML. Sponsor: Monnett Experi-mental Aircraft
Specialty AwardsBEST SWIFT —
Harley L. Howell. Sr.. Kent. Washington forhis Swift, N42W. Sponsor: Univair, Aurora,Colorado
BEST STINSON —Ron Kramer. Della. Iowa for his 108-2.N8074K Sponsor: Univair, Aurora, Colorado
TAYLORCRAFT FLYING GREATESTDISTANCE —
John Timlin, Puyallup. Washington. BD-12D.N96301. Sponsor: Donald G. Zimmerman.Skokie, Illinois
BEST AUTO POWERED HOMEBUILT —Joe Dixon. Malone. Wisconsin for his V-Witt,N13JD. Sponsor: Joe Durham, Okeene, Ok-lahoma
BEST INSTRUMENT PANEL/INTERIOR LAY-OUT—
Roger Rourke. Culver City, California for hisStarduster Too. N2MR. Sponsor: Joe Dur-ham, Okeene, Oklahoma
BEST CONTINENTAL ENGINEINSTALLATION —
Chapter 443, Columbus, Ohio for Pober Pix-ie. N443X. Sponsor: Teledyne ContinentalMotors
SENIOR AERO SPORT BOOSTER WIFE —Gretchen Geisz, Flint. Michigan. Sponsor:Nick D'Apuzzo
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS —James C. Spee. Grand Rapids, Michigan.Sponsor: Teledyne Continental MotorsDouglas Matuska, Timonium. Maryland.Sponsor: EAADavid G. Matuska, Timonium, Maryland.Sponsor: EAA
MISS EAA BEAUTY PAGEANT —Michelle Tighman, Rome. Georgia - 1977Miss EAA
1st Runner-Up — Doreen Kevari. Bessemer,Michigan
2nd Runner-Up — Marsha Menzel. Ft. Laud-erdale, Florida
3rd Runner-Up — Linda Murklo. Chicago. Il-linois
MRS. EAA BEAUTY PAGEANT —Beverly Turner, Salt Lake City, Utah — 1977
Mrs. EAA1st Runner-Up — Connie Coin, Omaha. Ne-braska
2nd Runner-Up — Diane Rhynalds. Bealeton.Virginia
3rd Runner-Up — Aneta Bliss, Hot Springs,Arkansas
1977 EAA Air Museum FoundationSweepstakes
1946 J-3 CUB —John Clark. Gumee. Illinois
EAA MANUALS —Keith W. Wickett. Laurel. NebraskaCharles Goebel. Woodcliff Lake. New Jersey
EAA WARDROBE —Mark Schuman, Kohler, WisconsinGil Johnson, North Falmouth, MassachusettsHarold Steineke. Oshkosh, WisconsinJames E. Hestand. Lafayette, LouisianaH. H. Osborn. Jr.. Sarasota. Florida
EAA FLIGHT AND GARMENT BAGS —Elvin D Thiessen, Butterfield. MinnesotaHarold J Macone. Miami. FloridaR. M. Weed. Bridgman. MichiganClara Frailey. Valparaiso. IndianaJ. M. Farmer. Shreveport. Louisiana
ACRO SPORT OR PIXIE PLANS —Leroy D. Lynn. Centerville, GeorgiaMel Littletield. W. Palm Beach, FloridaKeith H. Leard, Wakefield. MassachusettsBruce M. Hearn, Melbourne. Vic., Australia3133
F. Rampo. Winneconne. WisconsinNorvel Grimett. Fullerton, CaliforniaFrank Goebel, Memphis, TennesseeB Michael Ciasek, Wilmington. DelawareLoren Dale Perry. Martinez. GeorgiaCharles E Norman. Zanesville, Ohio
FLIGHT SIMULATOR TIME (5 hours) —Robert R. Bethel. Ferguson, Missouri
(Donated by Littnan Ltd , Milwaukee. Wl)
1977 Pazmany Efficiency Contest1 ST PLACE —
Barry Sanders of Knoxville. Tennessee in hisBonanza 35, N3150V
2ND PLACE —Dick VanGrunsven, Beaverton. Oregon in hisRV-3. N17RV
3RD PLACE —Eric G lew, Agincourt, Ont., Canada in his Di-amant, CF-YQH
Service to EAA AwardsJoe Poklasny, Oshkosh. WisconsinDoris Barton, Elmhurst. IllinoisW. G. Richards. Dyer. IndianaBonnie Richards. Dyer. IndianaJanet Schuck. Vienna. VirginiaJennie Kraus, Neenah. WisconsinBob Puryear. Santa Cruz. CaliforniaBetty Loeb. Norfolk. VirginiaJack Wojhon, Oshkosh. WisconsinHenry Proescher. Virginia City. VirginiaEarl Grunska. Neenah. WisconsinJoe Mathias. Virginia City. VirginiaDavid Thomas. Grafton. WisconsinMargaret Demond. Whitmore Lake. MichiganO M. "Curly' Baker. Denver. ColoradoWilliam Cumberland. Woodbine. MarylandDave Carpenter. Winslow, WashingtonTommy Wofford, Weiner. ArkansasJim Barton, Elmhurst, Illinois
Edward Breiter. Idaho Falls. IdahoW. R. "Sonny" Mensing. Punta Gorda. FloridaWilliam Gregg. Miami. FloridaRandall Nelson, Winnetka. IllinoisJamos D Moss, Jr.. Winnetka. IllinoisWarren Heck. Belleville. Illinois
EAA Major Achievement AwardsChris Heintz, Richmond Hill. Ont.. CanadaVictor LeBon. Watervliet, MichiganVirginia Malzahn. Antigo. WisconsinGogi Goguillot, Richmond. B.C , CanadaCharles Heisermann, Kingsford, MichiganRobert Lovdahl, Monmouth. IllinoisWilliam Chana. San Diego. CaliforniaDon Barber, Corona, CaliforniaBob Brashear, Waco, TexasLloyd Toll. Hazen. Arkansas
1977 EAA President's AwardsRay Scholler, Random Lake. WisconsinHenry Proescher. Virginia City. VirginiaBob Gyllenswan. Rockford, IllinoisChet Wellman, Rockford. IllinoisDuffy Thompson. Lakeland. FloridaBill Henderson, Lakeland. FloridaRocky Sawyer, Lakeland. Florida
AWARDS PROGRAM CONTRIBUTORSEAA Chapter 4. Washington. DCEAA Chapter 50, Sandusky, OhioEAA Chapter 59. Waco. TexasEAA Chapter 64. Belleville. IllinoisEAA Chapter 85. Vancouver, BC.. CanadaEAA Chapter 132. South Bend. IndianaEAA Chapter 210. North Lima. Ohio
EAA Chapter 364, Oshawa. Ont . CanadaEAA Chapter 384, Brighton. MichiganEAA Chapter 394. Everett. WashingtonEAA Chapter 416. Mobile. AlabamaEAA Chapter 453, Cape Giradeau. MissouriEAA Chapter 486. Weedsport. New YorkWag-Aero. IncSteen Aero LabJohn and Jennie DykeSteve WittmanRutan Aircraft FactoryStolp Starduster CorpHollmann AircraftGerald BakengBensen Aircraft CoExperimental Aircraft AssociationAircraft Spruce and Specialty CoBouwens AerospaceMusk Valley Aircraft RebuildersWicks Aircraft CoRotorWay. Inc.UnivairJoe DurhamDzik FamilyMichael Seymour FamilyMechanix IllustratedDonald ZimmermanTurner Educational Development EnterprisesVan's AircraftNick D'ApuzzoZenair LTD.Barney Oldfield Aircraft CoBushby AircraftJohn ThorpMonnett Experimental Aircraft CoTeledyne Continental MotorsDesign Group of California
(Photo by Dick Stouffer)New FAA Administrator Langhorne Bond, right, pre-sents the Department of Transportation s DistinguishedService Award to round-the-world flyer, Don Taylor.
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MISS EAA BEAUTY PAGEANT —Michelle Tighman, Rome. Georgia - 1977Miss EAA
1st Runner-Up — Doreen Kevari. Bessemer,Michigan
2nd Runner-Up — Marsha Menzel. Ft. Laud-erdale, Florida
3rd Runner-Up — Linda Murklo. Chicago. Il-linois
MRS. EAA BEAUTY PAGEANT —Beverly Turner, Salt Lake City, Utah — 1977
Mrs. EAA1st Runner-Up — Connie Coin, Omaha. Ne-braska
2nd Runner-Up — Diane Rhynalds. Bealeton.Virginia
3rd Runner-Up — Aneta Bliss, Hot Springs,Arkansas
1977 EAA Air Museum FoundationSweepstakes
1946 J-3 CUB —John Clark. Gumee. Illinois
EAA MANUALS —Keith W. Wickett. Laurel. NebraskaCharles Goebel. Woodcliff Lake. New Jersey
EAA WARDROBE —Mark Schuman, Kohler, WisconsinGil Johnson, North Falmouth, MassachusettsHarold Steineke. Oshkosh, WisconsinJames E. Hestand. Lafayette, LouisianaH. H. Osborn. Jr.. Sarasota. Florida
EAA FLIGHT AND GARMENT BAGS —Elvin D Thiessen, Butterfield. MinnesotaHarold J Macone. Miami. FloridaR. M. Weed. Bridgman. MichiganClara Frailey. Valparaiso. IndianaJ. M. Farmer. Shreveport. Louisiana
ACRO SPORT OR PIXIE PLANS —Leroy D. Lynn. Centerville, GeorgiaMel Littletield. W. Palm Beach, FloridaKeith H. Leard, Wakefield. MassachusettsBruce M. Hearn, Melbourne. Vic., Australia3133
F. Rampo. Winneconne. WisconsinNorvel Grimett. Fullerton, CaliforniaFrank Goebel, Memphis, TennesseeB Michael Ciasek, Wilmington. DelawareLoren Dale Perry. Martinez. GeorgiaCharles E Norman. Zanesville, Ohio
FLIGHT SIMULATOR TIME (5 hours) —Robert R. Bethel. Ferguson, Missouri
(Donated by Littnan Ltd , Milwaukee. Wl)
1977 Pazmany Efficiency Contest1 ST PLACE —
Barry Sanders of Knoxville. Tennessee in hisBonanza 35, N3150V
2ND PLACE —Dick VanGrunsven, Beaverton. Oregon in hisRV-3. N17RV
3RD PLACE —Eric G lew, Agincourt, Ont., Canada in his Di-amant, CF-YQH
Service to EAA AwardsJoe Poklasny, Oshkosh. WisconsinDoris Barton, Elmhurst. IllinoisW. G. Richards. Dyer. IndianaBonnie Richards. Dyer. IndianaJanet Schuck. Vienna. VirginiaJennie Kraus, Neenah. WisconsinBob Puryear. Santa Cruz. CaliforniaBetty Loeb. Norfolk. VirginiaJack Wojhon, Oshkosh. WisconsinHenry Proescher. Virginia City. VirginiaEarl Grunska. Neenah. WisconsinJoe Mathias. Virginia City. VirginiaDavid Thomas. Grafton. WisconsinMargaret Demond. Whitmore Lake. MichiganO M. "Curly' Baker. Denver. ColoradoWilliam Cumberland. Woodbine. MarylandDave Carpenter. Winslow, WashingtonTommy Wofford, Weiner. ArkansasJim Barton, Elmhurst, Illinois
Edward Breiter. Idaho Falls. IdahoW. R. "Sonny" Mensing. Punta Gorda. FloridaWilliam Gregg. Miami. FloridaRandall Nelson, Winnetka. IllinoisJamos D Moss, Jr.. Winnetka. IllinoisWarren Heck. Belleville. Illinois
EAA Major Achievement AwardsChris Heintz, Richmond Hill. Ont.. CanadaVictor LeBon. Watervliet, MichiganVirginia Malzahn. Antigo. WisconsinGogi Goguillot, Richmond. B.C , CanadaCharles Heisermann, Kingsford, MichiganRobert Lovdahl, Monmouth. IllinoisWilliam Chana. San Diego. CaliforniaDon Barber, Corona, CaliforniaBob Brashear, Waco, TexasLloyd Toll. Hazen. Arkansas
1977 EAA President's AwardsRay Scholler, Random Lake. WisconsinHenry Proescher. Virginia City. VirginiaBob Gyllenswan. Rockford, IllinoisChet Wellman, Rockford. IllinoisDuffy Thompson. Lakeland. FloridaBill Henderson, Lakeland. FloridaRocky Sawyer, Lakeland. Florida
AWARDS PROGRAM CONTRIBUTORSEAA Chapter 4. Washington. DCEAA Chapter 50, Sandusky, OhioEAA Chapter 59. Waco. TexasEAA Chapter 64. Belleville. IllinoisEAA Chapter 85. Vancouver, BC.. CanadaEAA Chapter 132. South Bend. IndianaEAA Chapter 210. North Lima. Ohio
EAA Chapter 364, Oshawa. Ont . CanadaEAA Chapter 384, Brighton. MichiganEAA Chapter 394. Everett. WashingtonEAA Chapter 416. Mobile. AlabamaEAA Chapter 453, Cape Giradeau. MissouriEAA Chapter 486. Weedsport. New YorkWag-Aero. IncSteen Aero LabJohn and Jennie DykeSteve WittmanRutan Aircraft FactoryStolp Starduster CorpHollmann AircraftGerald BakengBensen Aircraft CoExperimental Aircraft AssociationAircraft Spruce and Specialty CoBouwens AerospaceMusk Valley Aircraft RebuildersWicks Aircraft CoRotorWay. Inc.UnivairJoe DurhamDzik FamilyMichael Seymour FamilyMechanix IllustratedDonald ZimmermanTurner Educational Development EnterprisesVan's AircraftNick D'ApuzzoZenair LTD.Barney Oldfield Aircraft CoBushby AircraftJohn ThorpMonnett Experimental Aircraft CoTeledyne Continental MotorsDesign Group of California
(Photo by Dick Stouffer)New FAA Administrator Langhorne Bond, right, pre-sents the Department of Transportation s DistinguishedService Award to round-the-world flyer, Don Taylor.
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