Arlington, VA, September 27, 1999--
The Air Force Association (AFA) presented its prestigious Member
of the Year Award to Jack H. Steed of Warner Robins, GA. Steed
accepted his award during AFA’s National Convention and Aerospace
Technology Exposition, held in Washington, D.C., in September.
Steed served most recently as AFA’s
Southeast Region vice president and was elected to AFA Board of
Directors during the National Convention. Steed joined AFA in May
1975 and has served in several state and chapter positions,
including chapter president, state president, state vice president,
vice president of veterans affairs and vice president of government
relations. He has also served on national-level committees of AFA.
Honored for his tireless dedication to
AFA, Steed has received several awards since joining the association.
In 1976, he was awarded the AFA Medal of Merit. Other awards soon
followed, including an AFA Special Citation (1989), Exceptional
Service Award (1990), and the Presidential Citation (1991 and 1998).
Steed’s excellent organizational and
administrative skills resulted in the re-activation of several
chapters within the Southeast Region. At the time Steed became
region vice president, eleven area chapters were considered inactive,
and several others were marginally functioning. His leadership skills
were central to the quick transformation of the region’s failing
chapters to full operational status. He was also a key player in the
reorganization and restructuring of the Southeast Region.
Born in High Point, NC,
Steed graduated from High Point High School. He attended
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the
University of Nebraska, earning his bachelor’s degree in
Liberal Arts. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1949 and
served for thirty-three years. Steed is also active in
the Warner Robins (GA) Chamber of Commerce, United Way
of Central Georgia and the American Heart Association.
He also served as Bank South's Vice President for
Marketing for 14 years and currently serves on the Bank
of America's (formerly Nations Bank) Board of Directors
for Middle Georgia. Currently, he is employed as a
Senior Consultant for Nichols, Cauley & Associates in
Georgia. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have three
children.
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CONTACT: Melissa Braxton, AFA Media Relations
Assistant
(703) 247-5843
E-mail:
mbraxton@afa.org
Local Contact: Jack H. Steed
(912) 929-3888
The Air Force Association is an independent,
nonprofit, civilian aerospace organization whose
objective is to promote greater understanding of the
role aerospace power plays in national defense. AFA is a
grass-roots organization with a membership of 150,000.
The Air Force Association was incorporated in the
District of Columbia on February 4, 1946.
