2007 Membership Awards

The following chapters have qualified for these awards based on their recruitment of new members during the 12-month period ending June 30, 2007.

Chapter Storz Award
Presented to that AFA chapter which produces the highest number of new members during the 12 month period ending June 30, 2007, as a percentage of total chapter membership as of July 1, 2006. This award is based on both the quantity of new members as well as sustained new member recruitment. To qualify, chapters must be chartered for at least three years, have a membership of more than 25 members and have met the membership criteria of the Chapter Performance Standards for each quarter of the qualification period.

Jack Gross Awards
Presented to the chapter in each size category with the highest number of new members as a percentage of chapter size at the beginning of the membership year. A minimum of 10 is required.

Community Partner Gold Awards
Presented to chapters whose Community Partners represent at least 6% of overall chapter membership, with a minimum number of Community Partners to qualify. The minimum number is determined by chapter size.

Chapter
Altus Chapter, OK
Carl Vinson Memorial Chapter, GA
Central Oklahoma Gerrity Chapter, OK
Cheyenne Cowboy Chapter, WY
Cochise Chapter, AZ
Col H M Bud West Chapter, FL
Contrails Chapter, KS
Del Rio Chapter, TX
Delaware Galaxy Chapter, DE
Enid Chapter, OK
Fairbanks Midnight Sun Chapter, AK
Fort Wayne Chapter, IN
Gen David C Jones Chapter, ND
Golden Triangle Chapter, MS
Happy Hooligan Chapter, ND
High Desert Chapter, CA
Hurlburt Chapter, FL
Lance P Sijan Chapter, CO
Leigh Wade Chapter, VA
Lloyd R Leavitt Jr Chapter, MI
McChord AFB Chapter, WA
Mercer County Chapter, NJ
Meridian Chapter, MS
Miami Chapter, FL
Montgomery Chapter, AL
Northeast Texas Chapter, TX
Richard D Kisling Chapter, IA
Steel Valley Chapter, OH
Swamp Fox Chapter, SC
Ute-Rocky Mountain Chapter, UT
Wright Memorial Chapter, OH

Community Partner Achievement Awards
Presented in the field to chapters whose Community Partners represent at least 3% of overall chapter membership, with a minimum number of Community Partners. The minimum number is determined by chapter size.

Chapter
BGen Bill Spruance Chapter, DE
Cape Canaveral Chapter,FL
Charles Hudson Chapter, CA
Chautauqua Chapter, NY
David D Terry Jr Chapter, AR
Earl D Clark Jr Chapter, MO
Fort Dodge Chapter, IA
Frank Luke Chapter, AZ
Gen Bernard A Schriever LA Chapter, CA
Gen Charles A Horner Chapter, IA
Gen Charles L Donnelly Jr Chapter, TX
Jackson Chapter, MS
Joe Walker-Mon Valley Chapter, PA
Langley Chapter, VA
Ltc B.D. "Buzz" Wagner Chapter, PA
M/G Charles I Bennett Chapter, CA
Mel Harmon Chapter, CO
Richard I Bong Chapter, MN
Robert H Goddard Chapter, CA
Shooting Star Chapter, NJ
Strom Thurmond Chapter, SC
The Red Tail Memorial Chapter, FL
Tidewater Chapter, VA
Total Force Chapter, PA
William A Jones III Chapter,VA

Special Recognition – Sustained New Member Recruitment
These chapters have attained the quarterly new member recruitment goal for three consecutive quarters, extending from October 2006 to June 2007.

Ark-La-Tex Chapter, LA
Big Sky Chapter, MT
Bob Hope Chapter, CA
Central Florida Chapter, FL
Central Oklahoma Gerrity Chapter, OK
Chautauqua Chapter, NY
Col H M Bud West Chapter, FL
Contrails Chapter, KS
Dacotah Chapter, SD
David D Terry Jr Chapter, AR
Delaware Galaxy Chapter, DE
Edward J Monaghan Chapter, AK
Eglin Chapter, FL
Fairbanks Midnight Sun Chapter, AK
Fort Dodge Chapter, IA
Gen Charles A Horner Chapter, IA
Gen David C Jones Chapter, ND
Gold Coast Chapter, FL
Golden Triangle Chapter, MS
Green Mountain Chapter, VT
Happy Hooligan Chapter, ND
Harry S Truman Chapter, MO
Hurlburt Chapter, FL
Lance P Sijan Chapter, CO
Lincoln Chapter, NE
Lloyd R Leavitt Jr Chapter, MI
Meridian Chapter, MS
Miami Chapter, FL
Mig Alley Chapter, AP
Montgomery Chapter, AL
Newport Blue & Gold Chapter, RI
Paul Revere Chapter, MA
Red River Valley Chapter, ND
Roanoke Chapter, VA
Robert H Goddard Chapter, CA
Rushmore Chapter, SD
Savannah Chapter, GA
Shooting Star Chapter, NJ
The Red Tail Memorial Chapter, FL
Tucson Chapter, AZ
Ute-Rocky Mountain Chapter, UT

Special Recognition – Chapter Growth
These chapters have realized a growth in total membership from June 2006 to June 2007

Lindbergh/Sikorsky, Conn.
Flying Yankees, Conn.
Minuteman, Mass.
Paul Revere, Mass
Newport Blue and Gold, R. I.
Gen. Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz, N.Y.
Chautauqua, NY
Olmstead, Penn.
Lehigh Valley, Penn.
Total Force, Penn.
Altoona, Penn.
Delaware Galaxy, Del.
Leigh Wade, Va.
Roanoke, Va.
Langley, Va.
Tarheel, N.C.
Cape Fear, N.C.
Blue Ridge, N.C.
Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Strom Thurmond, S.C.
The Red Tail Memorial, Fla.
Florida Highlands, Fla.
Miami, Fla.
Hurlburt, Fla.
Falcon, Fla.
Col. H. M. Bud West, Fla.
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Fla.
Birmingham, Ala.
Tennessee Valley, Ala.
Razorback, Ark.
Meridian, Miss.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Gen. H. H. Arnold Memorial, Tenn.
Gen. Bruce K. Holloway, Tenn.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Lexington, Ky.
Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, Ohio
Big Sky, Mont.
Happy Hooligan, N. D.
Red River Valley, N. D.
Dacotah, S. Dak.
Gen. Charles A. Horner, Iowa
Earl D. Clark, Jr., Mo.
Lincoln, Neb.
Enid, Okla.
Central Oklahoma Gerrity, Okla.
Alamo, Tex.
Abilene, Tex.
Ghost Squadron, Tex.
Denton, Tex
Cochise, Ariz.
Llano Estacado, N. M.
Lance P. Sijan, Colo.
Cheyenne Cowboy, Wyo.
Fairbanks Midnight Sun, Alaska
Snake River Valley, Idaho
Inland Empire, Wash.
Keystone, Pacific
Mig Alley, Pacific

Special Recognition – State Growth
These States have realized a growth in total membership from June 2006-June 2007

Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Delaware
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
South Dakota
Iowa
Oklahoma
Colorado

Special Recognition – Region Growth
These Regions have realized a growth in total membership from June 2006-June 2007

New England
Texoma

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