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Awards for Aerospace Excellence
This is a reminder that nominations for Aerospace Excellence Awards are due no later
than May 10. The Awards for Aerospace Education Excellence were established to recognize sustained excellence in
the execution of aerospace education programs. The program is two-tiered: the first tier is the Aerospace Education
Achievement Award and the second tier is the Aerospace Education Excellence Award. Both awards are self-nominated.
Applications are available at
http://www.afa.org/members/awds_aero_ed_excell.pdf.
AFA Aerospace Education Achievement Award
Requirements/Selection Criteria
- AFA Chapters who complete the three Aerospace Education Goals
under AFA Strategic Plan Theme 1 will receive the Award.
- Theme 1 is: Educate the public about the critical role of
aerospace power in the defense of our nation. The three aerospace
education goals are:
- Each chapter must reach the grassroots (non-choir audiences)
through at least one outreach program per year, to include contact
/speaking opportunities to service clubs, church groups, chambers of
commerce, local newspapers-editorial boards, political
organizations, etc
- Implement the Teacher of the Year recognition program.
- Participate in at least one aerospace education program per year.
AFA Aerospace Education Excellence Award
Requirements/Selection Criteria
- AFA chapters who have met the AE Achievement Award criteria for
the current award year are eligible to apply for the Aerospace
Education Excellence Award.
- One page narrative submitted by the Chapter explaining why the
Chapter’s Aerospace Education programs are exceptional.
- Submissions due by the published date for AFA National Award
Nominations each year.
- AFA National Awards Committee will select the winners.
Award Allocation
- One chapter in each of the AFA size categories, small, medium,
large and extra large will be selected each year to receive the
Excellence Award.
- The award consists of a chapter patch.
- The award will be presented at the AFA National Convention.
- Chapter members attending the AFA National Convention will receive
an Aerospace Education ribbon to be worn on their convention badge.
Guidelines
- A chapter is not eligible to receive the award for two years in
succession in the same chapter size category unless there is no
other qualified candidate. At its discretion the Awards Committee
may withhold the award in any size category if there is no qualified
candidate.
- The narrative award nomination is limited to one page.
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