This award has been presented by the Foundation since 1975 for outstanding service and contributions to corporate aviation safety. The award recognizes individuals whose work enhances safety in this segment of the industry. Recipients have included industry leaders, government officials, members of the news media and researchers whose findings were especially relevant to corporate aviation.
If you would like to place a nomination for this prestigious award, please submit a page or two of documentation along with the a completed nomination form. Indicate the reasons why the nominee is worthy of the Award, his or her accomplishments and any previous recognition received. Please include your name, contact information and be sure to provide an email address.
The Award is presented annually at the Foundation’s Business Aviation Safety Summit.
| Recipients of the FSF Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award | |
| 2021 | Terry Yeomans, International Business Aviation Council |
| 2020 | James Albright, code7700.com |
| 2019 | Michael E. Graham, Textron Aviation |
| 2018 | Peter v. Agur Jr., VanAllen |
| 2017 | Steve Charbonneau, TOMS Capital |
| 2016 | Douglas Schwartz, ConocoPhillips |
| 2015 | Alan W. Dean, Boeing Executive Flight Operations |
| 2014 | Lisa Sasse, VisionSafe |
| 2013 | Matthew A. Boyle, Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation |
| 2012 | Metrojet |
| 2011 | Bombardier Aerospace |
| 2010 | Brian Humphries, European Business Aviation Association |
| 2009 | Sydney Baker |
| 2008 | George Saling |
| 2007 | Richard T. Santulli, NetJets |
| 2006 | James S. Waugh, FlightSafety International |
| 2005 | J. Robert Duncan, Duncan Aviation |
| 2004 | Edward D. (Ted) Mendenhall, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. |
| 2003 | John W. Olcott, National Business Aviation Association |
| 2002 | Robert E. Breiling, Robert E. Breiling Associates |
| 2001 | Don Bateman, Honeywell |
| 2000 | Peter L. Ginocchio (retired), Dassault Falcon Jet |
| 1999 | Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., Alertness Solutions |
| 1998 | Pat Andrews, Mobil Business Resources Corp. |
| 1997 | Joan Sullivan Garrett, MedAire |
| 1996 | No award |
| 1995 | Dan Manningham, Business & Commercial Aviation |
| 1994 | Daniel M. Izard, Associated Aviation Underwriters (AAU) |
| 1993 | Walter A. Seymour, ENRON; Milton H. Pugsley |
| 1992 | Otto Pobanz |
| 1991 | Donald A. Baldwin (retired), Texaco |
| 1990 | Roy Fox, Bell Helicopter |
| 1989 | John Henry Doster (retired), U.S. Federal Aviation Administration |
| 1988 | A.L. Ueltschi, FlightSafety International |
| 1987 | Forest L. Clough, Tenneco |
| 1986 | No award |
| 1985 | Arthur Lippa Jr. |
| 1984 | John Pope, National Business Aircraft Association |
| 1983 | John W. Olcott, Business & Commercial Aviation |
| 1982 | Stanley R. Mohler, M.D., Wright State University |
| 1981 | Leonard M. Greene, Safe Flight Instrument Corp. |
| 1980 | Leo Boyd, Tennessee Eastman |
| 1979 | William H. Collister, U.S. Steel |
| 1978 | John Winant, National Business Aircraft Association |
| 1977 | John P. Doswell, National Business Aircraft Association |
| 1976 | Melvin Longlet, 3M Co. |
| 1975 | Fred B. McIntosh, National Business Aircraft Association |