Frank G. Brewer Trophy
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Object Details
- Physical Description
- The Frank G. Brewer Trophy is a pewter statue of a nude figure with an airplane in his right hand and mercury wings in his left hand. The figure stands on top of a globe, which sits atop a stack of books. The statue is mounted on a trapezoidal wooden base with aluminum or brushed stainless steel name plates attached to the side of the base. The inscription reads "For the most outstanding contribution to the development of air youth in the fields of education and training".
- Summary
- Established in 1943, the Frank G. Brewer Trophy is awarded to an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization for significant contributions of enduring value to aerospace education in the United States. The trophy is awarded annually by the National Aeronautic Association.
- 1943CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION
- 1944DR. EDGAR FULLER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AVIATION EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION
- 1945DR. HUBER W. HURT, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
- 1946DR. FRANK E. SORENSON, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
- 1947DR. NICKOLAUS L. ENGLEHARDT, JR., AIR AGE EDUCATION RESEARCH
- 1948PHILIP S. HOPKINS, PRESIDENT, BOARD OF EDUCATION, BINGHAMPTON, NEW YORK
- 1949MRS. ELSIE W. ADAMS, SUPERVISORY TEACHER, DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- 1950SENIOR LT. JOHN H. BURTON, USN
- 1951DR. HAROLD E. MEHRENS, SUPERVISOR OF THE AVIATION EDUCATION PROGRAM, CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION
- 1952CIVIL AIR PATROL
- 1953DR. LESLIE A. BRYAN, DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF AVIATION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
- 1954DR. JOHN H. FURBAY, DIRECTOR, AIR WORLD EDUCATION, TRANS WORLD AIRLINES
- 1955WILLIS C. BROWN
- 1956RAY O. MERTES
- 1957EDWIN A. LINK
- 1958DR. EVAN EVANS
- 1959DR. PAUL E. GARBER, HEAD CURATOR AND HISTORIAN, NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM
- 1960GEORGE N. GARDNER, PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC
- 1961JAMES V. BERNARDO
- 1962DR. MERLYN MCLAUGHLIN
- 1963MARILYN LINK
- 1964GILL ROBB WILSON
- 1965MRS. JANE N. MARSHALL
- 1966DR. MERVIN K. STRICKLER, JR.
- 1967DR. ROLAND H. SPAULDING
- 1968JOSEPH T. GEUTING, JR.
- 1969JAMES H. STRAUBEL
- 1970DR. WALTER ZAHAREVITZ
- 1971PROFESSOR HAROLD S. WOOD
- 1972DR. WAYNE O. REED
- 1973DR. FREDERICK B. TUTTLE
- 1974DR. WAYNE R. MATSON
- 1975DR. LESLIE L. THOMASON
- 1976DR. J. WESLEY CRUM
- 1977THE HONORABLE DON H. CLAUSEN
- 1978MICHAEL COLLINS, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND THE TEAM OF PEOPLE HE ASSEMBLED WHILE SERVING AS DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
- 1979PAUL H. POBEREZNY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
- 1980FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND DR. JEROME P. KEUPER, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- 1981EDWARD W. STIMPSON
- 1982JOHN V. SORENSON
- 1983SENATOR BARRY M. GOLDWATER
- 1984MARY JO KNOUFF
- 1985CHARLES ALFRED (CHIEF) ANDERSON
- 1986DR. PAUL A. WHELAN
- 1987DR. JOHN D. ODEGARD
- 1988DR. CURTIS M. GRAVES
- 1989No award
- 1990LOCKHART J. SMITH, JR.
- 1991KENNETH L. TALLMAN
- 1992DR. WALLACE R. MAPLES
- 1993GARY W. KITELEY
- 1994RAYMOND J. JOHNSON
- 1995DR. THOMAS J. CONNOLLY
- 1996JACK K. BARKER
- 1997DR. FRANK G. MITCHELL
- 1998GORDON B. HOFF
- 1999RUSSELL W. WATSON
- 2000NASA SPACELINK TEAM
- 2001THE NINETY-NINES, INC
- 2002CIVIL AIR PATROL
- 2003PHILLIP S. WOODRUFF
- 2004DEBORAH V. GALLAWAY
- 2005NASM DOCENT CORPS
- 2006MARY S. FEIK
- 2007No Trophy Awarded
- 2008UNIVERSITY AVIATION ASSOCIATION
- 2009UNIVERSITY AVIATION ASSOCIATION
- 2010ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS
- 2011No Trophy Awarded
- 2012JOHN AND MARTHA KING
- 2013BARRINGTON IRVING
- 2014THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROCKETRY
- 2015No Trophy Awarded
- 2016 SHIRLEY MCCALL
- 2017 DR. JOHN ANDERSON, JR.
- 2018 DONALD THOMAS
- 2019 AOPA's You Can Fly Program
- 2020 DR. JAMES GREGORY
- 2021 SHELLY SIMI
- 2022 SUSAN MALLETT
- Credit Line
- Donated by the National Aeronautic Association
- 1952 to present
- Inventory Number
- A19520059000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- AWARDS-Trophies
- Materials
- Overall: Pewter
- Base: Wood Composite
- Plaque: Aluminum or brushed Stainless Steel
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 27.9 x 27.9 x 40.6cm (11 x 11 x 16 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19520059000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv964d87145-5211-4b86-a2fe-1b8eee36e59e
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