2024 Hobson/Davis Award- NOMinations open
AWARD CRITERIA
The Thomas R. Hobson/ Robert A. Davis, Jr. Distinguished Aerospace Service Award honors individuals who have displayed outstanding service through a body of achievements that illustrate specific outcomes that have clearly advanced the aerospace and aviation non-partisan mission, goals and objectives of the Aerospace States Association.
The following submission criteria must be included and will be used in determining the nominee's qualifications for receiving the award:
✓ Federal aerospace and aviation policy development
✓ Research and design funding advocacy
✓ Aerospace work force training
✓ Aerospace and aviation economic development
✓ Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education excellence
✓ States’ global aerospace marketplace competitiveness
An awardee should also illustrate high characteristics of:
✓ Personal integrity/ethical behavior
✓ Technical competency
✓ Commitment to service
✓ Communication
AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND NOMINATION
✓ United States citizen or a lawfully admitted permanent resident of the United States/Territories
✓ Must not have won this award in previous five (5) years
Individuals may be nominated by:
✓ A state or territorial Lieutenant Governor, state appointed delegate to ASA, or equivalent
✓ An ASA member of any category (e.g. state chapter, industry member, etc.)
✓ A past awardee
✓ A former ASA chair person
NOMINATIONS DUE BY MARCH 15, 2024
2021
2021
2021
Wally Funk,
Aviator, Commercial Astronaut, NASA's Mercury 13
2022
2021
2021
Harrison H. Schmitt, Ph.D.,
Former Apollo 17 Astronaut and U.S. Senator (NM)
2023
2021
2023
Nicole A. Mann, NASA Astronaut (First Indigenous Woman from NASA to go to Space)
2017
2017
2017
Joe Rice,
Director, Government Relations,
Lockheed Martin Space
2018
2017
2017
Todd May,
Former NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Director
2019
2017
2019
Buzz Aldrin, Ph.D.,
Former Gemini and Apollo
11 Astronaut
2020
2017
2019
Charles Huettner,
Former Executive Director of the Aerospace States Association