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Texas Aviation Conference 2017 Awards Winners

July 26, 2017

General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year
Rob Blanchard, McGregor Executive Airport

Most Improved Airport
Hale County Airport

General Aviation Airport of the Year
Lamesa Municipal Airport

Reliever Airport or Reliever Airport Manager of the Year
Morris Martin, Stinson Municipal Airport

RAMP Coordinator of the Year
Rebecca Petty, TxDOT Tyler District

Aviation Art Contest Winners:

Category I (Ages 6 – 9)
1st Place – Canon Taylor, 8, AP Beutel Elementary, Lake Jackson, TX
2nd Place – Audrey Freitag, 8, Henderson Elementary, San Antonio
3rd Place – Lilly Elsakka, 8, West Foundation, Wichita Falls, TX
Honorable Mention – Jaston Drinkard, 9, Jackson Roosevelt Elementary, Port Lavaca, TX

Category II (Ages 10 – 13)
1st Place – Kelly Xu, 13, Travis Middle School, Port Lavaca, TX
2nd Place – Adam Roth, 10, White Rock Montessori, Dallas, TX
3rd Place – Sreeniketan Sai Senapathi, 13, Katy, TX
Honorable Mention – Alexis Puryear, 13, Sibyl’s School of Art, Wheeler, TX
Honorable Mention – Tess Braddock, 12, Sibyl’s School of Art, Wheeler, TX

Category III (Ages 14 – 17)
1st Place – Chi-yin Cheng, 14, Travis Middle School, Port Lavaca, TX
2nd Place – Linda Palominos, 17, Rio Hondo High School, Rio Hondo, TX
3rd Place – Adriana Gonzalez-Olvera, 18, Rio Hondo High School, Rio Hondo, TX
Honorable Mention – Shirley Yu, 15, Jasper HS, Plano, TX

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