Evelyn Gould of Llano Municipal Airport is the recipient of the “1995 Airport Manager of the Year award.” Mrs. Gould has been a volunteer airport manager since 1966. She has also been a pilot as long as she has been an airport manager. Over the past 29 years, she has displayed a strong commitment to improving the airport and its services. Even though money has always been tight and slow incoming, Mrs. Gould has remained faithful to doing the best job possible with the limited funds and personnel that were available to her – even providing personal vehicles as courtesy cars.
Under Mrs. Gould’s leadership, a plan was executed that used local money and labor to construct a terminal facility at the airport that provided new restrooms, expanded the pilot’s lounge area, and added a separate manager’s office. A new project to cover a concrete porch area is also part of this plan.
Don’t let Evelyn Gould’s fresh, homemade chocolate chip cookies, or her bright smile and cheerful disposition make you think she is anything but very serious about managing Llano Municipal Airport. She has an absolute, no-nonsense attitude with regard to the standards of safety that she insists be maintained at the airport.
Congratulations to Evelyn Gould for receiving the 1995 Airport Manager Of The Year Award!