On Oct. 28, 1999, the Texas Transportation Commission reappointed Mark Huffstutler from Uvalde to his second three-year term on the Aviation Advisory Board. The Commission also appointed a new member, Clyde Barton, from Brazoria County to a three-year term.
Mark Huffstutler is the airport manager at Gamer Field in Uvalde and is also the president/director of Uvalde Flight Center, Inc., and Sierra Industries, one of the leading Cessna Citation repair and modification companies in the world. Sierra Industries was recognized in 1991 by INC Magazine as one of the 500 fastest growing private companies in America. A 1979 graduate from Southwest Texas Junior College, Huffstutler is an Eagle Scout, and has received the National Aeronautic Association Exceptional Service Award, and the Exceptional Achievement Award from the Soaring Society of America. He is also the holder of FAI World Speed Record in Group III Class CI – Cessna Citation.
Huffstutler was team captain of the U.S. Soaring Team and traveled with the team this summer to Bayreuth, Germany to compete in the World Soaring Competition. His term expires Aug. 31, 2002.
Clyde E. Barton is a licensed commercial pilot; multi-engine-rated on land and sea. Barton formed his business firm, Barton Company, Inc., in 1983; and is currently on retainer as a primary consultant for the firm which purchased his company in 1998. In addition to managing a successful business, he is a former director of Chemical National Bank, Association of Builders and Contractors, Contractors Safety Council, and a former board member of the Texas Industrial Painting Company.
Furthermore, Barton is a Lone Star Flight Museum sponsor who donated an L29 Delphin in 1998 to the museum. He is also a member of the Seaplane Association, Experimental Aircraft Association, North American Trainer Association, and a lifetime member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Currently, Barton owns and operates a Grumman Albatross, North American T28, Cessna 421, and a Grumman F97 Panther Jet.
His term expires on Aug. 31, 2002.
