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TAC Award Winners

39th Annual Texas Aviation Conference: Call For Nominations

December 16, 2020

At the Texas Aviation Conference held each year, the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Aviation Division presents four customer service awards. Award nominations for the 2021 Texas Aviation Conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Marcos, Texas, are requested for the following categories:

  • Most Improved General Aviation Airport
  • General Aviation Airport of the Year
  • General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year
  • Reliever Airport of the Year or Reliever Airport Manager of the Year

Nominations will be accepted until Jan. 15, 2021 and may be submitted by mail to:
Becky Vick
Aviation Division
Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
or
e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected].

Nominations must be presented in a detailed narrative form sufficient and appropriate for use in presenting the award to the winner. TxDOT reserves the right to alter the wording to appropriately meet the needs for length of presentation or to address the spirit of the award.

Nominations should be detailed, professional and meaningful. They should not be simply a list of attributes, but should be presented in paragraph form commensurate with past-year awards presentation. Examples of previous award presentations are provided at the end of each award category.

Please note that winners from the last five years are not eligible. To view the previous winners, pleas visit: https://aviation.tti.tamu.edu/tac-awards-history/

Filed Under: Wingtips Fall 2020 Tagged With: TAC Award Winners, Texas Aviation Conference

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

Filed Under: Wingtips Spring 2017 Tagged With: 2017 TAC, TAC Award Winners

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