The National General Aviation Awards for 2015 will recognize four individuals who have contributed to flight training, aircraft maintenance, avionics and aviation safety. This year’s recipients, who will be recognized at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh this July, include Mary A. Schu of Tualatin, Oregon, Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year; Donald D. StreitenbergerJr.of Cincinnati, Ohio, Aviation Maintenance Technician of the Year; Ricky D. Hestilow of Arlington, Texas, Avionics Technicianof the Year; and Christopher J. Hopeof Kansas City, Missouri, FAASTeam Representative of the Year.
Schu is a designated pilot examiner, flight instructor, and a consultant for organizations developing aviation programs. Streitenberger is chief inspector for The Kroger Company’s business jet fleet at Cincinnati Lunken Airport. Hestilow serves as program director of the National Center for Aerospace & Transportation Technologies, where his roles also include director of standards and certification, and director of accreditation. Hope, a CFI, has been one of the most active and self-motivated FAASTeam reps in the Kansas City District. “These awards highlight the important role played by these individuals in promoting aviation education and flight safety,” said GA Awards board chairman Arlynn McMahon,”The awards program sponsors are pleased that these outstanding aviation professionals will receive the recognition they so richly deserve before their peers in Oshkosh.”
