2022 NAAHOF CANDIDATENOMINATION FORM

(Submission deadline is September 1st, 2021)

TO BE USED AS THE APPROVED FORMAT FOR NOMINATING AN INDIVIDUAL DESERVING AN HONORED PLACE IN THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME.

THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME IS LOCATED IN THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AVIATION MUSEUM AT JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. THE PURPOSE OF THE NAA MUSEUM IS TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE AGRICULTURAL AVIATION INDUSTRY. INDUCTION INTO THE NAA HALL OF FAME IS THE HIGHEST HONOR THAT CAN BE PAID TO AGRICULTURAL AVIATION ACHIEVERS. THE HALL OF FAME HONORS AGRICULTURAL AVIATION LEADERS, PILOTS, OPERATORS, SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, INVENTORS, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HELPED PROMOTE THE AGRICULTURAL AVIATION INDUSTRY WITH THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THE NAAHOF IS TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THESE HONORED FEW AND RECORD THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS BY SUITABLE MEMORIALS.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ENSHRINEMENT

a. All nominations must be documented. All information that has to do with the reasons/accomplishments of the nominee must accompany the written/typed nomination letter. The utmost attention should be paid to all accomplishments of the nominee.

b. A nominee must have made a significant contribution to the agricultural aviation industry in the United States of America. Accomplishments must be national in scope.

c. Any person currently sitting on this Nominations Board is automatically ineligible for consideration for enshrinement to the NAAHOF until such time as they are no longer an active part of the governing process of this institution.

d. Any person nominated for enshrinement must not have anything in their past which will reflect in a negative manner upon the agricultural aviation industry.

NOMINATION PROCEDURE

The enclosed nomination form must be completed and, along with any other supporting documentation, be received by the Chairman of the Nominations Board no later than September 1st prior to the year that the nominee will be considered for induction to the HOF. The nomination may be sent directly to the Chairman, any of the Nominations Board members, or directly to the museum. The last page of this nomination form contains the names and addresses of the Board members and the Museum. The Nominations Board will hold a deciding vote on each nomination by February 1st of the year that the nominee will be considered for induction to the HOF.

Any documented nominee who is not enshrined the year their nomination is considered will be automatically carried over for consideration the following year. If not selected that year, the nomination will be returned to the person who submitted the letter.

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AVIATION HALL OF FAMENOMINEE INFORMATION

Name of Candidate:_______________________________________________________

Address (If deceased,________________________________________________________please state)

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BRIEF STATEMENT DESCRIBING CANDIDATE’S SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE U.S. AGRICULTURAL AVIATION INDUSTRY: *

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PLEASE DETAIL SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, ETC. WHICH QUALIFY YOUR CANDIDATE FOR ENSHRINEMENT: *

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RECOGNITION AND AWARDS RECEIVED: *

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* Please use additional paper to provide as much detail as possible.

PLEASE LIST TWO REFERENCES WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH, OR CAN CORROBORATE, THE CONTRIBUTIONS YOU HAVE DESCRIBED:

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NOMINATED BY:

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Thank you for your interest in the National Agricultural Aviation Hall of Fame.

ENSHRINED MEMBERS OFTHE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME

LT. JOHN A. MACREADY 1982JESSE ORVAL “J.O.” DOCKERY 1982WILLIAM O. MARSH 1982COLLETT EVERMAN WOOLMAN 1982FRED E. WEICK 1983PHILLIP “PHIL” MURRAY 1983MILTON ROBERTSON 1983ARTHUR “ARCHIE” GIESER 1985AUBREY FINKLEA 1985JIMMY FINKLEA 1985HUGH WHEELLESS, SR. 1985FARRELL HIGBEE 1985CHRIS STOLTZFUS 1987KENNETH W. “KINKY” SHANE 1987LES S. MILLS 1988ELMER JOHNSTON 1988LELAND SNOW 1989CARL HEIMER 1990GEORGE E. WILLETT 1991CALVIN J. “CAL” BUTLER 1991MABRY I. ANDERSON 1992JAMES L. MAXWELL 1992RICHARD “DICK” READE 1992JOHN W. “JACK” COLLEY 1993GEORGE F. MITCHELL, JR. 1993ALVIN T. “A.T.” MORGAN 1994ARNOLD WHISMAN 1994WARREN WALKINSHAW 1995GEORGE P. WILSON 1995FLOYD NATHAN PERRY 1996DALE TILLAY 1996FRED AYRES 1997ELDON H. SORENSEN 1997G.O. “CHRIS” CHRISTOPHER 1998EDGAR A. HOBBS 1998CHARLES “CHUCK” STONE, JR. 1999CLYDE W. ICE 1999CONRAD BARLOW 2000GEORGE C. LANE 2002GEORGE S. SANDERS 2002JOE I. SOLOY 2003HAROLD M. COLLINS 2003JOHN L. GOODWIN 2003HAROLD KOSOLA 2006DENNIS R. GARDISSER 2009NIELS ANDREWS 2010JOHN E. DORR 2011WAYNE HANDLEY 2012WILLIAM “BILL” HATFIELD 2014J. FRED FRAKES 2015WILLIAM (BILL) LAVENDER, JR. 2017ETIENNE DORMOY 2018

*List complete as of December 31, 2018*

2021 NAAHOF NOMINATIONS BOARD

Brian Rau, Chairman 4142 57th Avenue SE, Medina, ND 58467-6831; 701-486-3414 Email: medinaflying@aol.com John Pew P.O. Box 266, Coolidge, AZ 85228; 520-723-5686 Perry Galloway 3001 S. Second, Augusta, AR 72006; 870-347-5600

Al Schiffer 3473 N. Shepardsville Rd., Ovid, MI 48866; 989-834-5067 Graham Lavender P.O. Box 850, Perry, GA 31069; 478-256-2048

Tim McPherson 14269 17th Street SE, Page, ND 58064; 701-799-8629 Michael Rutledge 11619 County Rd 16, Middlebury, IN 46540; 360-485-7207 Mark Kimmel, NAAA President 33725 County Road 507, Itta Bena, MS 38941; 662-254-7274 Glenn Holloway Jr, NAAA Museum Committee Chairman 1331 Township Rd. Merigold, MS 38759; 662-721-7931

Bill Everett 8464 Summit Cove, Olive Branch, MS 38654; 800-238-9095

Send form to: Brian Rau4142 57th Ave SEMedina, ND 58467medinaflying@aol.com