Past recipients

2006

Walter (Walt) Gillfillan
Transportation Planning Consultant; founder of the Symposium

2007

Arlene Mulder
Chairperson, O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission (ONCC)

2008

David Southgate
Head of Aviation Environmental Policy, Department of Transport & Regional Services, Australia

2009

Neal Phillips
Manager, Noise Abatement, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority(MWAA)

2010

Mary Ellen Eagan
President, Harris Miller Miller and Hansen, Inc. (HMMH)

2011

FAA Office of Environment and Energy2012

Anne Kohut
Founder and Editor of Airport Noise Report (ANR) and Aviation Emissions Report (AER) newsletters

2013

Mary Vigilante
Founder and CEO, Synergy Consultants, Inc.

2014

Dan Frazee
Director, Airport Noise Mitigation, San Diego International Airport

2015

James Crites
Executive Vice President of Operations, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

Sandra Lancaster
Environmental Program Manager, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

2016

Sanford Fidell
President, Fidell Associates, Inc.

Armando Tovar
Noise Abatement Officer, Raleigh-Durham International Airport

2017

David Carbone
Airport land use compatibility planner; former Coordinator/Program Manager for the San Francisco International Airport/Community Roundtable

Mike Kenney
Vice President, KB Environmental Sciences, Inc.

2018

Dr. Lourdes Maurice
Aviation consultant; former Executive Director of the FAA Office of Environment and Energy

Scott Tatro
Airport Environmental Manager, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)

2019

Dylan Heberlein
Senior Planner, Noise/Environmental, Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, Colorado

Mike Fronapfel
Director of Planning and Development, Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, Colorado

Arlene Juracek
Chairperson, O’Hare Noise Compatibility Commission (ONCC)

2020

Andrew Harris
Founder and former President of Harris Miller Miller and Hanson, Inc. (HMMH)

2022

Vince Mestre
Semi-Retired; former Associate Vice President, Landrum and Brown; former Principal, Mestre Greve Associates

Paul Dunholter
Founder and CEO, BridgeNet International

2023

Steve Alverson
Retired, Former Senior Vice-President & National Airports Practice Leader, Environmental Science Associates (ESA)

Daniel McGregor
Retired, Former Technology Leader, Airport and Community Noise Engineering Group, The Boeing Company