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Tampa Bay AirFest Terry Grevious Walt Pierce<br />
THE BOB HOOVER WINGMAN AWARD<br />
The Bob Hoover Wingman Award is presented<br />
each year to an individual from within or outside<br />
the airshow industry who has been a reliable supporter<br />
or advocate of the airshow business.<br />
The 2<strong>01</strong>8 recipient was Sue Gardner, the FAA’s<br />
national aviation events specialist and principal<br />
policy liaison with the U.S. airshow community.<br />
Gardner was cited for her commitment to establish<br />
a partnership between the FAA and the airshow<br />
community that has focused on improving airshow<br />
safety without imposing undue regulatory burdens.<br />
DICK SCHRAM MEMORIAL<br />
COMMUNITY RELATIONS AWARD<br />
The Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations<br />
Award is presented each year to the military<br />
base that does the best job of putting the considerable<br />
power of its open house to work in improving<br />
its relations in the community where the base<br />
is located.<br />
The 2<strong>01</strong>8 award went to MacDill AFB and its<br />
Tampa Bay AirFest for its work to combine a STEM<br />
fair with the annual airshow.<br />
ICAS FOUNDATION<br />
AIR SHOW HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS<br />
The International Council of Air Shows Foundation’s<br />
Air Show Hall of Fame was created in 1995 to<br />
honor those who have made a significant contribution<br />
to the airshow industry.<br />
This year’s inductees were event organizer Terry<br />
Grevious and airshow performer Walt Pierce.<br />
Grevious helped launch the Muskegon Air Fair<br />
in 1984 and turned it into one of the most successful<br />
airshows in North America before assuming<br />
leadership for the Dayton Air Show in Ohio. Grevious<br />
was cited for his innovation, strong management<br />
skills, and professionalism.<br />
For nearly a half century, Pierce was a well-respected<br />
aerobatic and wing-walking pilot who performed<br />
all over the U.S. and Canada in his Stearman<br />
Ol’ Smokey. He was recognized for his skills<br />
as an aviator and his professionalism during a career<br />
that began in the 1960s.<br />
Top: The MacDill AFB/Tampa Bay AirFest team accepts the Dick Schram<br />
Award.<br />
Middle: Terry Grevious accepts his Hall of Fame induction from Danny<br />
Clisham (left) and Foundation Chair Judy Willey.<br />
Bottom: Walt Pierce accepts his Hall of Fame induction from Danny<br />
Clisham (left) and Foundation Chair Judy Willey.<br />
World Airshow News 39 January/February <strong>2<strong>01</strong>9</strong>
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