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The Williams Trophy
The Williams
Trophy was established in 1996 by the Board of Directors of the Washington
Airports Task Force. Carrington Williams, for whom the trophy is named
and who was the founding chairman of the Washington Airports Task
Force from 1982 to 1996, was the first to receive the trophy on June
10, 1996. The Trophy is awarded to recognize those whose "Leadership,
Vision and Dedication in the Application of Aviation or Space Enriched
the Quality of Life on Earth", and is presented by the Chairman during
the AGM. The Williams Trophy Selection Committee is appointed annually
by the Chairman of the Washington Airports Task Force.
Winners:
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Name |
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2007 |
Jacques Barrot, Jeffrey Shane, Daniel Calleja,
John Byerly, and their supporting staffs for successfully
negotiating, against all odds, an international air service
agreement between the United States and the European Union.
This agreement will be of profound benefit to the deregulation
of international air transportation worldwide, resulting in a
lasting benefit for travelers, shippers and the economic health
of the nations. |
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2006 |
The
Honorable Frank R. Wolf for
being a tireless advocate for bringing
Metrorail to Dulles. As a result, tens of millions of air
travelers from around the world will soon realize a significant
improvement in the quality, efficiency, and security of the
transportation experience to and from our Nation’s Capital
thanks to his efforts to bring Metrorail to Dulles. |
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2005 |
The
Honorable Marion Blakey for her decisive and effective actions
with respect to aviation safety and air traffic control. |
| 2004 |
The Honorable Norman
Y. Mineta who has used his leadership qualities, charm and political
skills to apply air transportation in its many forms to the
significant benefit of mankind, and in particular, to benefit
the citizens of the United States. |
| 2003 |
General John R.
"Jack" Dailey, USMC (ret.) For his accomplishments
in the field of aviation ad space exploration that have led
the way to significant benefits for America and its military
services. |
| 2002 |
James A. Wilding
for his long-term leadership and influence on airport policies
worldwide, and for his leadership in moving the airports serving
the Nation's Capital from being among the worst to being among
the best in the nation. |
| 2001 |
Frederick W. Smith
and his team for his air cargo innovation and for leadership
of a dedicated global employee family that made guaranteed overnight
delivery a reality and changed the way the world does business. |
| 2000 |
Lt. General Thomas
H. Miller, USMC, ret. - Throughout his distinguished military
career, General Miller's dedication, vision and leadership has
resulted in significant benefit for people all over the world,
and in particular to residents of the National Capital Region
and visitors to Washington arriving by air. For the last 50
years, Miller has played a leading and often decisive role in
the evolution of vertical flight and its application to the
benefit of literally millions of civilian and military personnel. |
| 1999 |
The Honorable Rodney
E. Slater - Received the 1999 Williams Trophy on behalf of the
United States International Aviation Negotiating Team at the
Department of Transportation and State for work during this
decade in "opening the skies" to 34 nations. |
| 1998 |
The Honorable Elizabeth
Dole - Named by the Gallop Pole as one of the world's ten most
admired women, she was the first female US Secretary of Transportation
and served five Presidents of the United States during her remarkable
public career. During Mrs. Dole's four years as the eighth Secretary
of Transportation (1983-87), the nation enjoyed the safest years
in its history in all three major areas of transportation -
rail, air and highway
The Honorable A. Linwood Holton, Jr. - A member of the board
of the Washington Airports Task Force, he was Governor of Virginia
from 1970-74. Chairman of the Advisory Commission on the Reorganization
of the Metropolitan Washington Airports from June-December 1984,
he was then appointed to the first Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority Board of Directors and elected its first Chairman. |
| 1997 |
The Honorable John
Glenn - As a Marine Corps pilot, Mercury astronaut and U.S.
Senator, John Glenn has fought, tested, explored, researched,
engineered, and led aviation and space exploration, not just
to accomplish, but also to attain the knowledge to improved
the health and enhance the lives of people on earth. |
| 1996 |
Honorable Carrington
Williams - The trophy is named in his honor as the founding
chairman of the Washington Airports Task Force from 1982 to
1996. |
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