NBAA Announces 2019 Kern Professionalism Award Recipients
/The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recognized 15 recipients of its annual Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award, which honors individuals in the business aviation industry for outstanding professionalism and leadership in support of aviation safety.
The 2019 Kern Award winners are:
- Keith (Fred) Anderson
- Chris Ayers
- Chris Bodine
- Randall Brooks
- Reid Columbia
- Nat Iyengar
- James Kazin
- Kyle Kerekffy
- Brad Lindow
- Ryan Retelle
- Marilena Sharpell
- Steve Thorpe
- Lance Toland
- Mark Ward
- Edward White
Created in 2015 to honor Dr. Tony Kern, a co-founder of Convergent Performance, distinguished U.S. Air Force veteran and author of five books on human performance, this peer-nominated award recognizes individual pilots, maintenance technicians, flight attendants, dispatchers and other aviation professionals who excel in leadership in the following areas:
- Professional ethics
- Vocational excellence
- Continuous improvement
- Professional engagement
- Professional image
- Selflessness
The nominations are vetted by a panel of NBAA Safety Committee Professionalism Working Group members.
NBAA will begin accepting nominations for the 2020 awards in January. Learn more about the Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award.
Learn more about NBAA’s efforts to promote professionalism in business aviation.