HAI Now Accepting Nominations for 2014 Salute to Excellence Awards

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is now accepting nominations for the industry’s prestigious Salute to Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented on February 26, 2014, during HAI HELI-EXPO in Anaheim, California. Nominations should be submitted online.

For more than 50 years, HAI’s Salute to Excellence Awards have recognized outstanding achievements in the helicopter industry. The Salute to Excellence Awards dinner is one of the most prestigious and eagerly anticipated events at HELI-EXPO® each year.

The nine award categories reflect the diverse range of people who work in the rotorcraft industry and missions they support, from pilots and safety practitioners, to flight instructors and those who use helicopters to serve their communities and save lives.

Any individual or organization, whether or not they are an HAI member, may submit nominations or be nominated in one or more of the award categories.

The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, September 27, 2013. However, HAI strongly encourages anyone submitting nominations to do so as soon as possible.

For more information regarding the awards or the nominations process, contact HAI’s Communications and Public Relations Department at 703-683-4646.

By acknowledging the exceptional merit of an individual or organization, the Salute to Excellence Awards encourage the highest standards of professionalism in the helicopter community.

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.