Victor Bird, Director of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, on Saturday, received AOPA’s highest honor for government officials. 
Each year the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association presents the Joseph B. "Doc" Hartranft Jr. Award to a federal, state, local or foreign government official who has made significant contributions to the advancement of general aviation.
This year’s award was made during a special awards program at AOPA Aviation Summit in Long Beach, Calif.
Bird served as chairman of the National Association of State Aviation Officials, is a member of the Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development, and is on the aviation advisory boards for both Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma.
The Joseph B. “Doc” Hartranft Jr. Award is named for AOPA’s first employee, longtime president and former chairman of the board.
Bird will be featured in the next issue of the State Aviation Journal due out in December.
