Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame Announces 2022 Class

The Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame (INAHOF) Board of Directors has announced the members of the Class of 2022.  According to the announcement, these outstanding individuals have made significant and enduring contributions to the history of aviation and aerospace in Indiana, our nation, or the world through achievement, leadership, exceptional service, innovation, or entrepreneurial spirit.

The 2022 Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame Honorees are:

  • Laura Goldsberry – 1st Female U.S. Customs Service helicopter pilot
  • Maj. Charles Hall, USAAF – First Tuskegee Airman to down an enemy aircraft in WWII
  • Mike Hudson – Visionary leader of Rolls-Royce Corporation
  • Col. James Kasler, USAF– Combat veteran, three-time recipient of the Air Force Cross
  • James Maris – Purdue Professor, helped establish the Purdue Aviation Technology Program
  • Maj. Gen. Robert Nester, USAFR (Retired) – Combat veteran, leader, professional pilot, Distinguished Flying Cross
  • Michael Pittard – Aviation Entrepreneur
  • Jack Schweibold – World record holder, helicopter test pilot

The Class of 2022 will be inducted at the INAHOF Honors Banquet on October 8, 2022, in Carmel, Indiana.

Information about the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame and the 2022 Honors Banquet can be found at https://inahof.org.

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.