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Past Women in Aerospace Awards Recipients

Aerospace Awareness Award
Eleanor Aldrich (2009)
Lesley Garner (2008)
Renee Martin-Nagle (2007)
Gail Breslauer (2006)
Edna DeVore (2005)
Sharon A. Eggleston (2004)
Marla Perez-Davis (2003)
Teresa L. Huckleberry (2001)
Susan Reynolds (1998)
Celia Vanderpool (1997)
Cynthia Collier (1996)
Betty Fowler (1994)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1993)

Aerospace Educator Award
Valerie Neal, PhD (2009)
Ronda Cole (2008)
Freda Deskin (2007)
Joan Johnson-Freese (2006)
Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles (2005)
Patricia J. Arnold (2004)
Barbara Morgan (2003)
Patricia Palazzolo (2002)
Dava J. Newman (2001)
Arlene Levine (2000)
Patricia Reiff (1999)
Marta Bohn-Meyer (1998)
Mary Wheeler (1997)
Linda Hayes (1996)
Peggy Baty (1995)
Nadia Roberts (1994)
Marchele D. Canright (1993)
Nancy C. McIntyre (1993)
Stephanie Wright (1992)
Barbara Morgan (1991)
Barbara E. Walters (1990)

International Achievement Award
Melinda Ann Burkhart Tate (2009)
Yolanda Jones King (2008)
Debra Facktor Lepore (2007)
Susmita Mohanty (2005)
Anne Thompson (2004)
Supriya Banerjee (2002)
Joanne I. Gabrynowicz (2001)
Kathryn Clark (2000)
Virginia Barnes (1999)
Julia Wilson (1998)
Judy Schlosser (1997)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Linda Billings, PhD (2009)
Cheryl O'Leary (2008)
Marlene D. Nelson (2007)
Carol A. Staubach (2006)
Louise L. Francesconi (2005)
Estelle Condon (2004)
Marcia S. Smith (2003)
Charla Wise (2002)
Carolyn Griner (2001)
Dr. Joan Vernikos (2000)
Katharine Stinson (1999)
Marjorie Sparks (1998)
Mary Ann Elliott (1997)
Fay Gillis Wells (1996)
Gloria Heath (1995)
Dr. Christine M. Darden (1994)
Lana M. Couch (1993)
Jeanne Lee Crews (1992)
Dr. Jaylee Montague Mead (1992)
Dolores B. O'Hara, R.N. (1991)
Dr. Harriett G. Jenkins (1990)
Eilene Galloway (1987)

Outstanding Achievement Award
Rebecca Emerle (2009)
Kristin Olson Swift (2008)
Elizabeth T. Thorn (2007)
Amy Walsh (2006)
Mary P. Reagor (2005)
Rebecca A. MacKay (2004)
Melanie Bean (2003)
Andrea Donnellan (2003)
Susan Helms (2002)
Pen-Shu Yeh (2001)
Sydell Gold (2000)
Eileen Collins (1999)
Irene D. Long (1998)
Ellen Ochoa (1997)
Donna Shirley (1997)
Kathie Thomas-Keprta (1997)
Wanda Austin (1996)
Gail Talbott (1995)
Claire Leon (1994)
Karen Gundy-Burlet (1993)
Linda Billings (1992)
JoAnn Clayton (1991)
Kathryn Schmoll (1991)
Carol J. Crannell (1990)
Sylvia D. Fries (1990)

Outstanding Leadership Award
Beverly Seay (2009)
Marion Blakely (2008)
Shana Dale (2008)
Linda A. Brisnehan, (2007)
Patricia Stratton, (2006)
Deborah Ann Gardecki Kropp, (2005)
Celeste V. Ford, (2004)
Blair C. Marks, (2003)
General Susan Thomas, (2002)
Carolyn Corvi, (2001)
Suzanne Darcy (2000)
Suzanne Vautrinot (2000)
Joanne Maguire (1999)
Joanne Isham (1998)
Charla Wise (1997)
Valentina Tereshkova (1996)
Shelia Widnall (1996)
The Honorable Constance Morella, (1995)
The Honorable Barbara Mikulski, (1994)

Outstanding Member Award
Lynn Cline (2009)
Kate Kronmiller (2008)
Erin Neal (2007)
Mary Kelly (2006)
Elvia Thompson (2006)
JoAnn Clayton-Townsend (1997)
Linda Shahan (1996)

WIA Member Emeritus
Pamela Mountjoy, (2002)
Shana Dale (2000)
Donna Roper (1999)
Mitzi Peterson (1995)
Marcia Smith (1990)
Kate Kronmiller (1990)
Eilene Galloway (1986)