The Ray E. Tenhoff Award recognizes the most outstanding technical paper presented at the annual Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) Symposium in Los Angeles, California. The award was established in 1962 and is given in memory of Convair test pilot, Ray E. Tenhoff, founder and first president of SETP. Tenhoff was killed in B-58 Hustler accident on April 22, 1960.
Criteria
The award is determined by a panel of judges at the completion of the annual SETP Symposium in Los Angeles, California. The award, consisting of a plaque and cash honorarium, is presented at the annual Awards Banquet.
Recipients
Recipients of this award, from 1962 to present, include:
- 1962âÂÂThomas P. Frost
- 1963âÂÂDonald R. Segner
- 1964âÂÂGlenn M. Gray
- 1965âÂÂDrury W. Wood, Jr.
- 1966âÂÂFred W. Haise, Jr.
- 1967âÂÂDrury W. Wood, Jr.
- 1968âÂÂOlle Klinker and Erik Dahlstrom
- 1969âÂÂLarry G. Van Pelt
- 1970âÂÂJames Pollitt
- 1971âÂÂNorm Driscoll
- 1972âÂÂPaul S. Norton
- 1973âÂÂFlt Lt John Potter, RAF
- 1974âÂÂKarl-Eric Henriksson
- 1975âÂÂCharles C. Bock, Jr.
- 1976âÂÂLt Col John H. Taylor, USAF
- 1977âÂÂRaymond L. McPherson
- 1978âÂÂA. Scott Crossfield
- 1979âÂÂJohn E. Krings
- 1980âÂÂLCDR Richard N. Richards, USN and Carroll D. Pilcher
- 1981âÂÂMaj Ivan M. Behel, USMC and William B. McNamera
- 1982âÂÂG. Warren Hall and LTC Robert K. Merrill, USA
- 1983âÂÂCharles A. Sewell
- 1984âÂÂG. Warren Hall and LTC Patrick M. Morris, USA
- 1985âÂÂStephen Ishmael and Lt Col Ted Wierzbanowski, USAF
- 1986âÂÂLt Col Frank T. Birk
- 1987âÂÂWilliam H. Dana and Nicholas D. Lappos
- 1988âÂÂLaurence A. Walker and Lt Col William R. Neely, Jr., USAF
- 1989âÂÂLCDR Mike Carriker, USN and SqnLdr David Southwood, RAF
- 1990âÂÂLCDR Kent Rominger, USN and Jennings Bryant, NATC
- 1991âÂÂCapt Chris A. Hadfield, RCAF and Sharon W. Houck
- 1992âÂÂC. Gordon Fullerton and Maj Regis Hancock, USAF
- 1993âÂÂC. Gordon Fullerton
- 1994âÂÂMaj William J. Norton, USAF and Maj Pamela A. Melroy, USAF
- 1995âÂÂCapt Ricardo Traven, CAF, Susan E. Whitley and F. Alan Frazier
- 1996âÂÂCapt Maurice Girard, CAF and Capt Stuart McIntosh, CAF
- 1997âÂÂCapt Greg Weber, USAF and Maj Kevin Christensen, USAF
- 1998âÂÂRicardo Traven, John Hagan
- 1999âÂÂRalph Johnston and Robert Ryan
- 2000âÂÂHorst Philipp
- 2001âÂÂMaj Tim McDonald, USAF and Steve Barter
- 2002âÂÂRicardo Traven, The Boeing Company
- 2003âÂÂBurt Rutan, Doug Shane
- 2004âÂÂBill Gray
- 2005âÂÂNorman Howell
- 2006âÂÂMaj Douglas Wickert, USAF
- 2007âÂÂJustin Paines, QinetiQ; Buddy Denham, Naval Air Systems Command
- 2008âÂÂLt Col Daniel D. Daetz, USAF; Maj Jack D. Fischer, USAF; Brian Knaup, Dept. of the USAF
- 2009âÂÂRobert A. Rivers, NASA
- 2010âÂÂFlt Lt Dane Petersen, RAAF and Sqn Ldr Darren Hughes, RAAF
- 2011âÂÂSqn Ldr Simon Seymour-Dale, RAF
- 2012âÂÂAaron Tobias, Cessna and Maurice Girard, Cessna
- 2013âÂÂMark Stucky, Clint Nichols, Mike Alsbury, Scaled Composites
- 2014âÂÂMaj Casey Richardson, USAF, Capt Michael Pacini, USAF, P. Travis Millet, Dept. of the Air Force
- 2015âÂÂLt Brent Robinson, USN, James Denham, Dept. of the Navy
- 2016âÂÂMaurice Girard and Richard Ling, Bombardier Aerospace
- 2017âÂÂLt Col Matt Russell, USAF
- 2018âÂÂCol Douglas Wickert, USAF
- 2019 - Evan Thomas, Scaled Composites; Christopher Guarante, Boom Technology; Jake Riley, Scaled Composites
- 2020 - Lt Col Justin Elliott, USAF; Lt Col David Schmitt, USAF
- 2021 - Kelly Latimer, Virgin Galactic, Todd Ericson, Virgin Orbit, Zack Rubin, Virgin Orbit, Bryce Schaefer, Virgin Orbit
- 2022 - Maj Aaron E Okun and Robert Vitagliano
- 2023 - Andrew Bankston, Bell & Michael Remaly, Boeing & LCDR Gavin Kurey, USN
- 2024 - Kevin Prosser & Nathaniel Rutland, Gulfstream Aerospace
See also
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