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Balchen/Post Award 

Outstanding Achievement in Airport Snow and Ice Control

At the 57th Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on April 28th 2025 in Buffalo, NY; awards were presented to the “Snow Crews” of the airports in North America and military bases worldwide for their dedicated efforts in maintaining their airports in safe and operational status during the 2024-25 winter season. This is the 49th consecutive year that such awards are presented. All categories of airports – Commercial, General Aviation and Military - compete for these awards.

Applications are submitted by the airport operators on behalf of the local work force in recognition of their efforts in keeping the airports operationally safe at all times. Recommendations for selection may come from the users of airports, airlines, pilots, general aviation, the military and the entire aviation community. In addition, the members of the Awards Selection Committee provide feedback from their own organizations as to the performance of competing airports.

 

The 2024 – 2025 awards were presented to the following airports:

Large Commercial

Winner:

Denver International Airport - Denver, Colorado

Honorable Mention:

Boston Logan International Airport - East Boston, Massachusetts
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport - St. Paul, Minnesota

Medium Commercial

Winner:

Pittsburgh International Airport - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Honorable Mention:

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport - Erlanger, Kentucky

Small Commercial

Winner:

Syracuse Hancock International Airport - Syracuse, New York

Honorable Mention:

Norfolk International Airport - Norfolk, Virginia

Large General Aviation

Winner:

Allegheny County Airport -  West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

Honorable Mention:

Centennial Airport - Englewood, Colorado

Military Airport

Winner:

52 Civil Engineer Squadron - Spangdalem Air Base, Germany

Honorable Mention: 

673 Civil Engineer Group - Joint Base Elmendorf-Fort Richardson, Alaska

 

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2026 NEC/AAAE Executive Committee and Board of Directors Announced 

NEC/AAAE is proud to announce the 2026 Executive Committee and Board of Directors. During the Membership meeting at the NEC/AAAE Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD. The following team was elected to lead NEC/AAAE for 2026

Executive Committee

  • President: Sean Hammer, A.A.E.
  • Vice President: Stephen Williams, A.A.E.
  • Treasurer: Paul Brean, A.A.E.
  • Secretary:  Keiva Rodriques, A.A.E.
  • Past President: Derek Martin, A.A.E.

Board of Directors

  • Kellyann Valentine, A.A.E., Christopher Dougherty, A.A.E., Shon Dempsey, A.A.E., Ryan Collins, A.A.E., ACE, Nick McLaughlin, P.E., Todd Rushing, James Pacansky, A.A.E.

 

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