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Awards

Associations are like venues in which members gather to share their common identity and experiences. The Air Force Association is no different. Thousands of Canadians with aerospace related experiences and interests choose to become members of Wings in their communities and still, thousands of others become Members-at-Large. Together our members share at least one thing in common: a commitment to doing something that helps their community. This motivation, and the fact our members are all volunteers, calls for us from time to time to recognize those who make significant contributions, especially those who serve as a sterling example for others. Taking the time to acknowledge these contributions is the least we can do to enhance our Association, our Air Force and our country. (From RCAFA Booklet 104)

Information on some of the honours awarded prior to 2015 may be found in the minutes of Annual General Meetings.

This page is dedicated to award recipients within the Pacific Region. Some awards to members in other groups may be included for some years.

Pacific Group awards were discontinued after 2022. Most of the national awards information after 2022 has not been available to publish here.

Since 2025 Pacific Region Wings may apply an internal review and approval process for the National Award of Merit and the National Award of Distinction.

2025

NATIONAL AWARDS

Award of Merit

Lloyd Luft 879 Wing

2024

NATIONAL AWARDS

Life Membership Award

Jerry Vernon, 801/879 Wing

2023

NATIONAL AWARDS

Meritorious Service Award

Sheila Hershey 879 Wing

Life Membership Award

Ian Whiting 801/879 Wing

2022

NATIONAL AWARDS

Order of Excellence - Ted Gibbon 888 (Stocky Edwards) Wing

Meritorious Service Award

George Groff 434 Wing
Glen Hooge 888 (Stocky Edwards) Wing
Bill Moores 150 Wing
Walter Fortune 102 Wing
Patricia Hope 418 Wing
Jack Shapka 888 (Stocky Edwards) Wing

Life Membership Award

Brian Darling, CD 394 Wing
Jock McLaren 879 Wing
John Oliver 413 Wing
Ronald Scaplen 150 Wing

Len Baldock Memorial Member of the Year - David Jackson 700 (Edmonton) Wing

Christina Handler Memorial Award - Nancy Bales 888 (Stocky Edwards) Wing

Wing of the Year - 700 (Edmonton) Wing

Bulletin (Large Wing) - “Contrails” 888 (Stocky Edwards) Wing

Bulletin (Small Wing) - “Aerogram” 600

2020

PACIFIC GROUP AWARDS

Member of the Year - Ted Gibbon, 888 (Komox) Wing

Couple of the Year - Glen Hooge & Colleen Boudreau, 888 (Komox) Wing

President's Commendation -

Gavin Cooper, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing
Ron Peacock, 888 (Komox) Wing
Jim Scott, 888 (Komox) Wing

NATIONAL AWARDS

Life Membership (Honourary) - Janice Hogan (888)

Len Baldock Memorial Member of the Year - Ted Gibbon (888)

Meritorious Service Award – Ian Whiting (801)

Wing of the Year - 888 (Komox) Wing

Wing Bulletin (wing over 125 members) - 888 (Komox) Wing "Contrails"

Award of Merit (AM)

Lou Manus, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing
Barb Manus, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing

Award of Distinction (AD)

Frank Fox, 888 (Komox) Wing

2018

PACIFIC GROUP AWARDS

WING OF THE YEAR - 902 (Aero Camino) WING Santa Barbara, CA, USA

MEMBER OF THE YEAR - Jock McLaren, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack

COUPLE'S AWARD - Dave and Gusti Bews, 888 (Komox) Wing Comox

PACIFIC GROUP PRESIDENT'S AWARD

Reginald L. Daws, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack

PRESIDENT'S COMMENDATION

Alana Wollan, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing Nanaimo
Jason Kitchen, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing Nanaimo
Jean Hnatiuk, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing Nanaimo

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION

George Miller, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack

NATIONAL AWARDS

Award of Merit (AM)

Doug Slowski, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing Nanaimo
Doris Leaman, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack
Lee Topp, 888 (Komox) Wing Comox
Beth Burt, 101 Squadron Port Hardy (888 Wing)

AWARD OF DISTINCTION (AD)

Ted Bowman, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack
Daryl Wright, 888 (Komox) Wing Comox
Ron Blakey, 902 (Aero Camino) Wing Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Bob Ells, 101 Squadron Port Hardy (888 Wing)

Life Membership (Honourary)

Charles (Chuck) Hazleton, 888 (Komox) Wing

Meritorious Service Award

Ron Western, 888 (Komox) Wing

Best Newsletter (large wing)

Contrails, 888 (Komox) Wing, Jan Hogan Editor

2016

PACIFIC GROUP AWARDS

Wing of the Year - 101 Squadron Port Hardy

Member of the Year - Ian Whiting, 801 (Vancouver) Wing

Couple's Award - Frank & Jackie (Schriner) Fox, 888 (Komox) Wing

President's Commendation - Elsie Downey, 888 (Komox) Wing

NATIONAL AWARDS

Award of Merit (AM)

Monica Gibson-Pugsley, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing

Award of Distinction (AD)

Fred Goldie, 888 (Komox) Wing
Roy Sauer, 889 (North Okanagan) Wing
Gordon Redman, 889 (North Okanagan) Wing
Eugenie Marie (Frankie) Turner, 883 (Kelowna) Wing
Ursula Gunther, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing
Peter Lynch, 888 (Komox) Wing

Meritorious Service Award (MSA)

Jack Shapka, 888 (Komox) Wing
Lyn East, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing

Life Membership (Honourary) Award

J.F. Edwards, 888 (Komox) Wing

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)

Tracy Gillis, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing
Sydney Burrows, 888 (Komox) Wing

Order of Excellence

Reginald L. Daws, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing

Best Newsletters

888 (Komox) Wing

2021

NATIONAL AWARDS

Distinguished Service Award

Keith Mann, 783 Wing
Reagh Clarke, 201 Wing

Life (Honourary) Membership

Clayton Collins, 150 Wing
Joanna Howard, 783 Wing
Harvey MacLeod, 110 Wing
Bernard McNicholl, CD (Retired) WOii Rear Gunner, 879 Wing (Pacific Region)

Meritorious Service Award

Randy Fisher, 783 Wing
Dan Miller, MMM, CD, 201 Wing
Robert Bruce Harten, CD, 432 Wing
E. Margaret “Peggy” J. McAllister, 783 Wing
Bruce F. Tricco, 150 Wing
Nicholas “Nick” Nimchuk, 700 Wing

Christina Handler Memorial Award Joyce Hallowell, 888 (Komox) Wing (Pacific Region)

Wing of the Year 783 Wing Calgary

JAD McCurdy Memorial Trophy, David C. Curtis, CEO Longview Aviation Capital Corp

National Vice-President’s Award Sylvia Loewen 700 Wing

Wing Bulletin Awards

888 (Komox) Wing – Contrails (Pacific Region)
408-437 Wing – Wing Mate

2019

PACIFIC GROUP AWARDS

Couple's Award

Nancy Bales and Bruce Elford, 888 Wing

Wing of the Year Award

888 (Komox) Wing

Pacific Group President's Award

LCol Paula Fraser, 19 Wing Deputy Wing Commander and AGM Guest Speaker

President’s Commendation

Bette Janes, 888 Wing

NATIONAL AWARDS

Order of Excellence – Bob Sacre (111)

Wing of the Year – 783 Wing Calgary

Life Membership (Honorary) – Ted Gibbon (888), C.L. Tommy Thomas (413), James Leskewich (700), Al Low (703) and Stephen Macdonnell (783)

Len Baldock Memorial Member of the Year – Ralph Murphy (102)

Meritorious Service Award – Cecile Thompson (444), Pat Sulek (783), Don Matthews (783), Daryl Wright (888), Clyde Healey (432), and Donna Kuehl (404)

Distinguished Service Award – Dan Miller (201), and Jack Shapka (888)

Christina Handler Award – Betty Kuchynski (888)

408-437 Wing Award for Best Annual Report – 700 Wing and 418 Wing

Best Newsletters – 600 Wing and 888 Wing

NORAD Trophy – Milan Kroupa (441)

Award of Merit

Don Hilchey, 888 Wing

2017

PACIFIC GROUP AWARDS

WING OF THE YEAR - 899 (North Okanagan|) Wing Vernon

MEMBER OF THE YEAR - Tracy Gillis, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing Nanaimo

COUPLE'S AWARD - Hank & Linda Verdenhalven, 888 (Komox) Wing

BIGFOOT AWARDS

Milford "Bud" Wilds, RVP VI, 888 (Komox)| Wing Comox
Gordon Redman, President 899 (North Okanagan) Wing Vernon
Tracy Gillis, President, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing Nanaimo
Roy Sauer, Vice President, 899 (North Okanagan) Wing Vernon
Ian Whiting, President 801 (Vancouver) Wing
Don & Jan Hogan, 888 (Komox) Wing Comox

PRESIDENT'S COMMENDATION

Audrey Donovan, 888 (Komox) Wing Comox Ladies Auxiliary
Jack Lightburn, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing Nanaimo
Don Chamberlain, 808 (Thunderbird) Wing Nanaimo

PRESIDENT'S AWARD

George Miller, Honourary President Pacific Group, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack

NATIONAL AWARDS

Award of Merit (AM)

Bruce Elford, 888 (Komox) Wing Comox
Larry Hemphill, 101 Sqn Port Hardy
Bernard McNicholl, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack
Renate Daws, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack

Award of Distinction (AD)

Stan Krock, 888 (Komox) Wing Comox
Jim Pollock, 101 Sqn Port Hardy
Ellen Crutch, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack
Sheila Hershey, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack

Meritorious Service Award (MSA)

Dennis Dupuis, 888 (Komox) Wing Comox

Life Membership (Honourary) Award

Reginald L. Daws, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing Chilliwack

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)

Bob Hemphill, 101 (North Island) Squadron, 888 (Komox) Wing

Christina Handler Award

Belva Hill, 899 (North Okanagan) Wing Vernon

Best Newsletters

888 (Komox) Wing

2015

PACIFIC GROUP AWARDS

Wing of the Year - 801 (Vancouver) Wing

Member of the Year - Ursula Gunther, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing

Couple's Award - Reg & Juanita Tressel, 888 (Komox) Wing

President's Award - 801 (Vancouver) Wing

NATIONAL AWARDS

Award of Merit (AM)

Brian Lavigne, 888 (Komox) Wing
Ursula Gunther, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing
David Deal Barrett, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing

Award of Distinction (AD)

Dave Gage, 101 Squadron Port Hardy
Jock McLaren, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing
Glen Sweetman, 888 (Komox) Wing
Stu Richardson, 883 (Kelowna) Wing
Ken Sinclair, 883 (Kelowna) Wing

Meritorious Service Award (MSA)

Charles Hazleton, 888 (Komox) Wing
Grant Papineau, 879 (Earl MacLeod) Wing]
Gerry Bullen, 888 (Komox) Wing

Life Membership (Honourary) Award

Don Hogan, 888 (Komox) Wing

Distinguished Service Award (DSA)

Jan Hogan, 888 (Komox) Wing
Stanley (Paddi) Paddison, 883 (Kelowna) Wing

Order of Excellence

Al Hampshire, 888 (Komox) Wing

Best Newsletters

888 (Komox) Wing

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