Aviation for Women is the flagship member publication of Women in Aviation International. Articles feature women who have made aviation history, professional development ideas, and current-topic articles.
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14 Aviation forWomen M A Y / J U N E 2 0 1 7 aviation in the United States and around the world is safer, more secure, and more efficient for all users." Diana Higbee , WAI 50695 and Island Air pilot and ground instructor, helped celebrate Women's His- tory Month in March by shar- ing her passion of glider soaring and instructing in Hawaii via her company's social media. T he C o s a nd s, a l l A me r i- can Airlines pilots, made the #WAI17 conference a family af- fair and posed for this picture (right). Son Robin Cosand , WAI 55480, daug hter Meghan Cosand Camp , WA I 33661, and mom Kathy Rambo- Co s an d , WA I 4 4 39 0, we r e joined by dad, Bob Cosand , a re- tired Air Force pilot, for some family fun in Florida. Robin and Kathy plan to fly together this summer on a Boeing 767 flight; both are based in Mi- ami. Meghan will be transi- tioning to the Boeing 737 out of Los Angeles. She currently flies the E190 out of Philadelphia. Ambassador Barbara Barrett , WAI 103 and chair of The Aerospace Corpora- tion, was named the first female recip- ient of the Leadership in the Nation's I n t e r e s t Aw a r d . Barbara was recog- nized as an extraor- d i n a r y b u s i n e s s leader in the aero- space industry dur- ing the Committee for E conom ic De - velopment's Spring Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., on April 19-20, 2017. Olivia Lisbon , WAI 59371, recently was h i r e d a s t he n e w flight operations co- ordinator for ICON Aircraft at the Tampa Flight Center. Linda Castner , WAI 9639, has recent ly released a paper, co- authored with Rich Stowell, titled "Ef- fective Outreach: Preserving General Aviation by Putting the 'Public' in Pub- lic-Use Airports." A Master Instructor, C A R E E R S The National Aeronautic Association (NA A) selected Angela Gittens , WAI 55438 a nd d i rec tor genera l of A ir por ts Council International World, as the recipient of the 2017 Cliff Hen- derson Trophy. "An- gela has been a game changer everywhere she has been" says NA A President a nd CEO Greg Principato. "Because of her work, W A I N E W S M E M B E R S Cosand family Angela Gittens Olivia Lisbon WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame N O M I N A T I O N S NominaƟons are now being accepted for inductees into the WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame. Female candidates or organizaƟons that have made significant contribuƟons to the aviaƟon industry as record seƩers, pioneers, or innova- tors are eligible. Posthumous nominaƟons are acceptable. Special consider- aƟon will be given to individuals who have helped other women become successful in aviaƟon or opened doors of opportunity. The inducƟon ceremony will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Reno-Sparks ConvenƟon Center in Reno, Nevada, during the 29th Annual Interna- Ɵonal Women in AviaƟon Conference. The official nominaƟon forms are available at www.WAI.org/pioneers or by calling 937-839-4647, and must be submiƩed no later than August 1, 2017. A list of previous inductees is also available online. Beryl Markham 2014 Eileen Collins 1995 Julie Clark 2002 Olive Ann Beech 1994 Dawn Seymour 2009 Anne Bridge Baddour 2005 Wally Funk 1995 PAULA GRUBB JOHN RIEDEL