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Le Gray Award
"Le Gray Award"

"For Outstanding Service to Soaring"

The Le Gray award is awarded each year at the Soaring Nationals Awards Banquet.


Rules for who earns it:

  • Cannot be current LSF board member.

  • In the opinion of the current LSF Board, has provided "Outstanding Service to Soaring".

  • The award may not be made posthumously.

  • Any LSF member can nominate someone.

Le Gray Award Winners

Year Name(s) LSF
Number
Reason
2009 Terry Edmonds 463 For his years of service to the RC soaring community by faithfully serving as the US representative to the FAI RC Soaring committee.
2008

Tom Kallevang

303

 

2007

Mark Drela

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For his airfoil and aircraft design work resulting in a new standard for R/C airframes effecting Discus Launched and towline sailplanes.
2006

Peter Goldsmith

5518

To acknowledge his life-long love of R/C Soaring and his spearheading the hobby industry's renewed support of the sport of R/C Soaring through his involvement with the OVSS series and Masters of Soaring competitions and the JR Aerotow Fun Fly.

2005

Michael Selig

3543

For his continuing experiments in low Reynolds number airfoil designs resulting in a myriad of airfoils applicable to all facets of R/C Soaring and general aeromodeling

2004 Jim 'JT' Thomas 4629
For many years of service Promoting the Sport of R/C Soaring, the LSF programs and his involvement with the LSF Nationals, Winch Crew, Landing Judge and Winchmaster
2003 Larry Jolly 3579
For many years of service Promoting ALL aspects of Aero Modeling and for the many Years of service to the Soaring Comunity at large.
2002 Mike Lachowski 6482
For many years of service Promoting the Sport of F3B Soaring and for Years of service to the Soaring Comunity administering RCSE (Radio Control Soaring Exchange)
2001 Mike Stump 4738
For many service to the LSF as an officer, volunteer, and Nats Soaring Resource.
2000 Cal Posthuma 2997/6718
For many service to the LSF as an officer, volunteer, and Soaring Resource.
1999 Alden Shipp 3437
For his many years as Soaring Nationals Event Director.
1998 Bob Steele 800
For his work to revive LSF and get control of LSF data.
1997 Chuck Anderson 583
For his work in the NSS and the AMA.
1996 Al Scidmore and Carl Mohs 1701/5175
For their work on Symposiums.

 

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