distinguished awards.

Otto F. Bauer Distinguished Service Award
  1992 William F. Shea 2000 Dr. David Hinton
  1993 Donald L. Smithey 2001
  1994 Dr. Otto F. Bauer 2002 Del Weber, UNO Chancellor (Ret.)
  1995 Charles W. Durham 2003 Dr. Larry Winkler
  1996 John Erickson 2004 Robert Danenhauer
  1997 Lois Durham 2005 Michael Nielsen
  1998 Dr. John T. Farr 2006 Chris White
  1999 Mr. Larry Craig 2007 Mr. John Mansfield
William F. Shea Distinguished Contribution to Aviation Award
  1990 A. Scott Crossfield 2000 John Goglia, NTSB Board Member
  1991 Captain Mini Tompkins 2001 Donald L. Smithey, Executive Director, Omaha Airport Authority
  1992 Captain Al Haynes 2002 Michael S. Kudlacz, Transportation Security Administration
  1993 Astronaut Wally Schirra 2003 Tom D. Crouch, National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institute
  1994 Dick Rutan 2004 Jack Olcott, General Aero Company
  1995 Lt. Col. Charles Lane, USAF (Ret.) 2005 Shane Osborn, Silverstone Group
  1996 Col. Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski 2006 Vern Raburn, Eclipse Aviation
  1997 Daniel S. Goldin, NASA Administrator 2007 J. Robert Duncan, Duncan Aviation
  1998 Col. Robert K. Morgan, Memphis Belle Pilot
  1999

Robert J. Gilliland, SR-71 Test Pilot
Col. Rich Graham, USAF (Ret.)
Marta Bohn-Meyer, NASA Flight Engineer

Frank E. Sorenson Award for Pioneering Achievement in Nebraska Aviation Education
  2000-2001 Dr. Hank Lehrer
  2001-2002 Col. Charles Land
  2002-2003 Diane Bartles
  2003-2004 Col. (ret) Densel K. Acheson
  2004-2005 Dr. Larry Carstenson
  2007-2008 Dr. Michael Larson
Charles W. Durham Lecturer-in-Residence Series
  1990 A. Scott Crossfield 2000 John Goglia, NTSB Board Member
  1991 Captain Mini Tompkins 2001 Donald L. Smithey, Executive Director, Omaha Airport Authority
  1992 Captain Al Haynes 2002 Michael S. Kudlacz, Transportation Security Administration
  1993

Astronaut Wally Schirra
William F. Shea

2003 Tom D. Crouch, National Air & Space Museum Smithsonian Institute
  1994

Dick Rutan
Dr. Henry Lehrer

2004 Jack Olcott, General Aero Company
  1995 Dr. Thomas Q. Carney 2005 Shane Osborn, Silverstone Group
  1996 Col. Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski 2006 Vern Raburn, Eclipse Aviation
  1997 Daniel S. Goldin, NASA Administrator 2007 J. Robert Duncan, Duncan Aviation
  1998

Col. Robert K. Morgan, Memphis Belle Pilot

Mike Lavelle, The Boeing Company

  1999

Robert J. Gilliland, SR-71 Test Pilot
Col. Rich Graham, USAF (Ret.)
Marta Bohn-Meyer, NASA Flight Engineer

Aviation Institute Distinguished Alumnus
  1998 Phil Jensen, BGS (1993)
  1999 Shaun Giese, MS (1998)
  2000 Daniel Vacha, BGS (1993)
  2001 David Price, BGS (1997)
  2002 Shawn Farwell, BGS (1993)
  2003 Mike Lempke, BSPA (1999)
  2004 Mike Turner, BGS (1995), MPA (1997)
  2005 Thomas Crawford, BGS (1995)
  2006 Ryan Goertzen, BGS (2000), MPA (2004)
  2007 Jason Vanis, BGS 1998
CPACS Aviation Institute Alumni Award for Excellence
  2004 Mike Turner, BGS (1995), MPA (1997)
  2005 Mike Lempke, BSPA (1999)
  2007 Keri Spencer, MPA (2005)