A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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amazing and tireless work ethic of air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals at Houston Center, Houston Terminal Radar Approach Control, and each of the air traffic control towers at Houston - area airports, including Bush Intercontinental and Hobby. " NATCA could not be more proud of these controllers and the ent ire workforce for upholding the highest standards of professionalism and ensuring the safety of the world's most complex airspace system. " CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWLY ANNOUNCED WINNERS OF THE 12 TH ANNUA L ARCHIE LEAGUE MEDAL OF SAFETY! The 2016 Archie League Medal of Safety Award winners were recently selected during the annual judges meeting held at NATCA's National Office. Jim Ullmann, NATCA Deputy Director of Safety and Technology, Bruce Landsberg, Senior Safety Advisor, Aircraft Owne rs and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI), and Chuck Hogeman, Aviation Safety Chair, Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), combed through a record 62 nominations and subsequent 210 pages of nomination information prepared and compiled by the NATCA Communications Department. The judges meeting took all day, and included deep discussion on every single nomination from every region. The 2016 Archie League Medal of Safety Award winners are: Alaskan Region Ron Sparks, Anchorage Cen ter Mike Thomas, Anchorage Center Central Region Brett Rolofson, Kansas City Center Liam Keeney , Kansas City Center Eastern Region Jeff Schuler, New York TRACON Great Lakes Region Dave Kilgus, Columbus New England Region Joseph White, Providence Northwest Mountain Region Josh Pate, Seattle TRACON Southern Region Donald Blatnik, Central Florida TRACON Kenneth Scheele, Central Florida TRACON Southwest Region Wade Martin, Dallas/Love Field (has since transferred to Fort Worth Center) Steven "Ni ck" Valadez, Dallas/Love Field Western Pacific Region Ryan Nines, Northern California TRACON