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The awards were presented on Sept. 29, 2014, during the ATCA 59th Annual Conference & Exposition’s awards luncheon in National Harbor, Maryland. These individuals were bestowed the following awards:
Karen Walker, Director, Operational Analysis
The David J. Hurley Memorial Award for Aviation Traffic Management
A Medallion Award presented to an individual working in the field of Aviation Traffic Management for outstanding achievement or contribution in the area of ATC collaborative decision-making, balancing air traffic demand and capacity, or maximizing airspace and airport use, which has added to the quality, efficiency and/or safety of the Global Airspace System.
Glenn Hamilton, Flight Service Specialist
The ATCA Air Traffic Control Specialist of the Year Award
The award presented to an individual civilian air traffic control specialist who has during the previous year performed in an exemplary or extraordinary manner in support of ATC.
Patrick Bureau, IIDS/EXCDS Systems Engineer
ATCA Life Cycle Management Award
The award recognizes the individual(s) or group whose design, development, deployment, maintenance or logistical support had a significant positive impact on the performance or operation of an important ATC system in the previous year.
“It is a triple honour for Nav Canada that these three dedicated individuals have been duly recognized for their exemplary performance by ATCA,” said John Crichton, Nav Canada president and CEO. “On behalf of all of us at Nav Canada, I congratulate Karen, Glenn and Patrick on these well-deserved tributes from this distinguished international association.”
“We are very proud of the achievements of our ATCA award recipients,” said Rudy Kellar, Nav Canada executive vice president, service delivery. “Our three winners have demonstrated consummate professionalism and have gone beyond the call of duty to deliver safety, innovation and cost efficiency.”
