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Tony Jannus Award
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015
On behalf of the Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society,
you are cordially invited to join us in presenting the 2015 Tony Jannus Award
for extraordinary accomplishments in the field of commercial aviation, to:
Maurice Gallagher
Chief Executive Officer, Allegiant Travel
M
aurice J. Gallagher, Jr. is Chairman and CEO of Allegiant Travel Co. and Allegiant Air,
which offers service to 104 cities across the United States.
Gallagher has been actively involved in the management of Allegiant Air since June 2001.
He has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2003 and was named Chairman of the Board in 2006.
Since then, Gallagher has established a low-cost airline focusing on niche routes that fly from
underserved airports nonstop to vacation destinations, and serving cities that typically see few direct
flights from major carriers. Gallagher also led Allegiant Travel Co. to a successful IPO on the New York
Stock Exchange in December 2006.
Maurice Gallagher
Chief Executive Officer
Allegiant Travel
Under Gallagher’s leadership, Allegiant Travel Co. has remained profitable every quarter since 2003,
despite industry challenges that include fluctuating fuel costs and an unstable economy. Allegiant has
been named one of America’s 100 Best Small Companies by Forbes Magazine for five consecutive years,
and in 2014, AVIATION WEEK ranked Allegiant the Top-Performing Airline in North America for the
third consecutive year. Allegiant Air was also recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration with the
Diamond Award of Excellence for Aviation Maintenance Technician Training in 2009 and 2010.
Gallagher graduated from the University of California Davis with a Bachelor’s Degree in history,
and earned an M.B.A. from the University of California Berkley. He currently lives in Las Vegas,
NV. with his wife and two children.
Our Mission
Since 1964, the Tony Jannus Award has recognized extraordinary accomplishments in the field
of commercial aviation. Given annually by the Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society,
the award perpetuates the legacy of the world’s first scheduled commercial airline, initiated
and piloted by Tony Jannus on January 1, 1914 between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida.
Your support of the Annual Tony Jannus Award program is critical to the Society’s success
in achieving its three purposes:
• To perpetuate the legacy of the world’s first scheduled commercial airline, piloted by pioneer aviator Tony Jannus. To commemorate this monumental event, we present the Tony Jannus Award to Maurice Gallagher, CEO of Allegiant Air.
The Vinoy® Renaissance
St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club
• To promote and provide financial support to students enrolled in college level courses leading to a degree in fields related to potential careers in commercial aviation at colleges
and universities.
Reception at 6:30 pm
Dinner Banquet at 7:30 pm
• To encourage the interest of high school students throughout the State of Florida in scheduled commercial aviation and in Tony Jannus’ history-making role in the inception of this world-wide industry. To do this we annually sponsor an essay contest.
On behalf of the entire Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society, thank you for continuing
to support the Jannus Legacy, and for joining us to honor Maurice Gallagher with the prestigious
2015 Tony Jannus Award.
Tony Jannus
Award Recipients
For Outstanding
Contribution to
Scheduled Air
Transportation
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
Honorable A.S. Mike Monroney
U.S. Senator, Oklahoma
Juan Terry Trippe
Founder, Pan American World Airways
Donald W. Douglas, Sr.
Founder, Douglas Aircraft Company
Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker
Chairman, Eastern Air Lines
W.A. Patterson
Founder, United Air Lines
Sir Frank Whittle
O.M., K.B.E., C.B., F.R.S.
Developer of Jet Engine
1970 Daniel J. Haughton
Chairman, Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
1971
1972
William McPherson Allen
Chairman, The Boeing Company
Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle
USAF Ret.
Developer of Instrument Flight
1973 Geoffrey E. Knight
and Henri A.L. Ziegler
Co-Developers, Concorde SST
1974 William Powell Lear
Pioneer, Aircraft Radios
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Tampa, Florida 33679
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and Avionics
1975 Captain Elrey B. Jeppesen
Founder & Chairman,
Jeppesen Company
1976 C.R. Smith
Founder, American Airlines
1977 Robert F. Six
Founder, Continental Airlines
1978 Donald W. Nyrop
Tony Jannus
Award
Sponsorship
Levels
Chairman, Northwest Airlines
1979
1980
Jehangir R.D. Tata
Founder, Air India
Thomas H. Davis
Founder & President,
Piedmont Airlines
1981 Honorable Howard W. Cannon
U.S. Senator, Nevada
1982 Manuel Sosa de la Vega
President, Mexicana Airlines
1983
1984
1985
1986
David C. Garrett, Jr.
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
Jerome H. Lederer
1992
1993
T.A. Wilson
President, Delta Air Lines
Knut Hammarskjöld
Director General, IATA and
Wayne W. Parrish
Aviation Writer-Publisher
Edward C. Wells
Aircraft Designer-Engineer
Frank Borman
Chairman, Eastern Air Lines
Flight Safety Pioneer
1994
1995
1995
1996
Alan S. Boyd
Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Transportation
William A. Krusen
Special Award
Founder & CEO, Martinair Holland
J. George Mikelsons
Chairman & CEO, American Trans Air
1999 Federico Bloch
President & CEO, TACA Group
2000 Sir Richard Branson
Embraer S.A.
Richard H. Anderson
Former Chairman & CEO,
AMR Corporation & American Airlines
2002 Sir Freddie Laker
Chairman & Managing Director,
Laker Airways (Bahamas) Limited
2004 Honorable Norman Y. Mineta
Chairman & CEO, Continental Airlines
Secretary, United States Department
of Transportation
2005 Air Mobility Command
Special Award
2005 David Neeleman
Chairman & CEO,
JetBlue Airways Corporation
Airboat Line $6,500
2 tables of 10 at dinner banquet
Full-page, b/w program ad
◆ Featured recognition (banquet, press conference and website)
◆ Company logo on signage
Mr. William A. Krusen
United States Air Force
Air Mobility Command
Mr. Richard Reitz
Mr. Kermit Weeks
1 table of 10 at dinner banquet
◆ Full-page, b/w program ad
◆ Featured recognition (banquet,
press conference and website)
◆ Company logo on signage
Benoist $2,000
1 table of 10 at dinner banquet
Half-page, b/w program ad
◆ Recognition on website
◆ Company logo on signage
◆
I would like to purchase ____
individual seats at the dinner
banquet at $150 per person
1995
2005
2006
2013
◆
◆
Banquet:
Chief Executive Officer, Allegiant Travel
Special Award Recipients
Pioneer $3,500
◆
I would like to be a Benoist Sponsor ($2,000)
Chief Executive Officer, Copa Airlines
Maurice Gallagher
Chairman & CEO, AirTran Airways
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I would like to be a Pioneer Sponsor ($3,500)
Chief Executive Officer, Delta Airlines
Pedro Heilbron
2006 Joseph Leonard
2 tables of 10 at dinner banquet (preferred location)
◆ Premier, colored full-page program ad
◆ Featured recognition (banquet, press conference, website)
◆ Company logo on signage
◆ 200 word company profile listed on website
I would like to be a Airboat Line Sponsor ($6,500)
Chariman, President & CEO, FedEx
2012 Frederico Fleury Curado
President and Chief Executive Officer,
2013
2014
2015
◆
I would like to be a Tony Jannus Legacy Sponsor ($10,000)
Edwin I. Colodny
President & CEO, Southwest Airlines
CEO, Star Alliance Services GmbH
2011 Frederick W. Smith
2001 Robert L. Crandall
Chairman, The Boeing Company
U.S. Congressman, Minnesota
Chairman, House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
Founder, Virgin Atlantic Airways
2003 Gordon M. Bethune
Herbert D. Kelleher
President & CEO, Continental Airlines
2009 Honorable James L. Oberstar
2010 Jaan Albrecht
President,
Canada 3000 Airlines Limited
Chairman, Qantas Airways, Ltd.
Deputy Chairman & CEO,
British Airways
1998 Angus James Kinnear
Brigadier General, USAF Ret.
Sir C. Lenox Hewitt
Sir Colin [later lord] Marshall
2008 Larry Kellner
Chairman, USAir
President and Corporate Secretary,
Southwest Airlines
1997 Charles E. Yeager
Tony Jannus Legacy $10,000
Sponsorship Opportunities:
J. Martin Schröder
Chairman, Air Canada
Claude I. Taylor
2006 Richard Reitz
Special Award
2007 Colleen C. Barrett
Scholar Fund Donations:
I would like to make a $5,000 donation
(includes name recognition at press
conference and full-page b/w ad)
I would like to make a $2,500 donation
(includes name recognition at press
conference and half-page, b/w ad)
I would like to make a $1,000 donation
(includes name recognition at press
conference)
I would like to make a _______ donation
Sponsor Information:
Name___________________________________________________________________________
Company_______________________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________________
Phone___________________________________ Fax ________________________________________________
E-mail (required) ____________________________________________________________________
We are also accepting donations for the silent auction.
Please contact Colleen Picard at ColleenPicard@icloud.com for more information.
The Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
Enclose this form with your payment.
Make check payable to:
Tony Jannus
Distinguished Aviation Society
P.O. Box 10934, Tampa, Florida 33679
For any questions, please contact
us at (727) 821-5155 ext. 126
or info@tonyjannus.org.
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