AKA Annual National Awards

The Steve Edeiken Memorial
Kiteflier of the Year Award

The Kiteflier of the Year will be a person who, during their lifetime, will have shown friendly, loving, fair, and even-handed concern for:
  1. People in general, but kitefliers in particular,
  2. Kiteflying in general, but for craftsmanship and technical developments in particular, and
  3. Communication in general, but for leading and participating in kite events in particular.

2009 Bill Bigge & Steve Ferrel *David Gomberg
declined the award.
2008 John Barresi
2007 Corey Jensen
2006 Mike & Cecilia Dallmer
2005 Pete Dolphin
2004 Lee & Sue Sedgwick
2003 Don Tabor
2002 Chuck Sigal
2001 Glen & Tanna Haynes
2000 Kevin Shannon
1999 Brooks Leffler
1998 Jon Burkhardt
1997 Scott Skinner
1996 Kay Buesing
1995 Roger Chewning
1994 David Gomberg
1993 Margo & Bevan Brown
1992 Betty Street & Bill Lockhart
1991 Charlie Sotich
1990 Leland Toy
1989 Tom Sisson
1988 Jack Van Guilder
1987 Tom Casselman
1986 Olan Turner
1985 David M Checkley
1984 Alfred Chang

The Robert M. Ingraham Award
Kitefliers, who, during their lifetime career in kiting, have exemplified outstanding volunteerism and service to the American Kitefliers Association, and, who, in the true spirit of Robert Ingraham, have given unselfishly of their time to help the AKA and promote kiting in general.

2009 Ron & Charm Lindner
2008 Marla Miller
2007 Ted Manekin
2006 Darrin & Susan Skinner
2005 Susan Gomberg
2004 Betty Hirschmann
2003 Alan Sparling
2001 Robert Price
2000 Richard Dermer
1998 Jim Miller
1995 Corey Jenson
1994 Rick Miller
1993 Bill Mladenka
1992 Garry King
1991 Leland Toy
The Lee Toy Memorial
Kite Artist of the Year Award

The Kite Artist of the Year recognizes an artist's body of original work or their commitment to kites as art as well as their ability to inspire others in recognizing the uniqueness of kites as art.

2009 John Pollock
2008 Jon Burkhardt
2007 Ron Gibian
2006 Jose Sainz
2005 Randy Tom
2004 Robert Trepanier
2003 Charlie Sotich
2002 Betty Street
2001 Maasaki Modegi
2000 George Peters
1999 Tal Streeter
1998 Scott Skinner
The following PDF documents define the above awards.
The Steve Edeiken Memorial Kiteflier of the Year
The Robert M. Ingraham Award
The Lee Toy Memorial Kite Artist of the Year
Presidential Awards
Volunteer
of the Year

2009 Jon Burkhardt
2008 Bernard Fourniere
2007 Richard Dermer
2006 Tracy Erzin
2005 Russ Faulk,
Steve Hall, &
Christine Miller
2004 Stephanie Hiebert
2003 Charles Stewart
2002 Rick Iossi
2001 Steve Ferrel
2000 Phil Broder
1999 Terry Sansom
1998 Ron & Charm Lindner
1997 Brooks Leffler
1996 Chuck Sigal
1995 Carolyn Moore
1994 Darrin Skinner
Regional Director
of the Year

2009 Marla Miller
2008 Todd Little
2007 Linda Sanders
2006 Don Murphy
2005 Marla Miller
2004 Todd Little
2003 Gayle Woodul
2002 Jim Martin
2001 Steve Santos
2000 Alice Hayden
1999 Troy Gunn
1998 Robin Haas
1997 Alan Sparling
1996 Darrin Skinner
1995 Robyne Gardner
1994 Kevin Shannon
1993 Suzanne Edison
1992 Al Hargus
1991 Richard Dermer
Kite Club of the Year
2009 Hoosier Kitefliers Society
2008 Richmond Air Force
2007 White Horse Kite Fliers
2006 South Jersey Kite Flyers
2005 The Bay Area Sport Kite League

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