2024 Scholarship Banquet
The 2024 Aero Club Scholarship Dinner was held at Flight Path Museum & Learning Center November 20, 2024. Aero Club of Southern California awarded a record $131,000 to 15 high school students, college students and high school educators at the sold out event. Our scholarship program assists passionate young people pursuing their aviation and aerospace career goals. We […]
2023 Scholarship Banquet and Networking Night
EVENT DETAILS: Network with fellow aviation and aerospace enthusiasts Meet the aviation and aerospace professionals of the future—the winners of our annual scholarship program Business meeting for Aero Club members Great Buffet Hosted wine, beer, and soft drinks Event details: Member Cost: $40 Non Member Cost: $50 Venue: Flight Path Museum and Learning Center 6661 […]
2023 Howard Hughes Memorial Award – Laurans ‘Larry’ A. Mendelson
Congratulations Laurans ‘Larry’ A. Mendelson, Chairman/ CEO of HEICO and the James Webb Space Telescope Team! September 6, 2023 was an evening of celebration when Mr. Mendelson was honored with the 44th Howard Hughes Memorial Award at the California Club. Hundreds of attendees enjoyed a memorable evening recognizing Mr. Mendelson and his HEICO team members’ […]
2022 Howard Hughes Memorial Award – Harrison Ford
The Aero Club of Southern California is proud to honor legendary hero, both on and off-screen, Harrison Ford with the prestigious 43rd annual Howard Hughes Memorial Award. Ford will be presented the award during a live ceremony event on Friday, June 10, 2022, in Los Angeles at the California Science Center Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle […]
2021 Howard Hughes Memorial Award – Richard “Dick” Rutan
A retired United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot, test pilot, and record-breaking aviator who in 1986 piloted the Voyager aircraft on the first non-stop, non-refueled around-the-world flight. President Ronald Reagan awarded Dick and Burt Rutan the Presidential Citizens Medal. He served the Air Force as a Tactical Air Command fighter pilot in Vietnam, […]
2019 Howard Hughes Memorial Award – Captain “Sully” Sullenberger
Captain “Sully” Sullenberger has been dedicated to the pursuit of safety for his entire adult life. While he is best known for serving as Captain during what has been called the “Miracle on the Hudson,” Sullenberger is a safety expert, speaker, and author. He still flies privately. Born in Denison, Texas, Sullenberger pursued his childhood […]
2018 Howard Hughes Memorial Award Banquet
2018 HOWARD HUGHES MEMORIAL AWARD RECIPIENT: BUZZ ALDRIN Buzz Aldrin is a legendary astronaut and advocate for human space exploration. In 1966 on the Gemini 12 orbital mission, Buzz performed the world’s first successful spacewalk – extra-vehicular activity (EVA), and on July 20, 1969, Buzz and Neil Armstrong made their historic Apollo 11 moonwalk, becoming […]
2019 Scholarship Banquet and November Networking Night
EVENT DETAILS: November 13, 2019 Network with fellow aviation and aerospace enthusiasts Meet the aviation and aerospace professionals of the future—the winners of our annual scholarship program Business meeting for Aero Club members Great Buffet Hosted wine, beer, and soft drinks Event details: Member Cost: $40 Non Member Cost: $50 Venue: Flight Path Museum and […]
Lockheed Martin’s Marillyn Hewson Receives 2017 Howard Hughes Memorial Award
Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson was honored on February 7 by the Aero Club of Southern California as the 39th recipient of the Howard Hughes Memorial Award. “Marillyn joins a distinguished group of aerospace leaders,” said Aero Club president John Stammreich. “She exemplifies the spirit of this award through her bold leadership and significant contributions to driving innovation in aerospace.” “I […]
2016 Howard Hughes Awards Dinner Event Photos
Event photos from the recent Howard Hughes Award dinner on February 1, 2017 have been posted to our online photo gallery. [button open_new_tab=”true” color=”accent-color” hover_text_color_override=”#fff” size=”medium” url=”http://www.joshuabarashphotography.com/2016hhma/” text=”See Photos Here” color_override=””]