Dr. Richard Anderle

For his leadership in applying satellites to navigation and geodesy, including the development of "codeless" GPS receivers for geodesy.

Dr. Walter R. Fried

For his contributions to the fields of Doppler navigation and aerospace electronic systems; including air traffic control, radar and spread spectrum communication systems, and early developmental work on GPS.

Brigadier General Charles Blair, USAF

For a career he devoted to the development and evaluation of successful techniques in air navigation; and to the conception, development and testing of navigation equipment, and his experience as a practical air navigator of the highest caliber. He is best known for his 1951 solo flights in a single engine fighter across the North Atlantic to Europe and back by way of the north pole.

Mr. Charles E. Hastings

For his pioneering work in the field of heterodyne phase comparison radio navigation systems and his contribution to the automated (realtime) removal of propagation phase error in Omega.

Dr. Samuel M. Burka

For his long and distinguished career in the design and development of airborne navigation and missile guidance systems.

Mr. William O´Brien

For the development of radio navigation systems including the Decca Navigator System, his contributions to Loran C and Omega, and his recognition as a leading authority on the use of phase comparison techniques for navigation.

Colonel Carl J. Crane, USAF

For his pioneering in the art of instrument flight, including radio navigation simulation and the design of the world´s first fully automatic landing system.

Mr. Patrick Reynolds

For his lifetime contributions to navigation, first as a practical navigator, then as a teacher and finally as a supervisor; during which time he was instrumental in the commercial evaluation of jet stream , Doppler, and inertial navigation. As a supervisor he navigated the first commercial jet transport flights across the Atlantic and early commercial flights across the North Pole.

Captain Ross Freeman, USN

For his organizational talent and fiscal wisdom during his tenure as the ION´s first Executive Director (1965-1978) and later as ION President (1981-1982).