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Established in 1943, the Frank G. Brewer Trophy is awarded to an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization for significant contributions of enduring value to aerospace education in the United States. The trophy is awarded annually by the National Aeronautic Association.

1943CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION

1944DR. EDGAR FULLER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AVIATION EDUCATION PROGRAM OF THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION

1945DR. HUBER W. HURT, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

1946DR. FRANK E. SORENSON, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

1947DR. NICKOLAUS L. ENGLEHARDT, JR., AIR AGE EDUCATION RESEARCH

1948PHILIP S. HOPKINS, PRESIDENT, BOARD OF EDUCATION, BINGHAMPTON, NEW YORK

1949MRS. ELSIE W. ADAMS, SUPERVISORY TEACHER, DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

1950SENIOR LT. JOHN H. BURTON, USN

1951DR. HAROLD E. MEHRENS, SUPERVISOR OF THE AVIATION EDUCATION PROGRAM, CIVIL AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION

1952CIVIL AIR PATROL

1953DR. LESLIE A. BRYAN, DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF AVIATION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

1954DR. JOHN H. FURBAY, DIRECTOR, AIR WORLD EDUCATION, TRANS WORLD AIRLINES

1955WILLIS C. BROWN

1956RAY O. MERTES

1957EDWIN A. LINK

1958DR. EVAN EVANS

1959DR. PAUL E. GARBER, HEAD CURATOR AND HISTORIAN, NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM

1960GEORGE N. GARDNER, PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC

1961JAMES V. BERNARDO

1962DR. MERLYN MCLAUGHLIN

1963MARILYN LINK

1964GILL ROBB WILSON

1965MRS. JANE N. MARSHALL

1966DR. MERVIN K. STRICKLER, JR.

1967DR. ROLAND H. SPAULDING

1968JOSEPH T. GEUTING, JR.

1969JAMES H. STRAUBEL

1970DR. WALTER ZAHAREVITZ

1971PROFESSOR HAROLD S. WOOD

1972DR. WAYNE O. REED

1973DR. FREDERICK B. TUTTLE

1974DR. WAYNE R. MATSON

1975DR. LESLIE L. THOMASON

1976DR. J. WESLEY CRUM

1977THE HONORABLE DON H. CLAUSEN

1978MICHAEL COLLINS, UNDER SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND THE TEAM OF PEOPLE HE ASSEMBLED WHILE SERVING AS DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM

1979PAUL H. POBEREZNY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION

1980FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND DR. JEROME P. KEUPER, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

1981EDWARD W. STIMPSON

1982JOHN V. SORENSON

1983SENATOR BARRY M. GOLDWATER

1984MARY JO KNOUFF

1985CHARLES ALFRED (CHIEF) ANDERSON

1986DR. PAUL A. WHELAN

1987DR. JOHN D. ODEGARD

1988DR. CURTIS M. GRAVES

1989No award

1990LOCKHART J. SMITH, JR.

1991KENNETH L. TALLMAN

1992DR. WALLACE R. MAPLES

1993GARY W. KITELEY

1994RAYMOND J. JOHNSON

1995DR. THOMAS J. CONNOLLY

1996JACK K. BARKER

1997DR. FRANK G. MITCHELL

1998GORDON B. HOFF

1999RUSSELL W. WATSON

2000NASA SPACELINK TEAM

2001THE NINETY-NINES, INC

2002CIVIL AIR PATROL

2003PHILLIP S. WOODRUFF

2004DEBORAH V. GALLAWAY

2005NASM DOCENT CORPS

2006MARY S. FEIK

2007No Trophy Awarded

2008UNIVERSITY AVIATION ASSOCIATION

2009UNIVERSITY AVIATION ASSOCIATION

2010ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS

2011No Trophy Awarded

2012JOHN AND MARTHA KING

2013BARRINGTON IRVING

2014THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ROCKETRY

2015No Trophy Awarded

2016 SHIRLEY MCCALL

2017 DR. JOHN ANDERSON, JR.

2018 DONALD THOMAS

2019 AOPA's You Can Fly Program

2020 DR. JAMES GREGORY

2021 SHELLY SIMI

2022 SUSAN MALLETT

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1952 to present Country of Origin United States of America Type AWARDS-Trophies Physical Description The Frank G. Brewer Trophy is a pewter statue of a nude figure with an airplane in his right hand and mercury wings in his left hand. The figure stands on top of a globe, which sits atop a stack of books. The statue is mounted on a trapezoidal wooden base with aluminum or brushed stainless steel name plates attached to the side of the base. The inscription reads "For the most outstanding contribution to the development of air youth in the fields of education and training". Dimensions 3-D: 27.9 x 27.9 x 40.6cm (11 x 11 x 16 in.)
 Materials Overall: Pewter
Base: Wood Composite
Plaque: Aluminum or brushed Stainless Steel
 Inventory Number A19520059000 Credit Line Donated by the National Aeronautic Association Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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