Museum Presents Inaugural Olin C. Lancaster Jr. Award for Leadership to Deryl Hill, President of the UPS Red River District
The Frontiers of Flight Museum will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a gala fundraiser featuring an elegant evening of dinner and dancing to toast three decades of milestones, highlights and memories on Friday, May 10. The event benefits the Museum and will start with a VIP reception for sponsors at 6:30 p.m. For info visit: https://www.flightmuseum.com/2019-gala/.
The Frontiers of Flight Museum, home to a learning laboratory using aviation and space flight to encourage and promote student excellence in STEM education, will commemorate this special 30th anniversary with an amazing celebration including a virtual who’s who in the aviation industry and Dallas business community.
In recognition of UPS and their continued support of the Museum and its mission, Deryl Hill, UPS Red River District President, will receive the inaugural Olin C. Lancaster, Jr. Award for Leadership. Lancaster was the first executive director of the Frontiers of Flight Museum.
“Weestablished this prestigious award in recognition of Mr. Lancaster’s support of the Museum’s effort to educate, motivate and inspire through aviation and space flight history,” said Cheryl Sutterfield-Jones, President and CEO of the Frontiers of Flight Museum. “His legacy of dedicated leadership, commitment to community service and love of aviation is the inspiration for this honor. It’s a privilege to present this first award to UPS and Mr. Hill for their unwavering dedication and philanthropic initiatives to support STEM education at the Museum and in our community and throughout the region.”
Following the formal program, guests will enjoy a musical experience and dancing with The Hip Van Winkles jazz band. Like time-travelers emerging from a bygone era, The Hip Van Winkles have reinvented today’s music with analog authenticity and the exuberance of the jazz age.
Gala organizers are delighted to commemorate the Museum’s achievements with this exciting evening of entertainment. “It not only highlights the Museum as a world-class destination and Smithsonian affiliate, but also as a special gem in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area,” said Sutterfield-Jones. “The Frontiers of Flight Museum has been proudly serving our community since our formation in 1988 and incorporation in 1989. Preserving the history of aviation and space travel, and providing a rich educational resource for future generations, we continue to impact our community and look forward to the next 30 years of servicing North Texas.”
Sponsorship of the 2019 Gala will benefit the Museum’s mission and award-winning STEM educational programming reaching over 40,000 students annually. The Museum also received the 2018 Texas Million Women Mentors® Stand Up for STEM Award.
The Frontiers of Flight Museum has over 35 space vehicles and aircraft from a replica of the Wright Flyer to the one-of-a-kind “Flying Pancake,” the Apollo 7 spacecraft, 11 galleries, and over 35,000 historical artifacts on display. The Living History program features the portrayal of prominent personalities in aviation history who present both on-site and in the community.
Supporters of the Frontiers of Flight Museum’s 2019 30TH Anniversary Gala include:
Jet - $50,000
UPS
Innovator $25,000
Gena and Dan Hamilton
Trainer $10,000
City of Dallas Aviation Department
The Alinda Hill Wikert Foundation
Pioneer $5,000
AIRBUS Helicopter
CARTER ARNETT
Cindy & Tony Weber Foundation
CTJ Investments
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Gulfstream Aerospace
Peter C. Huff/Dr. David R. Webb, Jr.
TAC Air
University of Texas at Dallas Special Collections
Five sponsorship levels are available. Individual patron tickets are $125 for Museum members; and $150 for Non-Museum members based on availability. For sponsorship information in support of the Frontiers of Flight Museum’s mission and award-winning education programs visit https://www.flightmuseum.com/product/gala-sponsorship-2019/; or contact: Luis Gonzalez at (214) 699-4621 or via at email gonzalez@flightmuseum.com.
FRONTIERS OF FLIGHT MUSEUM 30TH ANNIVERSARY MILESTONES
Below are a few highlights of the Frontiers of Flight Museum’s milestones. For a more comprehensive list of significant Museum accomplishments visit: https://www.flightmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Milestones_1988-2019_23Mar2019.pdf
1988
Frontiers of Flight Museum is Incorporated
1989
Frontiers of Flight Museum Receives 501 (C) 3 Charter
1990
Frontiers of Flight Museum Opens to the Public in Love Field Terminal
1993
George E. Haddaway and General James H. Doolittle Receive Haddaway Award
1995
Honorable Barry Goldwater and Robert L. Crandall, American Airlines, Receive Haddaway Award
1996
Honorable Sam Johnson and Brig. General Chuck Yeager Receive Haddaway Award
1998
Coach Tom Landry Receives Haddaway Award
2000
Frontiers of Flight Museum Receives $7.2 TXDOT Grant for New Facility
Col. Walter Cunningham, Jay Miller and John Konrad Receive Haddaway Award
2002
Frederick Smith, Chairman of FedEx, and Rain Hancock Receive Haddaway Award
Frontiers of Flight Museum Becomes a Smithsonian Affiliate Museum
2003
Ground Breaking Ceremony for Lemmon Avenue Facility
Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison and Civil Air Patrol Receive Haddaway Award
Frontiers of Flight Museum Opens Remote Museum Store at North Park Center
2004
First Gala Event on May 24
J. Jan Collmer, Co-Founder of the Museum, Receives Haddaway Award
Apollo VII Command Module Arrives at the Museum
2005
Colleen Barrett, President of Southwest Airlines, Receives Haddaway Award
NASA and Frontiers of Flight Museum Present Ambassador of Exploration Award to Col. Walter Cunningham
Moon Rock Dedication
Frontiers of Flight Museum Presents NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz “Return to Flight” Lecture Series
2006
Senator John Glenn Receives Haddaway Award
2007
General T. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, Receives Haddaway Award
2008
Frontiers of Flight Museum Presents “The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders” Celebrity Speaker Banquet
Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo VII Mission
2009
Frontiers of Flight Museum 20th Anniversary Celebration
2011
Airlines N300SW 737 “Lands” at the Frontiers of Flight Museum
Dr. Kenneth Cooper Receives Hall of Fame Award
Southwest Airlines Exhibit Dedication
2012
Vought’s V-173 “The Flying Pancake” Exhibit Dedication
Gary Kelly, President/CEO, Southwest Airlines, Receives Haddaway Award
2013
Congressman Ralph Hall Receives Haddaway Award
2014
Admiral Patrick Walsh and Roger Staubach Receive Haddaway Award
New Education Logic Model and Vision Announcement
2015
Unveiling of Renovated SR-71 Gallery
Sean Donohue, President/CEO, DFW International Airport, Receives Haddaway Award
Celebration of Doolittle Raider Dick Cole’s 100th Birthday
Birth of the Frontiers of Flight Museum “Frontiers Flyer”
Santa Delivers PT-17 Aircraft
2016
Dan Caine Receives Haddaway Award
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for SPOC, Space Portal Odyssey Capsule, Portable Planetarium
2017
Apollo XI Astronauts Jim Lovell and Fred Haise Receive Haddaway Award
Dedication of Renovated Braniff Airlines Exhibit
Celebration of the “Great American Solar Eclipse”
2018
WWII Veteran John Luckadoo Receives Haddaway Award
Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo VII Mission