Founding Flyers Gala
Friday, April 25th 2014
Please join the Honorary Hosts and AirSpace Minnesota Board of Directors in celebrating the Founding Flyers Society – the visionary leaders committed to helping new generations dream big and attain the skills needed to pursue their dreams with confidence.
Founding Flyers will receive permanent recognition on a wall of honor in AirSpace Minnesota facilities and in communications and receive invitations to extraordinary experiences and opportunities. Society membership is provided via an annual gift of $5,000 for three consecutive years or one-time $15,000 gift by June 30, 2014. Benefits include 2 tickets to the Founding Flyers Reception and Gala with premier seating.
The Founding Flyers Gala is at the Golden Wings Flying Museum, home to one of the most extraordinary private aviation collections in the U.S. One-of-a-kind aircraft from America’s Golden Age of Aviation (1920’s-1930’s) include NASA’s first aircraft, the first airplane in which a pope flew and a 1927 Ford Trimotor restoration of America’s oldest existing airliner. Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart are among the many notable aviators who flew these rare aircraft.
6:30 p.m. Reception - Presented by The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank
7:30 p.m. Dinner
8:00 p.m. Program - Host: Dr. John Olson, Sierra Nevada Corporation
9:00 p.m. Dessert and more
Event contribution opportunities from $500 to $25,000. See registration page for details.
Cocktail Attire
AirSpace Minnesota Board of Directors
Chair: Dale Klapmeier – Cirrus Aircraft
Vice Chair: Neil Brackin – General Mills
President: Kristi Rollag Wangstad
Treasurer: John Goodrich – Goodrich Associates
Secretary: Michael Madigan – Madigan, Dahl & Harlan, P.A.
Noel Allard – Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
John Andrews – Northern Star Council, Boy Scouts
Rex Boutelle – Sun Country Airlines
Steve Bruss – Wings Insurance
Clayton T. Cowl, MD, MS – Mayo Clinic
Don Craighead – DHC Enterprises
Woodson Fountain – NWA Captain (retired)
Dr. William Garrard – University of Minnesota & Minnesota Space Grant Consortium
Col. Bernard Gruber - ATK
Brig. Gen. Greg Haase – Joint Interagency Counter Trafficking Center
Jeff Hamiel – Metropolitan Airports Commission
Gordon Hoff – Minnesota Business Aviation Association
Andrea Kajer – Minnesota Historical Society
Bruce Kitt – NWA History Centre
Commander Chip Laingen – U.S. Navy (retired), Defense Alliance
Sean McAfee – 3M Aerospace & Commercial Transportation
Joe Mulford – Minnesota State Colleges & Universities
Ann Novacheck – Lindquist & Vennum
Dr. John Olson – Sierra Nevada Corporation
Michael Ott – The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank
Doug Paulson – Minnesota Department of Education
Don Piccard – Piccard Balloons
Andrew Pietenpol – B.H. Pietenpol and Sons Air Camper Aircraft LLC
Lt. Col. Alex Plechash – USMC (retired), U. S. Naval Academy Alumni Association
Ray Rought – Minnesota Aviation History & Education Center
Brig. Gen. Dennis Schulstad (retired) – Employer Support of the Guard Reserve
Mark Skarohlid – UTC Aerospace Systems, Sensors & Integrated Systems
Jana Vaughn – Airport Foundation MSP
Brad Westphal – Honeywell Aerospace
Kurt Wiessner – MN Air National Guard Historical Foundation
Jonathan Yuhas – KSTP/Hubbard Broadcasting
Questions or for more information: Contact Angey, Nancy or Shanna at 651-784-0003 or shanna@shannawoodburyconsulting.com.