For Immediate Release
Contact: Tony Sculimbrene, (937) 475-7627, afs@aviationheritagearea.org;
Amanda Wright Lane Wins Aviation Award
Dayton, Ohio (13 August 08) -The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) announced at its Annual Meeting, Amanda Wright Lane as the winner of the Ivonette Wright Miller award. The Alliance bestows this honor on the individual who as done the most to promote the aviation heritage of the Dayton Region and the National Aviation Heritage Area.
Amanda Wright Lane, the great grandniece of the Wright brothers, was recognized for her passionate support of not just the legacy of her great-grand uncles but for her support of aviation and all the aviation heritage of the region. In announcing the award, last year’s recepient, Brad Tillson spoke of Ms. Lane’s dedication to promoting the National Aviation Heritage Area to local, regional, national and international audiences. “Having traveled to France, Italy, Brazil and the United Kingdom, Amanda Wright Lane has been a perfect ambassador for the Wright Family as well as Dayton’s aviation heritage, with her enthusiastic support and promotion of the region,” said Tillson. “In addition, in working with the City of Oakwood and Dayton History she did what many had failed to do, to see Hawthorn Hill opened to the public, achieving a wonderful victory for this community. This happened because of her personal commitment to ensuring that not only the family home is preserved but the neighborhood setting as well.”
Wright Lane, of Cincinnati, is the 10th individual to receive the award and the second member of the Wright family so honored. Her father, Wick Wright was the first to win the Ivonette Wright Miller award in 1998. In accepting the award Ms. Lane reflected on her late father’s work of preserving Dayton’s history but also shared thoughts on the namesake of the award, Ivonette Wright Miller. “Aunt Ivy was a special person, who saw the importance of what Uncles Wil and Orv had achieved and worked tirelessly to preserve their history.” In addressing the audience Ms. Lane noted, “It is truly an honor to work with each and every one of you and all that you have achieved in preserving and promoting aviation and its history.”
John Bosch, chair of the National Aviation Heritage Alliance said, “Amanda is our ‘super volunteer’ and helps with all of the partnering organizations of the Alliance. We are a better organization and a better community because of her. She is clearly deserving of this award.”
Previous to this award, Ms. Lane received the 2008 Public Service Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for “outstanding contributions to the aeronautics industry on national and international levels, and for dedicated efforts to preserve aviation history through education and outreach.” She was recognized in 2004 for being one of Dayton’s Top Ten Women.
Contact: Tony Sculimbrene, (937) 475-7627, afs@aviationheritagearea.org;
Amanda Wright Lane Wins Aviation Award
Dayton, Ohio (13 August 08) -The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) announced at its Annual Meeting, Amanda Wright Lane as the winner of the Ivonette Wright Miller award. The Alliance bestows this honor on the individual who as done the most to promote the aviation heritage of the Dayton Region and the National Aviation Heritage Area.
Amanda Wright Lane, the great grandniece of the Wright brothers, was recognized for her passionate support of not just the legacy of her great-grand uncles but for her support of aviation and all the aviation heritage of the region. In announcing the award, last year’s recepient, Brad Tillson spoke of Ms. Lane’s dedication to promoting the National Aviation Heritage Area to local, regional, national and international audiences. “Having traveled to France, Italy, Brazil and the United Kingdom, Amanda Wright Lane has been a perfect ambassador for the Wright Family as well as Dayton’s aviation heritage, with her enthusiastic support and promotion of the region,” said Tillson. “In addition, in working with the City of Oakwood and Dayton History she did what many had failed to do, to see Hawthorn Hill opened to the public, achieving a wonderful victory for this community. This happened because of her personal commitment to ensuring that not only the family home is preserved but the neighborhood setting as well.”
Wright Lane, of Cincinnati, is the 10th individual to receive the award and the second member of the Wright family so honored. Her father, Wick Wright was the first to win the Ivonette Wright Miller award in 1998. In accepting the award Ms. Lane reflected on her late father’s work of preserving Dayton’s history but also shared thoughts on the namesake of the award, Ivonette Wright Miller. “Aunt Ivy was a special person, who saw the importance of what Uncles Wil and Orv had achieved and worked tirelessly to preserve their history.” In addressing the audience Ms. Lane noted, “It is truly an honor to work with each and every one of you and all that you have achieved in preserving and promoting aviation and its history.”
John Bosch, chair of the National Aviation Heritage Alliance said, “Amanda is our ‘super volunteer’ and helps with all of the partnering organizations of the Alliance. We are a better organization and a better community because of her. She is clearly deserving of this award.”
Previous to this award, Ms. Lane received the 2008 Public Service Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for “outstanding contributions to the aeronautics industry on national and international levels, and for dedicated efforts to preserve aviation history through education and outreach.” She was recognized in 2004 for being one of Dayton’s Top Ten Women.
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The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) is a private, not for profit corporation operating as the management entity of the Congressionally designated National Aviation Heritage Area, one of 40 national heritage areas in the United States. NAHA’s vision is for Dayton to become the recognized global center of aviation heritage and premier destination for aviation heritage tourism, sustaining the legacy of the Wright brothers. The National Aviation Heritage Area encompasses an eight county area (Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Warren, Champaign, Shelby, and Auglaize counties.)
The National Aviation Heritage Alliance (NAHA) is a private, not for profit corporation operating as the management entity of the Congressionally designated National Aviation Heritage Area, one of 40 national heritage areas in the United States. NAHA’s vision is for Dayton to become the recognized global center of aviation heritage and premier destination for aviation heritage tourism, sustaining the legacy of the Wright brothers. The National Aviation Heritage Area encompasses an eight county area (Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark, Warren, Champaign, Shelby, and Auglaize counties.)
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