Daytona Beach Campus Graduation

Spring 2025

• Christopher Browne, Eagle of Aviation Award
  John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (COAS and COE)
• Steve Varsano, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Founder and CEO, The Jet Business (COA and COB)

Fall 2024

• Jared Isaacman, Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters (L.H.D.)
  CEO, Shift 4; Mission Commander of Polaris Dawn

Spring 2024

• Michael Whitaker, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Federal Aviation Administration Administrator (COA and COB)
• Steve Nordlund, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Vice President and General Manager, Air Dominance of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (COAS and COE)

Fall 2023

• Bobbi Wells, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Vice President of Safety Systems, Efficiency and Compliance

Spring 2023

• Capt. Houston Mills, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Vice President of Flight Operations and Safety, UPS Airlines

Fall 2022

• Leanne G. Caret, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
  Executive Vice President and Senior Adviser, The Boeing Company

Spring 2022

• Hon. Charles F. Bolden Jr., Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
  Major General, USMC (Ret.); Founder and CEO Emeritus, The Charles F. Bolden Group, LLC

Fall 2021

• Robert L. Sumwalt, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Chairman, National Safety Board

Spring 2021

• Ellen Stofan, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Under Secretary for Science and Research, Smithsonian Institution

Fall/Spring 2020

• David Calhoun, Eagle of Aviation Award
  President and Chief Executive Officer, The Boeing Company

Fall 2019

• Capt. Pierre Thuot, Eagle of Aviation Award
  U.S. Navy, Retired

Spring 2019

• Dennis Jones, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Brigadier General, USAF; first to break the sound barrier

Fall 2018

• Ronald Ellis Keys, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
  U.S. Air Force, Retired

Spring 2018

• Joe Martin, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
  Chairman of the Board, Brooks Automation, Inc.; Co-Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (Retired)

Fall 2017

• Bob Chiusano, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Executive Vice President and COO, Commercial Systems at Rockwell Collins Inc. (Retired); Owner, RMC Consultancy LLC; Chairman of the Board, Winnebago Industries Inc.

Spring 2017

• Erik Lindbergh, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Founder and CEO, Powering Imagination LLC
• Helen Wessel, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
  Longtime ERAU Supporter and Donor

Fall 2016

• Rob Meyerson, Eagle of Aviation Award
  President, Blue Origin

Spring 2016

• Robert Sumwalt, Excellence in Aviation Award
  Member, National Transportation Safety Board

Fall 2015

• Kevin Mickey, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Vice President of Advanced Design, Northrup Grumann Corporation

Spring 2015

• Nicole Scott
  Member of the ERAU Board of Trustees, Astronaut and Alumna
• Dent Thompson, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Phoenix Air Group

Fall 2014

• Donald Gaetz, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
  Florida State Senator

Spring 2014

• Tom Connolly, Dedication of Connolly Quad
  Retired Chancellor of Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus

Fall 2013

• James Henderson, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  Chairman and CEO, Assured Partners, Inc.

Spring 2013

• Robert Cabana, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Director, Kennedy Space Center
• Mori Hosseini, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  Chairman and CEO, ICI Homes, Inc.

Fall 2012

• Arthur Lichte, Eagle of Aviation Award
  U.S. Air Force General (Retired) and Board of Trustees Member

Spring 2012

• Dave Barger, Eagle of Aviation Award
  President and COO, JetBlue Airways

Fall 2011

• Mike Haridopolis, Excellence in Aviation Award
  Florida Senate

Spring 2011

• Zane Rowe, Eagle of Aviation Award
  EVP and CFO, United Airlines; Board of Trustees Member

Fall 2010

• General Keys, Excellence in Aviation Award
  Retired General, U.S. Air Force; Board of Trustees Member

Spring 2010

• Nicole Stott, Distinguished Speaker Award
  Astronaut and Alumna

Fall 2009

• John Mica, Honorary Doctorate of Law
  Florida's 7th Congressional District Representative

Spring 2009

• Steven Sliwa
  President and CEO, Insitu Group, Inc.

Fall 2008

• William Parsons, Distinguished Speaker Award
  Center Director, John F. Kennedy Space Center

Spring 2008

• Bill Nelson, Eagle of Aviation Award
  United States Senator from Florida
• John (Jay) Adams Jr., Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
  Executive Vice President, Brown & Brown, Inc. (Retired)

Fall 2007

• Jack Pelton, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Chairman, President and CEO, Cessna Aircraft Company

Spring 2007

• Karen Holbrook, Eagle of Aviation Award
  President, The Ohio State University

Fall 2006

• John Rosanvallon, Eagle of Aviation Award
  President and CEO, Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation

Spring 2006

• Irene Trowell-Harris, Eagle of Aviation Award
  U.S. Air Force Major (Retired); Director, Department of Veteran Affairs
• Barbara Barrett, Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (L.H.D.)
  President, Triple Creek Guest Ranch
• Dave Barger, Distinguished Speaker Award
  President and COO, JetBlue Airways

Fall 2005

• Dave Bushy, Distinguished Speaker Award
  Vice President of Flight Operations, JetBlue Airways

Spring 2005

• Marion Blakey, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  Federal Aviation Administrator

Fall 2004

• Tim Brady
  Dean, College of Aviation
• Damon D'Agostino, Distinguished Speaker Award
  Vice President, North American-South Pacific CIT Aerospace
• John Johnson
  Provost and Chief Academic Officer
• Allen Haggerty, Distinguished Speaker Award
  Vice President and General Manager, Boeing Co. (Retired)

Spring 2004

• Robert Crandall, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AMR Corp./American Airlines (Retired)

Fall 2003

• James Guyette, Distinguished Speaker Award
  President and CEO, Rolls-Royce North America

Spring 2003

• Joseph Martin , Distinguished Speaker Award
  Senior Executive VP and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

Fall 2002

• Philip Condit, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  CEO and Chairman, The Boeing Company

Spring 2002

• Thomas Weidemeyer, Distinguished Speaker Award
  COO and President, UPS Airlines

Summer 2002

• Capt. William Compton, Distinguished Speaker Award
  President, TWA Airlines LLC (Retired)

Fall 2001

• David Burner, Distinguished Speaker Award
  Chairman, President and CEO, Goodrich Corporation

Spring 2001

• Frederick Smith, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Chairman, President and CEO, Federal Express Corp.

Summer 2001

• Mori Hosseini, Distinguished Speaker Award
  President and CEO, Intervest Construction

Fall 2000

• Evelyn Lynn, Distinguished Speaker Award
  Representative, District 27, Florida Legislature

Spring 2000

• Carol Hallet, Distinguished Speaker Award
  CEO, Air Transportation Association

Summer 2000

• John Graham, Distinguished Speaker Award
  President, Daytona International Speedway

Fall 1999

• Ambassador Edward Stimpson, Eagle of Aviation Award
  U.S. Representative of Council, International Civil Aviation Organization

Spring 1999

• Gordon Bethune, Eagle of Aviation Award
  CEO, Continental Airlines

Summer 1999

• Geroge Ebbs
  President, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Fall 1998

• Steven Udvar-Hazy, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  CEO, International Lease Finance Corporation

Spring 1998

• Jane Garvey, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  Administrator of Federal Aviation Administration

Summer 1998

• James Lampe
  Director of Flight Operations, ATA

Fall 1997

• General Lloyd Newton, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  Commander, United States Air Force

Spring 1997

• Jeffrey Papows, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  President, Lotus Development Corporation

Fall 1996

• R. Lyman Wood, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  Consultant, Follet Corporation

Spring 1996

• Edgar Mitchell, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  Retired Astronaut

Fall 1995

• Dixon Speas, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  President, PRC Aviation

Spring 1995

• General Moorman, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force

Fall 1994

• David Hinson
  Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

Spring 1994

• Paul Meunier
  President, Signature Flight Support

Fall 1993

• James Oberstar
  Congressional Rep. from Minnesota

Spring 1993

• Jake Garn
  Vice Chairman, Huntsman Chemical Corp.

Fall 1992

• Norman Augustine, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  CEO, Martin Marietta Corporation
• Paul Schweizer, Honorary Doctoral Degree

1989

• Tony Vier, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Test Pilot, Lockheed Martin

1988

• John Riddle, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Co-Founder, Embry-Riddle Corporation

1987

• Charles Yeager, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Brigadier General, USAF (first to break the sound barrier)
• Jenna Yeager, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Co-Pilot, Voyager Aircraft
• Johannes Steinhoff, Eagle of Aviation Award
  General
• Richard Rutan, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Pilot, Voyager Aircraft

1986

• Anesia Machado, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Dean, All Women Pilots

1985

• Robert Overmyer, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Colonel, USMC; NASA Astronaut; Pilot STS-5; Commander SL-3

1982

• Len Povey, Eagle of Aviation Award
  "Inventor Cuban-8"; Cuban Aviation Legend

1981

• Robert Buck, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Author, Aviation Weather and Safety

1979

• Emil Laird, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Aviation Legend

1978

• Max Conrad, Eagle of Aviation Award
  Aviation Legend; flew around the world in 1961

1974

• Susan Oliver, Honorary Doctoral Degree
  Actress and Pilot
• Cornelius Whitney, Honorary Doctoral Degree