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SSA Exceptional Achievement Award
This award was established by the SSA Directors in 1964 to recognize individuals and groups whose achievements have been, in the opinion of the Directors, of such import as to warrant special recognition for such achievements that do not normally qualify under other established SSA awards. Recipients are presented with a suitable engraved certificate at the SSA Annual Awards Banquet.
Recipients of SSA Exceptional Achievements Awards have been as follows:
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1966 | George Moffat, Jr. | |
| 1968 | Mrs. Jean Doty | ||
| 1970 | Edward H. Butts, Carle C. Conway, Benjamin W. Greene, Fritz Kahl, George Moffat, Jr. Wallace A. Scott, Andrew J. Smith, John W. Williams, S. Calif. Competition Club | ||
| 1972 | Helen R. Dick, Betsy Howell, Karl Striedieck | ||
| 1973 | William Holbrook, George Moffat, Jr. | ||
| 1974 | Wilfred S. Schuemann | ||
| 1975 | Richard H. Ball, Jack W. Laister, Babs Nutt & Hanna Duncan, Edward Minghelli & John Robert Gravance, Ernest Schweizer, Leslie Schweizer | ||
| 1976 | Charles W. Shaw | ||
| 1977 | Paul McCready & Gossamer Condor Team, Karl Striedieck, Col. Joe Engle, USAF & The Enterprise Team | ||
| 1978 | Wiliam D. English, Jr. | ||
| 1979 | Stanley W. Smith | ||
| 1980 | Nelson N. Shapter | ||
| 1981 | Doris F. Grove, Rudolf W. Mozer, Bernard H. Paiewonsky | ||
| 1982 | Marion I. Barritt, Elbert L. Rutan, Shirley Sliwa | ||
| 1983 | Dallas Gliding Association, Thomas L. Knauff, Joann B. Shaw | ||
| 1984 | James Maupin, Sailplane Homebuilders Association | ||
| 1985 | Henry G. Combs, Douglas L. Jacobs, Christopher Woods, Woodson K. Woods | ||
| 1986 | Wil Schuemann, Thomas L. Knauff, Karl Striedieck, John Seymour, Leonard R. McMaster, Robert Robertson (posthumous) | ||
| 1987 | Pacific Soaring Council (PASCO) | ||
| 1988 | Harry McGrath, Jr., Les Sebald, Robert Casamajor, Wallace Scott | ||
| 1989 | Jim Short, Judy Lincoln, E. Gene Hammond, Walter Cannon, Larry Sanderson | ||
| 1990 | Carl Herold, Joann Shaw, James E. Hard | ||
| 1991 | Team Uvalde, E. Gene Hammond, Mark & Kerry Huffstutler, Hal Lattimore, Hannes Linke, Boots Scott, Bob Semans, Mike Strang | ||
| 1992 | James Bob, Charlie Minner, Bob Wander, Don Roberts & The Cygnet Team | ||
| 1993 | No Awards | ||
| 1994 | Barry Clements, Michael Gallagher, Gary Nakagawa, Elizabeth Yoest, Henry Combs, Charles O'Mahony, Karl Striedieck, Roy McMaster, John Seymour | ||
| 1995 | Group Genesis, Peter Masak | ||
| 1996 | Patrick Barry, Piero Morelli, Bernald Smith |
