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By Daniel Baxter |
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May 26, 2010 - The
National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has awarded former
Federal Aviation Administrator Jane Garvey with its Sentinel of Safety
Award, in honor of her dedication to aviation. The award is the highest
honor for those outside of the organization who have displayed
outstanding achievements in the advancement of aviation safety.
Dedicated to
building a collaborative partnership with NATCA, Garvey, who served as
the 14th FAA Administrator, was both the first female Administrator and
the first to serve a five-year term.
The Sentinel of Safety award puts a special emphasis on those who have gone above and beyond to preserve and improve the National Airspace System. “I can think of no better way to describe the leadership of Jane Garvey, one of NATCA’s strongest allies, than extraordinary, aggressive and courageous,” said NATCA President Paul Rinaldi. |
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Dedicating her
term as Administrator to modernization, more modernization efforts took
place in her tenure than in the previous 20 years.
During her term, Garvey unveiled the FAA’s Operational Evolution
Plan – designed to serve as the backbone for large-scale modernization
in the system. She even
oversaw the Y2K transition, calming public fears by taking a flight on
New Year’s Eve.
Prior to her time
at the FAA, Garvey served as the director at
NATCA has worked
with Garvey in recent years when she served as a judge for the first two
years of the Archie League Medal of Safety awards and through her
service last year on the three-person mediation and arbitration panel
overseeing the negotiations on NATCA’s new bargaining agreement with the
FAA.
“Jane Garvey was
one of the finest FAA Administrators and public servants this country
has ever seen. I’m proud to call her one of NATCA’s most steadfast
supporters and a friend,” said Rinaldi.
Jane Garvey was
head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration from 1997 to 2002.
Garvey earned her B.A. from Mount Saint Mary's College (a Catholic
women's college in |
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