The Stacy Weislogel Aviation Student Leadership Award

Stacy Weislogel prepares to fly a Beechcraft Duchess

Background

The Aviation Student Leadership Award was the first and longest running award provided by the OSU Aviation Alumni Society. The award was made possible due to the hard work and contributions of many society members. Of note, AAS pioneer and long time board member and advisor Stacy Weislogel made great advancements to the award. Professor Stacy Weislogel served as an OSU faculty member from 1968-2006 in a number of different positions. He progressed to the rank of full professor in 1979, and served as Chairman, Department of Aviation (1982-1990), as Associate Dean (1990-2006) and Interim Dean (1992) in the College of Engineering. He received faculty emeritus status upon his retirement in 2006. In 2023 the OSU Aviation Alumni Society Board of Governors initiated a name change of this award to recognize Stacy Weislogel's outstanding leadership and contributions to Ohio State Aviation. The award is funded by gifts to the OSU Foundation Fund No. 316644 and is managed by the OSU Aviation Alumni Society (AAS) Board of Governors. 

Award Description

The Stacy Weislogel Aviation Student Leadership Award recognizes one OSU Aviation student who best exhibits the qualities of leadership in an OSU Aviation student organization. Based upon nominations submitted by the aviation student organization advisors, the Aviation Alumni Society Board of Governors annually selects the recipient to be presented the award. 

Leadership has been defined as the ability to motivate others to willingly follow a vision and act upon it to achieve the vision.  

Leadership qualities include: integrity, perseverance, magnanimity, humility, openness, creativity, fairness, assertiveness, sense of humor, intelligence, self-confidence, and effective communication.

• Declared Aviation Major
• Junior or Senior rank
• Active membership in at least one of the OSU Aviation Student Organizations:
  • Alpha Eta Rho (AHP)
  • Aviation Management Organization / American Association of Airport Executives (AMO/AAAE)
    
  • Flight Team at The Ohio State University (OSUFT)
  • National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA)
  • Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP)
    
  • Women in Flight at The Ohio State University (WIF)
  • Aviation Student Advocacy & Peer Support Organization
  • VR Flight Sim
• The student representative to the AAS Board of Governors and previous recipients are ineligible

Nomination Eligibility

Only OSU Aviation student organization advisors are eligible to submit a nomination, and they are invited to do so.

• Nominations Open: TBA
• Nomination Submittal Deadline: TBA
• Award Presentation: TBA

Aviation Student Organization Advisors will be invited to submit nominations