Tue, Feb 13, 2007
Astronaut Eugene Cernan Among Honorees
The Lindbergh Foundation told ANN Monday three individuals
will be honored at the 2007 Lindbergh Award Ceremony on May 16 at
the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, MN. Among the honorees is
NASA astronaut Eugene Cernan -- most widely recognized as the last
man on the moon -- who will receive the Foundation’s Spirit
Award.
In honor of the 80th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s
New York-to-Paris flight, the Foundation’s Spirit Award will
be presented to Astronaut Eugene Cernan for his pioneering
achievements in an aviation career and a spirit and character that
represent the best of this nation. Previous recipients of the
Spirit Award are: Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., 1997, and Sen. John
Glenn, 2002.
"If anyone personifies
the spirit and pioneering character of America’s space
program it is the last man to have set foot on the moon -- Captain
Gene Cernan," said Lindbergh Award Event Co-Chair Greg Herrick,
Lindbergh Foundation board member. "Captain Cernan is not only an
accomplished pilot and astronaut; he is a dedicated and active
proponent of aviation and space travel. I cannot speak highly
enough of Gene Cernan, he is a true gentleman and in every way most
deserving of the Lindbergh Foundation’s Spirit Award."
Cernan (below) has had a remarkable career in the United States
space program. He flew on three separate space missions and was the
second American to walk in space. He is one of only two men to have
flown to the moon twice. He also has the distinction of being the
last man on the moon.
Other honorees for 2007 are acclaimed author and architect Sarah
Susanka, who will receive the Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award. National
Geographic Society Explorer in Residence and Wildlife Conservation
Society Conservationist, Dr. J. Michael Fay, will receive the
honorary 2007 Lindbergh Award.
"On this 80th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's history-making
transatlantic flight, the Minnesota Historical Society is
especially honored to host the Lindbergh Foundation’s 2007
awards dinner," said Nina Archabal, Society director. "With the
Curtiss JN-4 Jenny hanging above the History Center rotunda, guests
will have an opportunity to see the type of aircraft that Lindbergh
flew for his first adventures with flight. Like Lindbergh, this
year’s award winners have found excitement in adventures that
have changed the way the world lives."
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