First presented in 1968 as the FSF Publication Award, the award was renamed in 1988 in memory of Cecil A. Brownlow, a veteran newspaper, wire service and magazine journalist who was the FSF editor of publications from 1981 until shortly before his death in 1988 at age 61.

Brownlow covered the Korean War for the International News Service and was a rewrite man for the New York Herald Tribune before going to work in the mid-1950s for what was then Aviation Week; he ended his 22-year career at the magazine as executive editor of Aviation Week & Space Technology. When he left the magazine in the late 1970s, he bought four small newspapers in New York State’s Hudson Valley. A few years later, he sold the newspapers and, soon afterward, became head of the FSF Publications Department.

The award recognizes significant contributions by journalists to aviation safety awareness. Candidates for the prestigious award may be individuals, publications or organizations. Nominations may be for long-term achievement or for outstanding articles, books or works in electronic media published or broadcast between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008.

The recipient of the award, sponsored by IHS Aviation Information will receive US$1,000; an elegant framed, hand-lettered citation; and transportation to the FSF International Air Safety Seminar, the award venue.

Nominations of individuals or organizations, including a detailed description (400 words or fewer) of the nominee’s achievements, may be made using the online nomination form (link below) or sent to Rick Darby, associate editor, Flight Safety Foundation, 601 Madison Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314-1756 USA. Nominations, both online or delivered, must be accompanied by representative hard-copy, videocassette, CD or DVD samples of the nominee’s work (not Internet links), sent to the address above. An independent board will consider the nominations that meet the award criteria.

The nominating deadline is July 31, 2008; the award is presented at this year’s FSF International Air Safety Seminar (IASS) in October.

FSF Cecil A. Brownlow Publication Award Nomination Form [MSWord 28K]

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