Detailed Summary of The Division and NZAT Awards:

The Geoffrey Roberts Award

This award is open to any young person, a New Zealand citizen, who has the firm intention of following a career in civil aviation in New Zealand. At the time of selection, the candidate could be in training in preparation for taking up such a career or could be gaining experience in civil aviation overseas.

The Award is made by the Division and the trust fund administered by NZAT.

The George Watt Award

This award is made by the Royal New Zealand Air Force to a member of the RNZAF to recognise outstanding technical merit which enhances the efficiency of the RNZAF. It can be given for the invention of improved equipment, improvement in methods, a paper on means of improving technical support or for improved methods leading to advances in technical training.

The Award is made by the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the trust fund administered by NZAT.

The Douglas Patterson Award

This award is to encourage those persons who are making a career in aviation in those South Pacific countries where aviation is still in the developmental stage. The award is intended to assist the candidate to gain experience in the aviation industry in New Zealand or overseas.

The Award is made by the Division and the trust fund administered by NZAT.

The Campbell Award

This award comes in two categories,

1.     This award is to encourage any person showing potential in the profession of Aviation Journalism. Candidates must be under 28 years of age at the time of the application.

2.     This award is to recognise established Aviation Journalists or Writers who have demonstrated their ability and dedication in this specialised area.

The Awards are made by a panel of judges, and the trust fund administered by NZAT.

The Michael J Neville/Boeing Airplane Company Award

This award is made to a young person in the employment of Air New Zealand Limited (or its subsidiaries or successors) who demonstrates excellence in work ethics, values, application and results, and has a firm and appropriate intention for further study or learning.

The Award is made by Air New Zealand and the trust fund administered by NZAT.

The Ian J Diamond Award

Awarded to a young aviation engineer wishing to embark on a course of higher academic study leading to a degree in an aviation related subject and with the firm intention of participating in New Zealand aviation.

The E.A. Gibson Award

Awarded for an innovation or other form of excellence within the field of agricultural aviation in New Zealand.

Awarded to the speaker or speakers for the best presentation made during the year to a Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society or at the Symposium.

Other awards which are subject to differing selection criteria are:

Allen Williams Award

This is an award presented to the winner of the Walsh Trophy at the Scout Walsh Flying School each year and the selection is determined by the Camp Leaders.

Walsh Memorial Trophy

This prestigious trophy is presented to the top student at the Walsh Flying School as determined by the Chief Instructor.

Charles Todd Memorial Scholarship

The selection and presentation is made by the Scout Association at the annual Flying School.

The Award is administered by the Company with annual grants from the Todd Foundation.

The Philip Le Couteur Award

This award is given in two separate awards at the Walsh Memorial Flying School and at the Air Training Cadet Camp. This award recognises excellence in attitude towards aviation safety, and is awarded to the pupil at each course, who in the eyes of the instructors displays the best attitude towards flight safety.

A new trust is being established by Allen Williams, a former senior executive in Air New Zealand engineering and later General Manager of Brown and Dureau (NZ) Ltd. This award will assist the winner of the Walsh Memorial Award (at the Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School) to further his or her flying training.

Council Awards

Wigram Award

This award is the premier award that the Division has at its disposal. It honours the name of the politician who was instrumental in the establishment of military aviation in New Zealand in the part of the last century.

The award is made for the best paper delivered to a branch of the Division.

Gibson Award

This award recognises the contribution of the first Director of Civil Aviation, Mr Gibson (Gibby) to the establishment of civil aviation and particularly his support for the establishment of the agricultural aviation sector in New Zealand. The holders of this award are a very select group as few awards have been made.

Meritorious Services Award

This award is made by the Council to recognise individual contributions to aviation in New Zealand and/or to the development of the Royal Aeronautical Society in New Zealand and the South West Pacific.

The award can be awarded as a gold medal, a silver medal or a certificate depending on the Council’s consideration of the magnitude of an individual’s contribution.

All Council awards are made without any monetary element.