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receive the Arthur Godfrey Air Fellowship.

1954 Jean Ross Howard becomes the 13th woman helicopter pilot in the free world. 

1955 Nancy Moore and Jean Ross Howard organize the first International Air Race (Angel Derby) from Washington D.C. to Havana,

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Transpo '72.

Cuba. Of 63 contestants in 36 airplanes, 9 are D.C. members. All are held up in the Willard Hotel for three days because of bad weather over the entire east coast. Two other contestants are Zaddie Bunker, a 67 year-old great

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grandmother who flies a red Ercoupe, "Zaddie's Rocking Chair" and 18-year-old Joan Merriam (Smith) who later flies the Amelia Earhart route around the world (1964).

Jean Ross Howard organizes the Whirly Girls.

Frances Nolde is appointed consultant to the Air Defense Transportation Administration.

1957 We host the Section meeting at Allison's Tea House in Alexandria and support the AWTAR Terminus.

At a regular meeting, Major John Glenn is our speaker having just completed the first supersonic, non-stop coast-to-coast flight in a F8U jet.

1959 Blanch Noyes receives the Lady Hay-Drummond Hay Award. Mitzi Moore Keller receives the Safety Award from the Aeronautic Commission of Maryland. Jean Ross Howard is honored for her outstanding work in the helicopter field; Fran Nolde as N.A.A. delegate from the U.S. to the FAI at Palermo, Sicily; Marilyn Link for her work in Aviation Education; Katherine Stinson as an outstanding woman aeronautical engineer.

1960 We assist with the AWTAR Terminus and International Conventional from July 11-16 during which we succeed in getting our suggestion of an index in the 99 roster approved. We also host the Section meeting.

1962 Fran Nolde receives the Paul Tissandier Diploma at the FAI. Jean Ross Howard receives the Washington Air Derby Award for outstanding participation in and contribution to aviation.

1963 The Flyaway from Atchison, Kansas, of the Amelia Earhart 8-cent Commemorative Airmail stamp covers to all state capitals by seven Charter Members includes our Blanch Noyes and Nancy Hopkins Tier. Blanche Noyes presents President John F. Kennedy with two First Day Covers in the Rose Garden.

Velta Benn receives an Amelia Earhart Scholarship. Nancy Lyman (Foster) and Ellen Bateman win second place in AWTAR.

The first Middle East Section Achievement awards are presented to Alice Hammond (Eastern PA) and Virginia Thompson, Governor. Velta Benn receives a Flying Award Trophy for the greatest number of hours during the year (almost 1000).

Blanche Noyes is one of six women in U.S. Government to receive a Federal Women's Award.

Jean Ross Howard is the first woman to serve on the U.S. Presidential Federal Aviation

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Francis Bowman displays the unexpectedly strong arm that torqued a wheel bolt clean in two. PM 101.

Agency Women's Advisory Board. Ex-officio members: Frances Nolde, Blanche Noyes, Nona Quarles, and Katherine Stinson.

1964 Jean Ross Howard is Co-Chairman of the new 32-member FAA Women's Advisory Committee named by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Other members include Fran Nolde, Blanche Noyes, Nona Quarles, and Katharine Stinson. Fay Gillis Wells receives the Lady Hay-Drummond Hay Award. At the Fall Sectional, Irene Wirtschafter receives the Achievement Award and Ada Mitchell receives a trophy. 

1965 We hold a reception at the American Newspaper Women's Club to celebrate the second anniversary of the unveiling of the Amelia Earhart Commemorative 8-cent airmail stamp. Fay Gillis Wells conceives the plans for these ambitions AE Celebrations against

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From left: Gladys Wise, chairman, D.C. Chapter, 99s; President Jammal; Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to break the sound barrier and member of the Zonta Club of Palm Springs; Mary Stewart, president of the Zonta Club of Washington; Lois Earl, Washington Zontian and dinner co-chairman; and the other co-chairman, Irene Wirtschafter, D.C. Chapter, 99s.