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Young Eagles Visionary Wins Phillips 66 Award

** Greg Anderson**
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Key Takeaways:

  • Greg Anderson, the former EAA staffer who conceived the Young Eagles program, received the 2014 Phillips 66 Aviation Leadership Award.
  • The Young Eagles program, launched in 1992, has provided initial aviation experiences to over 1.8 million youths, inspiring many to pursue aviation careers.
  • Anderson dedicated more than 20 years to EAA, personally flying over 600 youths, and continues to promote aviation education at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum.
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Greg Anderson, the former EAA staffer who came up with the idea for the Young Eagles program, received the 2014 Phillips 66 Aviation Leadership Award last week during AirVenture Oshkosh 2014.

Anderson has dedicated much of his life to inspiring young people to get involved in aviation, personally flying more than 600 youths on Young Eagles flights. Now the head of the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver, Anderson worked for EAA for more than 20 years.

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