North Texas Section

2025-26 "Texy" Award Winners$500 High School Senior Scholarship
Awab Badawi, Trinity High school

$500 College Undergraduate Student Scholarship 
Deeva Khanuja, UTA

Dr. Don Seath Award for Outstanding University Faculty
Dr. Liang Sun, Baylor University 

Outstanding High School Educator
Mr. Bryan Harston, HEB Technology Center

High School Student of the Year 
Eugenia Jin, Grapevine High School

College Student of the Year
Austen Smith, UTA

Dr. Jack Fairchild Award for Best  AIAA North Texas College Event
UTA AIAA Student Branch 
Southwest Aerospace Symposium co-host

Dr. Don Wilson Award for AIAA North Texas Young Professional of the Year
Alex Doriski, L3 Harris

Outstanding Aerospace Achievement by a North Texas Individual
Stephen Atkins, UTA
1^st Place 2026 AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference, Graduate Division 

Outstanding Aerospace Achievement by a North Texas Team
UT Dallas Design-Build-Fly Team
23rd out of 93 teams, only North Texas DBF Team

Outstanding AIAA Support Awards
AIAA North Texas Student Member 
Mi Vo, UTD Student Branch President
Student Branch Leadership 
North Texas Young Professional Member
Yen Pham
Luft Org App Team
North Texas Professional Member 
Michael Filippidis, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
AIAA HQ coordination
North Texas Company or Organization
SETP Southwest Section 
Southwest Aerospace Symposium co-host

2026-27 AAIA North Texas Council Nominees
The list of nominees is provided below for your consideration.
If you desire to run for office or advisory board, please reply by 26 May 2026.
Officers

Chair
Mr. James Sergeant, LM/GD, VG (Ret.)
AIAA Associate Fellow

Vice Chair
Mr, Lucas Anderson, LMSW
AIAA Young Professional

Treasurer
Mr. Jon Dean, Pike Engineering
AIAA Member

Secretary 
Mr. Dana Johnson, LM (Ret.)
AIAA Member

Advisory Board

Mr. Jim Acree
AIAA Senior Member
USN, FAA, American Airlines (retired); DER Test Pilot

Ms. Angela Buccio 
AIAA Young Professional
Bell Textron

Lt. Gen. (ret.) Charles “CR” Davis   
AIAA Member
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

Dr. Dennis Finley
AIAA Associate Fellow
Lockheed Martin (Ret.)

Mr. Mike Fox
AIAA Associate Fellow
NASA/GD/Lockheed Martin (Ret.)

Mr. Chris Hughes
AIAA Senior Member
Lockheed Martin

Ms. Deeva Khanuja
AIAA Student Member
UTA AIAA

Mr. Paul Park
AIAA Fellow
GD/LM, UTA Design Instructor (Ret.)

Dr. Liwei Zhang
AIAA Associate Fellow
UTA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering