AIAA NTX New Member Orientation
14 May
6-7pm
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AIAA North Texas Section “Texy” Awards
Nominations Due 10 May 2026
21 May 2026
UT Arlington
6pm
Dinner & Awards Program - $25 per person
Make Award Nomination (Google form)
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AIAA North Texas Section Awards will be presented for the categories below, primarily for the period of the last AIAA Fiscal Year June 2025 through May 2026. Several of the awards are named in honor of the former UTA Aerospace Engineering professors who established and led the initial program at UTA. All serious nominations will be considered with final award announcements at the event itself (except for scholarship winners who will be notified ahead of time). All nominations should not exceed 1 page, not including endorsements/letters of
recommendation (maximum 2). Judging will be by the North Texas Section Officers and Advisory Board.
Keynote: Lt. Gen. (ret.) Charles “CR” Davis (AF)
CR is an active experimental test pilot with L3Harris with 250+ test hours in–AT-802 and OA-1K Skyraider. Conducting envelope
expansion, engine airstarts, handling qualities and mission systems testing as L3Harris converts AT-802 into USAF’s OA-1K.
2026 Award Categories
$500 High School Senior Scholarship
GPA, public service, activities, aerospace career goal (need not be for university, can be technical/mechanical/pilot/ATC goal), and AIAA activities will be considered for student attending North Texas high school.
$500 College Undergraduate Student Scholarship
GPA, public service, activities, aerospace career goal, and AIAA activities will be considered for student attending North Texas college.
Dr. Don Seath Award for Outstanding University Faculty
This award honors former UTA Aerospace Dept. Chair Dr. Don Seath (above) for his years of service to the aerospace education profession and for helping to establish the initial Aerospace Engineering program at UTA. Service/support for students, other faculty, programs, university, technical field, or AIAA will be considered for a North Texas instructor.
Outstanding High School Educator
Service/support for students, other faculty, programs, university, technical field, or AIAA will be considered for a North Texas instructor.
High School Student of the Year
GPA, public service, activities, aerospace career goal, and AIAA activities will be considered for North Texas student.
College Student of the Year
GPA, public service, activities, aerospace career goal, and AIAA activities will be considered for North Texas student.
Dr. Jack Fairchild Award for Best AIAA North Texas College Event
This award honors former UTA Professor Dr. Jack Fairchild (above) for his years of service to the aerospace education profession with his VariEze aircraft building program for students and his support and promotion of AIAA. Any AIAA supported/organized/recognized collegiate event is eligible.
Dr. Don Wilson Award for AIAA North Texas Young Professional of the Year
This award honors former UTA Professor Dr. Don Wilson (above) for his years of service to UTA. Dr. Wilson (above) was responsible for the development of the Aerodynamics Research Center (https://arc.uta.edu/) and was the graduate advisor of NASA Astronaut Kalpana Chalwa. Professional achievements, service/support for AIAA will be considered.
AIAA North Texas Outstanding Professional Achievement
Professional achievement, service/support for AIAA will be considered.
Outstanding Aerospace Achievement by a North Texas Individual
Technical, research, education, or operations will be considered.
Outstanding Aerospace Achievement by a North Texas Team
Technical, research, education, or operations will be considered.
Outstanding AIAA Support Awards (separate awards)
Service/support for AIAA will be considered for each award below.
- AIAA North Texas Student Member
- North Texas Young Professional Member
- North Texas Professional Member
- North Texas Company or Organization
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Critical Incident Response Program (CIRP) Training
23-25 June 2026
National Test Pilots School
1030 Flight Line Bldg. 72, Mojave, CA 93501-1679
CIRP is a peer-to-peer, mental health support program designed to mitigate the impact of an accident or incident before stress reactions damage job performance, careers, family, and health.
Initial Training $500
Refresher Training $75
iPay (self-pay) options available for full course
For Support, Info, Training & Registration
Other Flight Test CIRP Course Available this Year
25-27 Aug. at ITPS in London, Ontario, Canada - Initial & Refresher Training
Plus a few other dates available at Airlines/OEMs, send note below
Questions?
Southwest Aerospace Symposium (SWAS)
Presentation Video Recordings Now Available!
Including the informative keynote address by NASA Astronaut Bob “Farmer” Hines (M), videos of the presentations are now available on our AIAA NTX App Luft Orgs (available for free in the Apple App store). Videos available, listed below, are located under each presentation title at SWAS / SWAS Presentations in the App. Presentation abstracts and presenter bios are still available in same area.
NOTE: These recordings are the property of AIAA NTX and SETP and may not be reproduced, copied, or posted without the express written consent of the societies. They are only for the personal use of our members.
Videos & photos can be also found at AIAA North Texas Engage.