Helicopter Association International is proud to announce that nominations are being accepted for the 2012 Salute to Excellence Awards program, to be held Feb. 13 during HELI-EXPO 2012 in Dallas, Texas!

For more than 50 years, HAI has recognized the outstanding achievements and exceptional merits of individuals and organizations through the Salute to Excellence Awards program. The annual Salute to Excellence Awards dinner is the premier event of HELI-EXPO®. Any individual or organization, whether or not they are HAI members, may submit nominations or be nominated for one or more of the nine awards. By acknowledging exceptional individuals and organizations, the Salute to Excellence program encourages the highest standards of professionalism in the helicopter industry.

Nominations are currently being accepted online. Please include supportive materials relating to your nominations—including full biographies, videos, photographs, training certifications, letters of recommendation, and newspaper and magazine articles etc. Please note, the supportive materials (including full biographies AND video and photographs) must be submitted with the initial application. Incomplete packages will NOT be accepted.

Supportive materials can be mailed or faxed to HAI, or scanned and sent as an email attachment—Helicopter Association International, 1635 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; Fax: 703-683-4745; Email: rotor@rotor.com. All materials submitted for nomination become the property of HAI and will not be returned.

The closing date for nominations is Tues., Nov. 1, but HAI encourages you to submit your nomination(s) as soon as possible – do not leave it until the last minute!

For more information, please contact HAI’s Communications Department at 703-683-4646.

Make your nomination today and salute those who deserve to be recognized in 2012 for their contributions to the rotorcraft community. Do not let service above and beyond the call of duty go unrecognized!