“Quality is not expensive…it’s priceless”
In Recognition of Ethics and Dedication
This award is presented annually to the individual who best exemplifies the charter, ethics, dedication, and commitment to Aviation Fuel Quality Programs.
Over the years, Mr. Gammon’s body of work, innovations, products, development of standards, and intense loyalty to the industry is unprecedented and his contributions countless.
There is not a fuelhandler or operator at any military airfield or commercial airport whose job effectiveness of getting clean, dry, on-specification fuel to an aircraft has not been enhanced by Howard Gammon. With every step in his career, he made a lasting footprint for future generations to see.
The Howard Gammon “Black Gold Quality” Award was established in 2007 as a lasting tribute to Mr. Gammon’s lifetime of unselfish devotion to helping other grow and a strong commitment to excellence.
Mr Gammon, 95 years young, peacefully passed away on January 6, 2018. He was an American Aviation Fuels ICON and the father of jet fuel quality control, world-wide.
Award Recipients
| Reed Fuller | Pamela Marie Serino |
| L. Frank Cho | Michael Barta |
| Anthony Kitson-Smith | Theodore Sislian |
| Phil Rugen | Bruce Hoover |
| Calvin Martin | Jim Gammon |
| John Rhode | Pierre Poitras |
