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Honorees
Who are the Honorees?
Who are the Honorees?
Who are the Honorees?
Who are the honorees inducted into the
International Forest of Friendship?
- Women and men who have given dedicated service, leadership, friendship, and support to help others achieve aviation goals.
- Women and men who have been supportive and contributed to furthering aviation. The Honorees need not be pilots.
- Men and women who have helped link green spaces and aviation and aerospace--foresters who fly, environmentalists who leverage, smoke jumpers, pilots of fire tankers, etc.
- Pioneers in Aviation and Aerospace.
Aviation writers and educators who spend their lives encouraging others to fly. - Women and men who have made significant contributions to the development of aviation.
- Those who have established world aviation records.
Past Honorees
Who are the Honorees?
Who are the Honorees?
See the Honorees Download section below to see the complete list of Honorees. Note that location of some stones will be changing at the request of Honorees, and plans are to specify location by numbering the sidewalk blocks, so check back for updates. Please email the Forest office if any corrections are needed.
- Honorees by Last Name
Sponsor an Honoree
Information
Please consider honoring someone in 2025.
The date for the 2025 induction ceremony is September 12th and 13th.
Do you know someone who has made a special contribution to aviation?
You can honor them by sponsoring their application to be inducted into the International Forest of Friendship!
Your nominee will be honored at the ceremony in September, and an engraved stone with their name will be added to the walkways that wind through the Forest.
SPONSORSHIP STEPS:
Step 1:
Submit the online Sponsor Application Form online.
Step 2:
Sponsor Obligation for Payment: Payment of $450.00 by check/mail or $460 PayPal to the International Forest of Friendship must be submitted for each Honoree. This amount supplements the purchase of the stone, the engraving of the stone with the honoree's name, the placement of the stone, and forest maintenance.
To complete honoree registration, click on the "PayPal" button below. This will transfer you to the PayPal site where you may complete registration, or you may mail your payment.
Step 3:
Submit all supporting documents for the honoree, which include:
- A photograph of the honoree
- A maximum 300-word biography (in the 3rd person) about the honoree for the Forest magazine.
- A two-paragraph (up to 150 words) to be read during the ceremony.
All supporting documents may be submitted to
forestoffriendship@gmail.com or mailed to:
International Forest of Friendship
Attn: Office Staff
913 Main Street
Atchison, KS 66002
Honoree Engraved Stone
$460.00
PRICE CHANGE COMING EARLY IN 2025 This amount supplements the purchase of the stone, the engraving of the stone with the honoree's name, and the placement of the stone.