The membership of the American Helicopter Society is drawn from a wide range of individuals and organizations involved in the advancement of vertical flight. It includes leading engineers and designers, industry management, commercial and civil operators, the government R&D community, the military services, certifying agencies, pilots, and others who design, build, maintain, test, fly, operate, and procure vertical flight aircraft.
AHS brings these people together and creates an environment in which they can share, learn, participate and grow.
Membership in AHS means commitment - commitment to the identification and solution of technical problems, commitment to meeting the needs of the user community, and commitment to support of rotary wing programs. This commitment leads to progress in developing vertical flight technology and to increasing the use of the helicopter throughout the world. AHS membership, fueled by active chapter and individual interest, continues to grow. The Society recognizes members and chapters dedicated to this growth through special membership incentive programs.
One New Member Sponsor Program: Each member sponsoring his first new member receives an AHS keychain and credit towards membership in the President's Club.
Five Member Sponsor Program: Each member sponsoring five new members receives an AHS mug and credit towards membership in the President's Club.
Ten-Member President's Club Sponsor Program: honors those members who have sponsored ten or more new members to the Society. Members receive an AHS baseball cap and a certificate of appreciation.
Twenty-Five Member Executive Club Sponsor Program: Each member sponsoring 25 or more new members receives an AHS executive pen.
The Society is proud to honor the members of the President's Club, listed below.
Mr. Gordon F. Acker
Mr. Ralph P. Alex
Mr. Philip J. Alldridge
Dr. Donizeti de Andrade
Ms. Susan A. Arjeski
Mr. Simon Atyeo
Mr. Richard L. Ballard
Mr. Charles L. Baskin Jr.
Mr. Rudolph W. Beckert
Mr. Charles B. Beebe
Mr. Robert Beggs
Dr. Richard L. Bennett
Ms. Laura Bequette
Mr. James C. Biggers
Ms. Patsy E. Bina
Mr. John Blackler
Dr. Akif O. Bolukbasi
Mr. Jasmin Bourdon
Dr. Albert Brand
Mr. Edward F. Branhof
Mr. Patrick O. Brassel, Jr.
Mr. John T. Brieger
Mr. Scott Bruce
Capt Arne B. Bruflat USN (Ret.)
Mr. LeRoy T. Burrows
Mr. Edward S. Carter
Ms. Elizabeth Z. Castillo
Mr. Robert Chambers
Mr. William R. Charlton
Mr. Ned A. Chase
Prof. Inderjit Chopra
Mr. John H. Cline
Mr. Herbert (Buz) Conover III
Col Curtis T. Crews, USMC (Ret).
Mr. Peter J. Cross
Col William E. Crouch
Mr. Drew Culp
Mr. Robert G. Cunningham
Mr. Robert E. Curley
Mr. Edward J. Currier
Professor Howard C. Curtiss, Jr.
Mr. E. C. Darlington
Mr. William A. Decker
Mr. Robert Derham
Mr. Albert Eugene Easterling
Dr. Joseph J. Eisenhuth
Mr. Donald G. Ekquist
Mr. James D. Erickson
Mr. David S. Ferrell
Mr. M.E. Rhett Flater
Mr. Jeff Fox
Mr. Evan A. Fradenburgh
Prof. Robert Frederick
Mrs. Celeste Freeman
Mr. Michael C. Frengley
Prof. Peretz P. Friedmann
Dr. Farhan Gandhi
Prof. Alfred Gessow
Mr. Steven I. Glusman
Mr. Robert Gondar
Mr. Elton T. Gordon Jr.
Mr. Robin B. Gray
Ms. Gerda-Marie Gritzka
Mr. Stephen L. Haff
Mr. Derek S. Hart
Mr. James S. Hayden
Mr. Robert E. Head
Mr. Donald L. Heberling
Mr. Paul W. Hengel
Dr. Jerry P. Higman
LTC Jack D. Hill Ret.
Mr. Daniel D. Hollenbaugh
Mr. Mansan Hong
Mr. W. Euan Hooper
Mr. Bill Hopper
Mr. William J. Horrigan
Mr. Timothy J. Hughes
Mr. Charles W. Hughes, Jr.
Mr. Robert J. Huston
Dr. Naohiro Iboshi
Mr. Gerald W. Irvine
Mr. Chris Jaran
Mr. Julian L. Jenkins, Jr.
Dr. David S. Jenney
Mr. Alvin Kagan
Prof. Swaminathan Karunamoorthy
Mr. Clifford P. Karvinen
Mr. Randy Keim
LTC Lester R. Kerfoot, Jr. Ret.
Mr. Shane Kessler
Col Emmett F. Knight (Ret.)
Mr. Paul R. Kopczynski
Mr. Timothy A. Kraatz
Mr. George T. Kraemer
Mr. George J. Kruska
Mr. Raymond F. Krystinik
Mr. Anton (Jack) Landgrebe
Mr. Stephen J. LaPaugh
Mr. Kenneth Lauck
Mr. Kent L. Lawrence
Mr. Randall C. Lea
Mr. Edmund P. Leigh
Prof. John Gordon Leishman
Mr. Jesse Leitner
Dr. Andrew Z. Lemnios
Mr. Albert E. Leonard
Mr. Ed Lethcoe
Mr. Richard B. Lewis II
Mr. Eugene K. Liberatore
Mr. Bernard Lindenbaum
Prof. Robert G. Loewy
Mr. Andrew H. Logan
Mr. John A. Longobardi
Mr. Leonard J. Marchinski
Mr. Kenneth C. Mard
Mr. Edwin D. Martin
Mr. Stanley Martin Jr.
Mr. Joseph Mashman
Mr. Carl G. Matthys
Mr. David Matuska
Mr. Charles D. McCall
Mr. Kevin McCarthy
Mr. Michael F. McClellan
Dr. Barnes W. McCormick, Jr.
Mr. Melvin J. McLemore
Mr. Wen-Liu Miao
Ms. Kelly M. Morger
Mr. Gene P. Munson
Dr. Tomoari Nagashima
Dr. Conrad F. Newberry
Mr. Daniel I. Newman
Mr. Glen A. Newton
Mr. James C. Nietupski
Ms. Nancy O'Boyle
Mr. William O. Osborn
Mr. Anthony M. Parasida
Mr. Clarence A. Patnode Jr.
Prof. William B. Patterson
Mr. Lawrence P. Peduzzi
Mr. Harry E. Pember
Dr. David A. Peters
Mr. Richard Piechowicz
Mr. T. H. Pierce
Dr. David R. Poling
Mr. Robert D. Powell, Jr.
Mr. Ernest J. Ratz
Mr. James A. Ray
Mr. Joseph M. Reames
Mr. Harold K. Reddick Jr.
Mr. Edward J. Renouard
Mr. Ernest G. Riesenfeld
Mr. Frank Rixen
Mr. George L. Rodriguez
Mr. Eddie L. Rogers
Mr. James B. Rorke
Dr. Kenneth M. Rosen
Mr. Galen D. Rosher
Mr. Kevin Rotenberger
Dr. Ashish K. Sareen
Mr. F. Chris Sautter
Mr. Rocco Scenna
LtCol Joseph H. Schmid
Dr. Fredric H. Schmitz
Prof. Daniel P. Schrage
Mr. Hans-Peter Schropp
Mr. Michael Sciascia
Mr. Theodore T. Sendak
Ms. Sandra H. Shackelford
Dr. John Shaw
Mr. Marc W. Sheffler
Dr. Rajarama Shenoy
Mr. Archie T. Sherbert Jr.
Dr. Vicki Sholtes
Ms. Amy Shwisha
Mr. Paul A. Sikorski
Mr. George T. Singley, III
Prof. Arvind Sinha
LTC John M. Slattery, Ret.
Mr. Fred L. Smith
Mr. Gary P. Smith
Ms. Kim Smith
Prof. Ed Smith
COL Lee C. Smith, Jr. Ret.
MG (Ret.) James R. Snider, Ph.D.
Mr. William J. Snyder
Mr. Robert Sopher
Mr. Donald E. Sorel
Mr. Kaydon A. Stanzione
Mr. James L. Stidfole II
Ms. Susan Stobiecki
COL Richard L. Stoessner, Ret.
Mr. Kurt Sutter
Dr. Marko V. Tapavicza
Mr. Frank J. Tarzanin Jr.
Mr. Rodney S. Taylor
Dr. Thomas L. Thompson
Mr. Howard J. Tuggey
Mr. Jack Maxwell Van Kirk
Mr. Reinier J. VanderHarten
Mr. Paul W. von Hardenberg
Mr. James P. Waller
Mr. William W. Walls, Jr.
GPCAPT Lindsay R. Ward
Mr. Christopher E. Ward
Dr. William Warmbrodt
Mr. David J. Weller
Mr. Paul F. Whitten, Sr.
Dr. Bob Wood
Dr. Lincoln A. Wood
Mr. Donald P. Wray
LTCOL Jesse E. Wrice, Jr.
Dr. Jing G. Yen
Mr. Tsutomu Yoshimura
Mr. Motoi Yoshiwaka
Mr. Perry Ziegenbein
Mr. Jack L. Zimmerman
Mr. Robert Zincone
Mr. John F. Zugschwert