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Michael L. Dworkin Presents Third Annual Joseph T. Nall Award to William R, Voss, President and CEO of Flight Safety Foundation.

 

On November 11, 2011, Michael L. Dworkin, as Executive Vice President of the International Air & Transportation Safety Bar Association (IATSBA, formally the National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association), presented the Third Annual Joseph T. Nall Award to William R. Voss, President and CEO of Flight Safety Foundation.

 

The Award was formally presented to Mr. Voss at the Bar Association's Gala Dinner at the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola, Florida, in conjunction with the its Aviation Law Conference in Pensacola on November 8-12, 2011.

In presenting the Award, Michael L. Dworkin noted Mr. Voss' efforts in fostering air safety and data sharing and efforts to decriminalize aircraft accidents and mishaps. Mr. Voss has served with Flight Safety Foundation since October, 2006. Between 2004 and 2006, Mr. Voss had been director of the Air Navigation Bureau of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), overseeing the development of major international safety initiatives. Prior to joining ICAO, Mr. Voss spent 23 years with the Federal Aviation Administration, rising through the ranks to become Director of Air Traffic Systems Development.

 

IATSBA is a Washington, D.C.-based organization of attorneys and other aviation professionals practicing before the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation (DOT). Michael L. Dworkin is a founding member of IATSBA and its predecessor organization and has had the distinct pleasure of serving as both President and Executive Vice President in the past.