2025 EAA Volunteer of the Year and Dorothy Hilbert Award Nominations

September 2024 – Each year, more than 6,000 people volunteer their time to contribute to EAA’s year-round programs and AirVenture, and we truly could not do it without them. EAA is excited to announce that nominations for the 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award and Dorothy Hilbert Award are now open. If you know a volunteer who exhibits passion and spirit with their amazing dedication and support to EAA, take the time to nominate them now.

2025 Volunteer of the Year Award

This award was created to recognize an outstanding volunteer who has contributed at an extraordinary level of dedication by the giving of their time, talents, and knowledge for the betterment of EAA’s programs. The selected volunteer will be honored with an engraved brick to be laid in Volunteer Park on the AirVenture grounds. This is a wonderful way to recognize someone whose dedication as a volunteer has inspired and motivated others. The deadline for award nominations is April 15, 2025. > Nominate a volunteer

2025 Dorothy Hilbert Award

This award was created in honor of the late Dorothy Hilbert to recognize a female AirVenture volunteer who exhibits the same passion, dedication, and devotion for volunteerism that Dorothy did. The selected volunteer will receive a trophy, and their name will be listed alongside all previous Dorothy Hilbert Award winners in the EAA Aviation Museum lobby. The deadline for award nominations is April 15, 2025. > Nominate a volunteer

All submissions are accepted through SurveyMonkey, where the nominator can provide some basic information about the nominee.

An awards ceremony will be held to honor the selected volunteers at Volunteer Park on the AirVenture grounds on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 3 p.m.