With grateful thanks and admiration for his many contributions to the world of kites, we’re delighted to nominate Daniel Prentice for AKA’s 2022 Steve Edeiken Award. In all his efforts for so, many years, he has exemplified the key characteristics of Steve Edeiken,...
We are nominating, Christian Baden Powell to receive the Robert Ingraham Kiting Community Award for 2022 -Christian is and has been everything Robert Ingraham wanted to see in the kiting world. Many years ago Ron & Marla met Christian at a festival in Germany and...
Terry, the president of SkyWindWorld.org, has organized and presented art kite exhibitions in many major public venues, festivals, and workshops to preserve and promote the art and craft of kite design and construction. Highlighting her 23-year career are the...
We would like to put forward the names of Alexa & Sam King for the AKA Lee Toy Award. Many years ago, while traveling along the Oregon coastline and stopping at a viewpoint, we struck up a conversation with a mother and her son, Alexa & Sam King. We discovered...
Kiteflier of the Year is a misnomer. The award recognizes a body of work and a lifetime of contribution. We write to nominate a couple who together have contributed more than 60 years to improving, sustaining, communicating, and expanding kiting as we know it. We...
Nomination for the 2021 Robert M Ingraham Volunteer of the Year It gives us great pleasure to nominate Jon and Karen Burkhardt to receive the 2021 Robert M Ingraham Volunteer of the Year award for their contributions over many years to the success of AKA. In the past...
