1999 Pioneer Hall of Fame

Arlene Elliott

Arlene Elliott has been a steady promoter of general aviation for more than 60 years. She and her husband Herbert began Elliott Aviation, a fixed base operation, in 1936. Over the years, the Elliotts expanded their operation to include a dealership for Piper and Beechcraft airplanes. Elliott soloed in a Piper Cub in 1936, but chose to direct her personal efforts toward the development and promotion of general aviation. She was instrumental in "the turnaround of the bankers' attitude" toward the financing of aircraft purchases. Arlene Elliott exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit and was an early aviation woman business owner.
 

Gloria Heath

Gloria Heath is recognized as a leader in establishing an international safety information dissemination service and providing a unified global response to distress occurrences for land, sea and air. She also is known for extending opportunities for women. She was one of the founders of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF). Heath worked for American Export Airlines, then flew as a WASP in WWII. She was the director of Summer Aviation Programs at Connecticut College, employed by Aero Insurance Underwriters, assistant director at Cornell-Guggenheim Aviation Safety Center and a consultant for the search and rescue operation, SAR-ASSIST. Heath was one of the FSF founders on its Board since its inception in 1970.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Anne Morrow Lindbergh promoted aviation from its earliest days and has, in turn, inspired many women. Lindbergh was the first woman to earn a glider pilot's license in the U.S. She was determined to help her husband Charles on his pioneer routes for the airlines industry. In order to do so, she learned Morse code and earned a radio operator's license. Today, Lindbergh is best known as a writer. Her early books are eloquent travelogues of pioneering adventures in the air. Her natural tendency towards quiet introspection and observation came to fruition in literary works that remain among her greatest contributions to aviation.
 

June D. Maule

June D. Maule was the CEO and exclusive owner of Maule Air, Inc., the world-renowned manufacturer of MAULE STOL airplanes. She was the wife and business partner of the late B. D. Maule, aircraft designer and manufacturer. For 55 years she operated, with her late husband, the administrative aspect of Maule aircraft and aircraft parts manufacturing facilities. There have been approximately 2,150 Maule airplanes built since 1940. Maule worked daily through her 80s except when attending club meetings or hosting missionaries and dignitaries.