General
The Ray Tenhoff award was established in 1962 to recognize the most outstanding technical presentation presented at the annual Society of Experimental Test Pilots Symposium. The award is determined by a panel of judges at the completion of the annual Symposium. The award, consisting of a plaque and cash honorarium, is presented at the annual Awards Banquet.
Criteria
The technical papers submitted for the Ray E. Tenhoff award include only those presented to the Society during the annual Symposium.
Selection
Nominations for the Ray E. Tenhoff Award are not accepted. Only presentations with an accompanying written paper, to be published in the Symposium Proceedings, will be eligible for the Tenhoff Award. This written paper should embody and align with the content to be presented onstage at the Symposium. A PowerPoint presentation alone is not considered a paper for these purposes. Written papers must be submitted electronically to the SETP Staff no later than midnight Pacific Daylight Time on the day prior to the first Technical Session.
A panel of judges convened during the symposium grades and subsequently votes on the winning presentation. Their voting determines the Ray E. Tenhoff Award winner. The grade sheet utilized by the judges is available HERE. Voting results are maintained secret until the award's announcement.