The Michael A. Dornheim Award is presented in honor of the late Michael Dornheim, a longtime reporter and editor at ''

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'' magazine. The award is presented annually as part of the

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entities. The recipient must be a working journalist writing about

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, or aerospace science and

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. Entrants may enter up to 6 examples of work, and the winner receives a $1,000 prize.

Winners

Namesake

Michael A. Dornheim (1954–2006) was a journalist at ''Aviation Week'' for more than two decades. After a dinner with friends on June 3, 2006, he drove away from the restaurant, suggesting he would take "the back way." Nine days later, law enforcement officials found Dornheim's car had run off the road and descended 350 feet. Landing inverted, Dornheim was found deceased at the scene. Dornheim was awarded two more writing awards posthumously.

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{{reflist Aviation awards American journalism awards Awards established in 2008