The Sancho Panza Award
Overview
The trophy is to be awarded annually
to the glider crew who makes the greatest effort or most significant
sacrifices to perform retrieve
services for glider pilots. The purpose
therefore is to recognize the unsung heroes of cross-country flights,
the retrieve crews, who are essential
for successful cross-country glider flights. Generally, the award is
made for some unusual effort such as
an extremely long overnight retrieve, or a muddy field
situation requiring great effort, or a number of retrieves
for an individual pilot or for different pilots,
and other situations requiring significant effort.
Background
The statue of Sancho Panza was donated by Phil Schacht and mounted
on a trophy base by Jim Hard in about 1993.
Eligibility
The trophy is awarded annually to a soaring pilot or crew person from
Minnesota.
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| Sancho Panza Winners | |
| Year | Name |
| 1992 | Don Patterson |
| 1993 | |
| 1994 | |
| 1995 | Norb Reinardy |
| 1996 | Jim Cunningham |
| 1997 | Kathy Ingraham |
| 1998 | |
| 1999 | Mark Cleare |
| 2000 | Roger Payne |
| 2002 | Walter Johnson |
| 2005 | Jim Cunningham |