The Ralph Stanton Barnaby Lecture

The presenters of the lecture have included:

2012 - Greg Cole: 41^st, Charlotte, NC. "Less is More, Small is Beautiful, and Simple is Fast - The Story of Windward Performance"
2011 - Darrell Collins: 40^th, Kitty Hawk, NC. "A Legacy of Greatness: The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk"
2010 - John Cochrane: 39^th, Chicago, IL. "The Evolution of Contest Scoring"
2009 - Dave Raspet: 38^th, Grapevine, TX, "Developement of the RJ-5"
2008 - James K. 'Chip' Garner: 37^th, Wichita, KS, "Evolution of Software in Soaring Instruments"
2007 - Einar Enevoldson: 36^th, Elmira, NY, "The Quest for Higher Altitude is Once Again an Exploration"
2006 - David Ellis: 35^th, Albuquerque, NM, "Cambridge Aero Instruments from 1972 - 2002 -- The People Behind the Product"
2005 - Jan Scott: 34^th, Memphis, TN, "The Horten Brothers and Their Flying Wings"
2004 - Russell Lee: 33^rd, Denver, CO, "Arlington Sisu 1A: Rise and Demise of America's Most Successful Competition Sailplane and the Beginning of the Era of Fiberglass"
2003 - Bernald Smith: 32^nd, Dallas, TX, "People and Planes"
2002 - Paul A. Schweizer: 31^st, Elmira, NY, "Soaring through the 20th Century"
2002 - Gerhard Waibel: 30^th, Tehachapi, CA, "The Sailplanes of 2050"
2001 - George Moffat: 29^th, Wichita, KS, "Trends in Competitive Soaring - A 40-Year Perspective"
2000 - Bruce Carmichael: 28^th, Phoenix, AZ, "A Half Century of Soaring Technology"
1999 - Paul A. Schweizer: 27^th, Clinton, MD, "Observations & Experiences during the 20th Century"
1998 - Cedric Vernon and Frank Irving: 26^th, Elmira, NY, "Flying Experiences, Testing"
1997 - Henry Combs: 25^th, Dublin, CA, "195 and Counting"
1996 - Herman Stiglmeier and Ted Bellak: 24^th, Waikiki, HI, "Reminiscences on Soaring"
1995 - Richard H. Johnson: 23^rd, Chicago, IL, "Evolution of U.S. National Soaring Contests"
1994 - Stan Hall: 22^nd, Elmira, NY, "Soaring and the Society"
1993 - Walter Klemperer: 21^st, Los Angeles, CA, "Dr. Wolfgang Klemperer - Soaring Pioneer"
1992 - Tom Crouch: 20^th, Alexandria, VA, "Gliders - The Road to Powered Flying"
1991 - Shirley Sliwa: 19^th, Elmira, NY, "Ralph S. Barnaby"
1990 - Joachim P. Kuettner: 18^th, Colorado Springs, CO
1989 - William S. Ivans: 17^th, Elmira, NY, "Soaring: A World Perspective"
1988 - P. Rudolph Opitz: 16^th, Hampton, VA, "Development of the DFS: Rigid Tow for Large Gliders"
1987 - Steven Bussolari: 15^th, Seattle, WA, "The Daedulus Human Powered Flight Project"
1986 - Paul Garber: 14^th, Elmira, NY, "The Wright Brothers"
1985 - John W. Laister: 13^th, St. Louis, MO, "Kaleidoscope of Events in Jack Laister's Career"
1984 - Oran Nicks: 12^th, Dallas, TX, "There's More to Come"
1983 - Ralph S. Barnaby: 11^th, Princeton, NJ, "Pioneers and Early Days of Soaring"
1982 - John Firor: 10^th, Boulder, CO, "The Living Atmosphere in Which We Soar"
1981 - Thomas Page: 9^th, Chicago, IL, "Thinking About Safety"
1980 - Richard Hallion: 8^th, Boston, MA, "Gliders in the NASM"
1979 - Paul MacCready: 7^th, Los Angeles, CA, "Soaring Background of the Cross Channel Man-Powered Flight"
1978 - Karl Stredieck and Tom Smith: 6^th, Elmira, NY, "World Gliding Champs"
1977 - E.J. Reeves: 5^th, Dallas, TX, "Early Days of Soaring in Texas"
1976 - Karl Stredieck: 4^th, Falls Church, VA, "1,000 Miles Along the Alleghenies"
1975 - A.J. Smith: 3^rd, McLean, VA, "The Competitive Spirit In Conjunction with Master of the Wind"
1974 - Stanley W. Smith: 2^nd, Dayton, OH, "Gliders and the Space Program"
1973 - Ralph S. Barnaby: 1^st, Philadelphia, PA, "Barnaby Reminisces"

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