Ohio State Airport Director Doug Hammon Named 2018 OAA Airport Manager of the Year
The Ohio Aviation Association (OAA) has named the Ohio State University Airport Director Doug Hammon as 2018 Airport Manager of the Year. The award recognizes Doug’s “many contributions to the airport industry, continuous support of OAA’s mission and goals, support of fellow airports through the communication and exchange of ideas, as well as the growth and development of the Ohio aviation industry.”
Doug has served as the director of the Ohio State University Airport since 1999. Previously, Doug was director of the Butler County Airport and was an airport planner for the Ohio Department of Transportation in the early 1990s. He has lectured for Ohio State’s Center for Aviation Studies and Knowlton School of Architecture for over 15 years. A past president of OAA, Hammon continues to serve as an at-large board member. He is a certified member of the American Association of Airport Executives.
Doug has engaged thousands of K-12 school-aged children at the Ohio State Airport, sparking the love of aviation for many. Doug has served all of Ohio aviation through his leadership at OAA, his continued willingness to serve in whatever ways he can, and he has been a ready and able messenger for all OAA members, who have learned to tell the story of aviation and its impact to all Ohioans.