MANITOBA AIR CADET AWARD HISTORY
List of Recipients for the Pink Award
"Frederick Ernest Pink" Memorial Trophy (Manitoba) - Trophy Retired in 2017
Top Manitoba Air Cadet on the Power Pilot Course
Description of Award:
A 'super' supporter of Air Cadets, Fred Pink passed away in 1967, while serving as Honourary Treasurer of the Manitoba Provincial Committee of the Air Cadet League of Canada. He served as Chairman of the Sponsoring Committee of #177 Air Canada Squadron, and Chairman of the House Committee of #3 Wing, which was comprised of the 7 City of Winnipeg Air Cadet Squadrons. He was educated in Winnipeg and joined the Canadian National Railway in 1921. In 1938 he transferred to Trans Canada Air Lines. At the time of
A 'super' supporter of Air Cadets, Fred Pink passed away in 1967, while serving as Honourary Treasurer of the Manitoba Provincial Committee of the Air Cadet League of Canada. He served as Chairman of the Sponsoring Committee of #177 Air Canada Squadron, and Chairman of the House Committee of #3 Wing, which was comprised of the 7 City of Winnipeg Air Cadet Squadrons. He was educated in Winnipeg and joined the Canadian National Railway in 1921. In 1938 he transferred to Trans Canada Air Lines. At the time of
| Type of Award | Trophy |
| Status of Award | Retired |
| Awarded to | Cadet |
| Year Awarded - RECIPIENT |
|---|
| 1968 ..... Flight Sergeant Bruce Mc Millan 220 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1969 ..... Flight Sergeant G. Hewitt 177 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1970 ..... Warrant Officer 2 G. Loney 176 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1971 ..... Flight Sergeant K.W. Graham 177 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1972 ..... Flight Sergeant F.F. Goethals 793 RCACS |
| 1973 ..... Flight Sergeant D.A. Brown 82 RCACS Brandon |
| 1974 ..... Flight Sergeant W. Wittmeier 249 RCACS Beausejour |
| 1975 ..... Sergeant T.F. Brown 220 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1976 ..... Warrant Officer 2 D.R. Irvine 170 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1977 ..... Leading Air Cadet M. Gutheil 177 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1978 ..... Cadet P.T. Talgoy 177 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1979 ..... Flight Sergeant B.A. Johnson 191 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1980 ..... Sergeant D. Darcel 177 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1981 ..... Cadet R. Stagg 249 RCACS Beausejour |
| 1982 ..... Warrant Officer 1 D. Hein 170 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1983 ..... Warrant Officer 2 A. Hein 170 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1984 ..... Flight Sergeant H. Mac Donald 82 RCACS Brandon |
| 1985 ..... Sergeant J.T.J. Kearley 82 RCACS Brandon |
| 1986 ..... Flight Sergeant Guezen 573 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1987 ..... Sergeant R. Ackland 170 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1988 ..... *Not recorded |
| 1989 ..... Warrant Officer 2 G.A. Niemciax 249 RCACS Beausejour |
| 1990 ..... Sergeant King 170 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1991 ..... Sergeant David Maric 170 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1992 ..... Cadet T. Miller 191 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1993 ..... Sergeant D. Kupchuk 573 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1994 ..... Corporal D. Boothe 176 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1995 ..... Sergeant D Doerksen 191 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1996 ..... Sergeant M. Sharp 191 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1997 ..... Warrant Officer 2 C. Lazaruk 677 RCACS Russell |
| 1998 ..... Sergeant C. Horch 6 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 1999 ..... Flight Sergeant Jeffrey Reinink 176 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2000 ..... Warrant Officer 2 Sancho McCann 170 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2001 ..... R. Wiens 176 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2002 ..... Cadet Paul Iafolla 170 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2003 ..... Flight Sergeant Steven Rogers 176 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2004 ..... Sergeant Josef Sliwinski 182 RCACS Gimli |
| 2005 ..... Warrant Officer 1 Mathew Grabau 573 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2006 ..... Warrant Officer 1 Eric Durand 6 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2007 ..... Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Yorke 220 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2008 ..... Flight Sergeant Jessica Biggs 177 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2009 ..... Flight Sergeant Mark Westwood 82 RCACS Brandon |
| 2010 ..... Flight Sergeant Joseph Darcel 199 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2011 ..... Sergeant Patrick Gray 575 RCACS Portage La Prairie |
| 2012 ..... Flight Sergeant Joshua Woodland 176 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2013 ..... Flight Sergeant Jesse Mack 6 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2014 ..... Flight Sergeant Lucas Lamoureux 6 RCACS Winnipeg |
| 2015 ..... Sergeant Amber Donnelly 182 RCACS Gimli |
| 2016 ..... Flight Sergeant Jefferson Holod 301 RCACS Stonewall |
| 2017 ..... * Award Retired in 2017. |
