The EAA Aviation Museum and headquarters will be closed on Friday, January 23, because of the weather. The EAA Aviation Museum will also be closed on Saturday, January 24.

The EAA website will be offline for scheduled maintenance on Friday, January 23, 2026, starting at 9:30 p.m. (CST). We expect the site to be unavailable for several hours. This includes all services such as membership login, renewals, shopping, and AirVenture ticketing. We appreciate your patience as we improve our systems.

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

There's a reason it's known as the World's Greatest Aviation Celebration®.

Dorothy Hilbert Award

2026 Dorothy Hilbert Award

This award was created in honor of the late Dorothy Hilbert to recognize a female AirVenture volunteer who exhibits the same passion, dedication, and devotion for volunteerism that Dorothy did. The selected volunteer will receive a trophy, and their name will be listed alongside all previous Dorothy Hilbert Award winners in the EAA Aviation Museum lobby. The deadline for award nominations is April 15, 2026.

Past recipients:

2025

Carol Corona

2024

Linda Thorn

2023

Bonnie Fitzsimmons

2022

Paula Crevier

2021

Sue Gerencser

2020

No Award - AirVenture Canceled

2019

Cindee Schneider

2018

Jackie Welch

2017

Fay Gregory

2016

Mary Jeanne Trosky

2015

Patricia Dorlac

2014

Ann Hamilton

2013

Carla Larsh

2012

Judy Mueller

2011

Sandy Marsh

2010

Donna Sisk

2009

Bernice Scholler

2008

Ann Criswell

2007

Dolores Neunteufel

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