Hall Of Fame

Hall Of Fame

The 2024 HOF Induction will be July 28th 2024 from 1:00-3:00.  Public welcome!   Free admission!

Due to the fire at the National Balloon Museum on March 29th, the museum is closed until further notice. The 2024 US Ballooning Hall of Fame Induction will take place at SkyView Vineyard & Event Venue in Indianola. The address is 15110 IA-92, Indianola, IA 50125.

Select a Hall of Fame Member below to view their profile: (these are PDF files)

2024:

• Joe Heartsill, San Angelo, Texas
• Donald Overs (deceased), Akron, Ohio
• Orvin Olivier, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Jeannette Piccard (deceased), Minneapolis, Minnesota

2023:

• Lou Billones— Omaha, Nebraska
• Mike Emich—   Akron, Ohio
• John C. Davis IV—Denver, Colorado

2022:

• Tucker Comstock, Michigan
• Bob Rice, Maine
• Jim Thompson, Florida

2021:

• Julian Nott
• Bert Padelt
• Richard Jaworski

2020:

• Coy Foster
• Mark Sullivan

2019:

• James E. Birk
• Eleanor Th.Vidala
• Nick Saum

2018:

• Alan Blount
• Debbra A Spaeth
• Ward Van Orman

2017:

• Steve Fossett
• David Levin
• Thaddeus Lowe

2016:

• Troy Bradley
• Bill Bussey
• Bob Sparks

2015:

• Robert Dodds Meddock, Jr.
• Constance C. Wolf

2014:

• Nikki Caplan
• Chauncey Dunn
• Don Piccard

2013:

• Dennis E. Floden
• William Murtorff
• Dr. Clayton Lay Thomas

2012:

• Carol Rymer Davis
• Dr. William Grabb
• Matt Wiederkehr

2011:

• Ben L. Abruzzo
• Maxie Anderson
• Dewey Reinhard

2010:

• Anthony M. Fairbanks
• Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr.
• Thomas A. F. Sheppard

2009:

• Karl H. Stefan
• Lucy Luck Stefan
• Jim Winker

2008:

• Captain Eddie Allen
• Tracy Barnes

2007:

• Malcom Stevenson Forbes
• Deke Sonnichsen

2006:

• Bruce Comstock
• Peter Pellegrino

2005:

• Sidney D. Cutter
• Don N. Kersten

2004:

• Paul E. (Ed) Yost