Eugene Airport Director Tim Doll has been awarded the 2008 Airport Executive of the Year award by the Northwest Chapter of American Association of Airport Executives (NWAAAE).

The goal of the award is to commend an airport executive who has demonstrated superior performance in the following areas:

w        Providing public service to the community in the form of an efficient air transportation facility.

w        Public relations accomplishments in the areas of “Good Neighbor Relations.”

w        Environmental achievements in the areas of aesthetics, noise or pollution reduction or control.

w        Efficient handling of the administrative complexities of state and federal grant programs.

w        Management functions and good labor relations with employees and tenants.

w        Personal integrity and professional reputation, both in the public community and among peers in the airport management field.

Doll took on the Airport Director position at EUG in April 2007. He has more than 15 years of experience in airport management and is an Accredited Airport Executive in the AAAE organization. Doll, who had been serving as the West Board Member for NWAAAE, was this week elected as Secretary/Treasurer. This position is in the rotation for succession to chapter president.

NWAAAE includes the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, and Northwest Territory, and the countries of Asia.