ACI-NA Honors Baer with the 2018 ACI-NA Downes Award

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) announced Susan (Sue) Baer has been named the recipient of the 2018 Williams E. Downes, Jr. Memorial Award. The Downes Award, the highest honor given by ACI-NA, is presented to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting the cause of airports and aviation throughout the local, national and worldwide communities. Following her passing in 2016, the award was presented posthumously and received by her son, Nicholas Martella, during a special ceremony at the 2018 ACI-NA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Nashville, TN on October 2, 2018.

“Throughout her tenured career, Sue Baer understood that collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and creative problem solving are essential to effective and efficient airport management,” said ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin M. Burke. “She leaves a legacy that ensures the future of the aviation industry and its leaders will flourish for years to come.”  Read more >>