Awards
The Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 VPAF103 organization was formed following the December 21, 1988 terrorist bombing of Flight 103 to accomplish four objectives:
Seek the Truth about who, why and how the terrorist action that took the lives of 259 persons on Pan American Flight 103 and the eleven persons on the ground in Lockerbie;
Provide Emotional Support for the families of the VPAF103 victims and by reaching out to families of other aircraft disasters;
Improve Aviation Safety and Security by alerting the public to the danger. Working diligently within the aviation system to improve airline and airport safety and security. By continuing to seek the deployment of explosive detection equipment ; and
Combat Terrorism by using pressure to encourage action by the government to deter and prevent the use of terrorism against civil aviation.
In 2007, VPAF103 created two awards to recognize individuals who have helped the families and the organization realize those goals.
Keeping The Spirit Alive
The Keeping the Spirit Alive Award was developed to recognize the person or persons, who over a long period of time, have succeeded in keeping the government and public aware of the important lessons learned from this terrorist action. We honor those working with the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 VPAF103 organization to achieve these goals all the while remembering those lost in the Lockerbie bombing and “keeping their spirit aliveâ€. Keeping the Spirit Alive Awardees, and the date of their award, are:
Judith L. O’Rourke - Oct. 27, 2007
Francis J. Duggan - Dec. 21, 2007
Edward L. Galvin - Oct. 24, 2008
Suse Lowenstein - Oct. 24, 2008
Senator Frank R. Lautenberg - Nov. 20, 2008
Glenn P. Johnson, Jr. - Dec. 20, 2008
Kara Monetti Weipz - Dec. 20, 2008
Jane Davis - Nov. 14, 2009
Robert Monetti - Nov. 14, 2009
Kathryn M. Turman - Dec. 21, 2009
Adelaide E. Marek - Oct. 23, 2010
Judy Dios - Oct. 23, 2010
Admiral Cathal “Irish” Flynn - Dec. 21, 2010
Brian Murtagh - Dec. 21, 2010
John O. Brennan - Dec. 21, 2011
Frank, Marie and Jeff Klein - Oct. 27, 2012
Ambassador Chris Stevens - Dec. 21, 2012
Senator Robert J. Dole - Dec. 21, 2013
Kathleen Flynn - Dec. 21, 2013
Robert S. Mueller III - Dec. 21, 2013
Frank Mulholland, Lord Advocate of Scotland - Dec. 21, 2013
Kathy Daniels Tedeschi - Oct. 25, 2014
Mary Lou Ciulla - Oct. 25, 2014
Michael O’Callaghan - Dec. 21, 2014
Mary Kay Stratis - Dec. 21, 2014
Ken Dornstein - Dec. 21, 2015
Colin Dorrance - Nov. 03, 2018
Kate Hansen - Dec. 21, 2018
Lawrence Mason - Dec. 21, 2018
Kelly H. Rodoski - Dec. 21, 2018
Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn - Dec. 21, 2018
Ronald L. Thiele - Oct. 26, 2019
Dean David Seaman - Oct. 26, 2019
Chancellor Kent D. Syvered - Oct. 24, 2020
Certificate of Appreciation
The Certificate of Appreciation VPAF103 was created to recognize the efforts of those who have given of their time and talent to help the organization in its goals. Those recognized have performed in an outstanding manner in helping the families of the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103. Certificate of Appreciation Awardees, and the date of their award, are:
Joseph McBride - Oct. 27, 2007
Dr. Eileen Leary Kelly - Oct. 27, 2007
Richard Marquise - Oct. 25, 2008
John C. Metzler, Jr. - Dec. 21, 2009
Matt Coyle - Dec. 21, 2010
Trina Vargo - Dec. 21, 2011
Andrea D. Friedman - Dec. 21, 2011
Benjamin Fishman - Dec. 21, 2012
Denis McDonough - Dec. 21, 2012
Sharon Waxman - Dec. 21, 2012
Senator Robert Menendez - Dec. 21, 2012
Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand - Dec. 21, 2012
Graham Herbert - Oct. - 12, 2013
Cairn Committee Members - Oct. - 12, 2013
Donald Bogie, Jane Davis, Frank Duggan, Deirdre Fortune, Joe Horgan, Frank Klein Family, Jane Schultz, and John Zwynenberg
Clarence D. Stone, III - Oct. - 12, 2013
Donald Bogie - Dec. 21, 2013
Ann McLaughlin Korologos - Dec. 21, 2013
Wendy & Steve Sefcik - Dec. 21, 2013
Emil Brandafi - Oct. - 25, 2014
Magnus Linkiater - Oct. - 25, 2014
Linsey Miller - Oct. - 25, 2014
Eileen Fahey - Oct. - 25, 2014
John S. Pistole - Dec. 21, 2014
Colin Dorrance - Oct. - 28, 2017
Cara Howe - Oct. - 28, 2017
Mary O’Brien - Oct. - 28, 2017
Vanessa St. Oeggre-Menn - Oct. - 28, 2017
Brian Asher - Nov. 03, 2018
Paul Rae - Nov. 03, 2018
David Walpole - Nov. 03, 2018
David Whally - Nov. 03, 2018
Continuous 25 Year Service Award
Glenn P. Johnson, Jr. - Oct. 25, 2014