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Collection: FND003 - SHSND Foundation - Aviation Hall of Fame
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 00019
Title: Don Larson
Date: 2017
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Summary: Don Larson was born in Minot, North Dakota and raised on a rural Minot farm. Don was always interested in aviation and earned his private pilot license in early 1960, his commercial shortly thereafter, and almost immediately began flying for Pietsch Aircraft in Minot as a charter pilot. He also flew Charter Ambulance flights during evening and weekend hours for approximately 15 years. He served as Chairman of the Aviation Committee for the Minot Chamber of Commerce for many years and was responsible for making recommendations regarding the Minot International Airport. Appointed by the Mayor to serve on the City Council Airport Committee, Don was involved in the planning and construction of Minot’s new airport terminal that was completed in 2016. Don has chaired a committee to produce airshows both for the Minot centennial and the state of North Dakota’s centennial. Integrating aviation history into the airshows, quickly inspired him to preserve history, and he became one of the founders of the Dakota Territory Air Museum. He has been committed to furthering aviation education and awareness, and has been instrumental in starting two annually run youth summer camps at the Dakota Territory Air Museum. He has also been a significant part of a new high school initiative that produced a course of study focused on basic aviation. Don has been a member of the North Dakota Aviation Council for over 30 years. He has been active as a mentor to high school students in the Real World Design Challenge (RWDC), which is an annual high school competition to increase awareness of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce. Don received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in 2014. Don worked as President of Town & Country Credit Union in Minot for 25 years and had a Farmers Union Insurance agency for 20 years. A committed community member, Don has also been involved in the Magic City Lion’s Club for over 45 years, has served on the North Dakota State Credit Union Review Board, and served on the Board of Directors for Verendrye Electric Cooperative in Velva.
Red ID: FND_I_77368 Image ID: 509189 Image Notes: 10950 00003 00019

Collection: FND003 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - Aviation Hall of Fame
Date:

Summary: The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame honors those in North Dakota aviation who brought exceptional recognition to themselves during their aviation careers. A 12-member committee of the North Dakota Aviation Council judges the merits of nominees based on: - Major achievements in aviation in North Dakota - - Significant contributions to the development of others in aviation in North Dakota - - Special service to the State of North Dakota in aviation activities - - Activities that bring credit to North Dakota aviation either nationally or internationally - - Significant contributions to the local community or the state of North Dakota that are not related to aviation (service clubs, church related, political action, etc.) -

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