John E. “Jack” Potter, President/CEO of MWAA, to receive the Committee for Dulles’ Tower of Dulles Award
The Committee for Dulles (Committee) has named John E. “Jack” Potter as the 2021 recipient of its Tower of Dulles award. This award is presented annually to individuals or organizations whose service provides for the betterment of Washington Dulles International Airport and the Dulles economic corridor.
Potter has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority since July 2011. During this time, Dulles International has seen steady growth in passenger counts, increases in nonstop flights to and from international destinations, and lower enplanement costs to make Dulles more competitive with other major airports, including Chicago and New York City. Potter’s leadership has led the way for important airport infrastructure and concession improvements to serve the traveling public, including a $1 billion capital improvement program at Reagan National.
Potter is a strong champion of the entire Dulles corridor, working with political and business leaders to stress the important fiscal contribution the airports make to the local economy, and emphasize the importance of appropriate land uses near the airports to protect both new residents and airport operations.
Jack Vega, President of the Committee for Dulles, stated, “I look forward to presenting the Tower of Dulles Award to Jack Potter during our 55th Anniversary Gala. Jack has been the right person at the helm of our region’s airports over the past decade; emphasized over the year and a half. The airports authority, under Jack’s stewardship, had made great strides in operational improvements, adding new routes, new airlines, increasing revenue, reducing enplanement costs, and more while extending rail to Dulles and Loudoun, and completing a New Concourse at Reagan National. Jack’s leadership were underscored during with the COVID-19 crisis, motivating and inspiring the Authority’s dedicated staff during these exceptionally trying times.”
The Tower of Dulles Award has been awarded annually since 1997. This year’s award will be presented at the Committee’s 2021 Gala on March 25, 2022.
Congratulations to the Recipients of the Committee for Dulles Community Outreach Scholarships
Qaim Akbar, Broad Run HS Saira Akram, Dominion HS Elizabeth Beausoleil, South Lakes HS Angelina Cherian, John Champe HS Rebecca Connor, South County HS Mary Dulaney, Park View HS Kenza Harrag, Broad Run HS Ellen Hong, Stone Bridge HS | Shery Kamel, Broad Run HS Aroosh Majety, Westfield HS Mary Kate McNamara, Loudoun Valley HS* Kalkidan Mulugeta, Potomac HS Fahima Mysha, Park View HS Matthew Pete, Lake Braddock HS William Rimicci, Bishop O'Connell HS Tejarsh Singh, Freedom HS | Naomi Solomon, Charles J. Colgan, Sr. HS Nebiyu Tsige, South Lakes HS Ayonnah Tinsley, Westfield HS Liliana Romero, Washington, HS Eric Schreiber, Tuscarora HS Elise Tsao, Independence HS Andrew Yun, Freedom HS |
The CFD's Community Outreach Committee thanks everyone who helped make these scholarships possible. Please visit the CFDCO's webpage for information on the committee and how you can support it.
*Recipient of the CFDCO's Dave Edwards Scholarship
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Friday, September 17, 11:30 - 1:30 pm
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