Carl M. Williams

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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Leader

Honored by:

A native of Wyoming, Carl's father was the first to land in his home town; the aircraft: 1927 Alexander Eaglerock.

Carl joined the Wyoming Air National Guard as an enlisted man in 1950, entered pilot training in 1951, commissioned in 1952, flew fighters until 1958.

With a Juris Doctorate (JD) from the University of Wyoming he entered cable television business.

He owned numerous single- and multi-engine aircraft. Rated: single-, multi-engine land, commercial, instrument. Added seaplane and type rated CE500.

Member:
- Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)

- Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Foundation Board Member

- International Aerobatic Club (competitor)

- Lauret Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame

- Chairman Aviation and Space Center of the Rockies

- Designated a Distinguished Alumnae by the University of Wyoming

- 1996 Honoree of the Rocky Mountain Arthritis Foundation

- 1997 inducted into the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame

- University of Denver Board of Trustees and is the benefactor of the Carl M. Williams Institute of Ethics and Values, established in 1998 at the university

- Participant National Air Tour 2003

- Helped create the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, which awarded him the Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004