Our 2025 Awardee Frauke Elber is a charter member of WSPA. She has edited WSPA’s quarterly newsletter, Hangar Soaring, since 2001, four times a year for nearly a quarter century. She solicits articles and often writes articles for a publication running 10 pages or more. She tracks soaring milestones of women pilots and ensures they are recognized in Hangar Soaring.
Frauke has also represented WSPA at Soaring Society of America Conventions many times since WSPA began, working the WSPA booth full time for days. She’s also organized and promoted merchandise to raise money for our scholarships at the SSA Conventions and WSPA Seminars. She’s also administered raffles to raise money for our scholarships and to support US women competing internationally. She has built up WSPA’s international membership over the years, personally reaching out to women soaring pilots around the world.
Beyond WSPA-centric activities, Frauke has compiled a wealth of history on women in soaring. She is a frequent speaker at SSA Conventions on the history of women in soaring and the evolution of women’s gliding competitions.
