Above: Surrounded by friends at Skydive Spaceland-Clewiston, Michael Anderson (center) receives the USPA Regional Achievement from Southeast Regional Director Brandon Radcliffe (center left). Photo by Nickole Dawson.

On November 5, Michael Anderson, D-9493, received the 2022 USPA Regional Achievement Award for the Southeast Region at Skydive Spaceland-Clewiston in Florida. Southeast Regional Director Brandon Radcliffe presented Anderson with the award for “more than four decades of encouraging and inspiring new and experienced skydivers through hard work, instruction and big-way skydives around the country, all while promoting the sport of skydiving.” Anderson, a former AFF and tandem instructor who continues to mentor others, also received the drop zone’s Chesley H. Judy Safety Award in 2020.