Penny Rafferty Hamilton PhD

Author: Dr. Penny Rafferty Hamilton.

Books:101 Trailblazing Women of Air and Space; America's Amazing Airports;

Inspiring Words for Sky and Space Women; Grand County and Around Granby-

Arcadia

Publishing; Absent Aviators: Gender Issues in Aviation-(Chapter contributor);

Snapshots-Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) anthology and MWSA 2025

Reflections anthology; Granby: Then & Now

1905-2005.

Specialties: Non-fiction: Colorado history, aviation history, women’s history

Print journalist: health & wellness topics, business and real estate and animal

welfare.

Skills & Media: former public affairs radio show host, former newspaper special

features editor, business and communications seminar leader, magazine,

newspaper, E-zine writer, non-fiction book author, landscape photographer

Periodicals: Newspapers: Sun of Lincoln, NE, Capital Times of Lincoln, NE,

Sky-Hi News & Middle Park Times in Grand County, CO.

Magazines: Salon Today, Pizza Today, National Association of Flight Instructors

Mentor Magazine, E-Zines-Aviation Education Journal, Arizona Aviation Journal,

Aviatrix Aerogram

Online Credit: State Aviation Journal, GritAndLace. substack

Other Credits: Radio broadcasts for Voice of America,

Member: Award winner Colorado Authors League, numerous writing, aviation, and

business organizations. Winner of National Association of Aviation Officials

National Journalism Award, Named Outstanding Graduate by Columbia College &

University of Nebraska Alumni Association, US Small Business Association Media

Winner (twice), Laureate Colorado Aviation, Colorado Authors, and Colorado

Women's Halls of Fame.