Hall of Fame--Gillispie - A Survivor

He had three landing options: a mountain on the left, the town straight ahead and a bay on the right. Naturally, he chose the bay, but that was hardly the end of his crises management, nor would it be the last time he'd need to make critical decisions.

"It was like any number of crises. You focus very intensely on what is important to come out all right," remarks Gillispie, whose decision-making talents and accomplishments have earned him a place as a 1999 Printing Impressions/RIT Printing Industry Hall of Fame inductee. "In this case, a good landing plan was the first job, preparing the plane and the passengers was the second, attempting to restart the engine was the third, and successfully landing on the water was the fourth.