Barry Crouse was a long-term club member, flight instructor, faculty advisor and tireless volunteer. Whenever there was something to be done, Barry was there to do it, and he fostered a volunteer spirit in all who knew him. Barry passed away on March 16, 2003.

During his tenure at Georgia Tech, he served as the Dean of Academic Affairs at the Institute of Paper Sciences and Technology. Dr. Crouse was also active in Techmasters, a professional speaking group on campus. He joined IPST in 1990 where he served as dean and professor of Chemistry.

As an aviator, he was distinguished with the designation "Master Certified Flight Instructor," one of only 300 in the country from among 250,000 pilots. There is also an approach fix named for him near the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Barry’s waypoint, "CROUS," is the first waypoint off the west end of runway 26L, and was first published by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 20, 2005.

The Barry Crouse Service Award was adopted by the YJFC in 2004 as a way to remember Barry and honor club members that, like Barry, have gone above and beyond the call of duty in providing service to the club. The award recipient is recognized at the YJFC spring banquet, and their name is displayed on a plaque above the club lockbox at the Fulton County Airport for the following year.