2000 Scholarship Winners

Airbus A-320 Type Rating
Renee Sandell Craig, Vancouver, Washington
Jacci Ebert, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Leadership Award
Mary Mukulu Musimba, Kenya, Africa

Aircraft Electronics Association Avionics Training
Lisa C. Crispin, Higley, Arizona

Aircraft Technical Publishers Maintenance Technician of the Year Award
Andrea Hess, El Segundo, California

Amelia Earhart Society
Khadija Mohamed, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa

American Airlines Type Rating
Jacqueline Basinger, Sterling, Virginia
Linda Laine, N. Richland Hills, Texas

Bombardier Maintenance Training
Lisa Palmer, Dallas, Texas

Cessna Private Pilot Training
Sharon Kay Riffle, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Amy Lynn Martin, Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Fed Ex Advanced Flight Training
Heidi Southworth, Alta Loma, California
Jessica Lowery, Franklin, Tennessee
Jenny Troutner

Fed Ex Flight Engineer
Brandi Bertrand, West Memphis, Tennessee

FlightSafety Maintenance Training
Lana West, Juneau, Alaska

FlightSafety Flight Instructor Training
Lisa Maria Bruni, Plantation, Florida

FlightSafety Type Rating
Julie Ann Johnson, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Flight Training Magazine - Trip to conference, all expenses paid
Pia Bergqvist, Los Angeles, California
Kim McPherson, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Paul Irvin Memorial Scholarship
Melinda Pickering, Delphi, Indiana

Jeppesen Private Pilot Training
Jacki Linnea Andre, Firestone, Colorado
Ellen Theresa DePaolo, Aurora, Colorado

Northwest Airlines Type Rating
Kimberly Simonson, Richfield, Minnesota
Amy Jo Brooks, Marion, Mississippi
Susan Bailey-Schmidt, Wooster, Ohio

SimuFlite Maintenance Training
Joy Reeske, Houston, Texas

SimuFlite Type Rating
Susan Ballew, Laguna Beach, California

United Maintenance Training
Ammie L. Riekena, S. Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Stella Burton, Indianapolis, Indiana
Pauline M. Peralta, San Francisco, California
Therse Stone, San Mateo, California
Elsie Lam, Berkley, California
Angela M. Green, San Francisco, California

Pratt & Whitney Maintenance
Wendy Jean Boyes, Fort Langley, BC, Canada
Neide Aparecida Braga Lema, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Melinda Pickering, Delphi, Indiana

WAI Achievement Awards
Khadija Mohamed, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
Laurie Lynn Matta, Burnsville, Minnesota
Valerie Kae Barker, Liberal, Missouri

Women in Aviation Management Award
Thelma L. Rudd, Memphis, Tennessee

Women in Corporate Aviation
Stacey Kotrla, San Angelo, Texas
Ines Helm, Omaha, Nebraska
 

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