2006 Scholarship Winners

Women in Aviation International Management Award
Cynthia Campbell, San Antonio, Texas

Chuck Yeager Foundation
Maria Faith Weybrecht, Eastlake, Ohio

Women in Aviation International Achievement Awards
Dora Gallo, Budapest, Hungary
Brownwyn Carr, Australia

R-W Foundation Scholarship
Sherri Spagnola, Parma, Ohio

John Molson School of Business - International MBA - Concordia University
JingYu Pan, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


AEA - Aircraft Electronics Association
Brenda Lee Hardy of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

It's Never Too Late Scholarship
Judi Oswald, Franconia, New Hampshire
Leticia Culbertson, Brownsville, Texas

Spirit of Aviation Scholarship
Tanya Kletke, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Cornelia Fort Scholarship
Lyndsay Ann Asmussen, Salt Lake City, Utah

Washington State Chapter Scholarship
Fidan Thornburg, Yelm, Washington, student at SPS Community College

Ride the Sun Scholarship
Janna Greenhalgh, Westerly, Rhode Island

Anything is Possible Scholarship
Anna Jo Anderson, Gillette, Wyoming

Airline Dispatcher Federation and Airline Ground Schools
Dispatcher Scholarships

Kara Kessler, Lawrenceville, Georgia (ADF)
Jody Roberts, Salinas, California (AGS)

Bombardier Challenger Type Rating
Dana Saville, Del Mar, California
Amy Weitzel, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Lear 31A Type Rating
Susan Harbowy, Niceville, Florida
Jocelyn Warrick, Kenmore, Washington


CL604 Maintenance Training
Erin Burleson, Grovetown, Georgia

GAT Wings to the Future Management Scholarship
Becca Friesen, Port Orange, Florida


CAE Simuflite Scholarships
Kathleen Felker, Oceanside, California
Deborah Price, Westminster, Colorado

Women in Corporate Aviation
Sharon McAleer
Beth Ferland, Oceanside, California

Dassault-Falcon Corporation Scholarship
Amanda Jones, Williamstown, West Virginia

Cessna Aircraft Corporation
Janviere Shellie Carlin, Suffolk, Virginia

FlightSafety Corporate Flight Attendant Scholarship
Maria Escobar, Bronx, New York


ExpressJet Airlines dba Continental Express Scholarship
Susanne Swim, Waialua, Hawaii
Kathleen Veatch, Oxnard, California

Airbus Leadership Grant
Bonnie Warner Simi, Discovery Bay, California
Christine Fagan, Memphis, Tennessee

Boeing Career Enhancement Scholarship
Allison Page, Houston, Texas
Donna Waters, Chesterfield, Missouri

Elisha Hall Memorial Scholarship
Robin Lee, Seattle, Washington

Legacy of Aviation Scholarship
Lauren Clark, Evans, Colorado

Telex Corporation Scholarship
Jessica Hines, Coppell, Texas

Maintenance Technician of the Year
Lana West, Juneau, Alaska

Bobbi Trout Scholarship
Margaret Lent, Truckee, California

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
Kimberly Kelsey, Columbus, Ohio
Rene Classen, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
Special Recognition: Maria Weybrecht

Kathy K. Hodgkins Memorial Scholarship - Float Plane Training
Jenny Lind Caden, Moscow, Tennessee

Women Military Aviators
Fidan S. Thornburg, Yelm, Washington

Pratt & Whitney Maintenance Scholarships
Mojisola Dokun, Nigeria
Rhonda Cooper, Arizona City, Arizona
Rebecca Hopkins, Alamosa, Colorado
Theresa Stone, Stockbridge, Georgia
Amanda Myers

Southwest Airlines
Kelly D'Arcy, Palm Springs, California
Melanie Langston, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Continental Airlines
Kima Nalis, Montebello, New York
Caren Kazmarek, Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Jennifer Phelps, Houston, Texas
Jann Waldhauser, Chicago, Illinois

Delta Airlines and Delta Connection Academy
Engineering: Heather Hava, Klamath Falls, Oregon

Aircraft Maintenance Technician: Julie Anne Gordon, El Cajon, California
Business/Maintenance Management: Heather Rae Kelly, Anchorage, Alaska
737-800 Type Rating: Laura Ann Conover
737-800 Type Rating: Erin Caitlin Neville, Oakland, California
777 Type Rating: Amy Louise O'Brien, Mt. Prospect, Illinois

Delta Connection Academy
Rachel Davis, Crestwood, Kentucky

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