2013 Scholarship Winners

Airbus A320 Type Rating Certificate Scholarships
Helen Sherwin Consolino, Chandler, Arizona
Lisa Leina’ala Riela-Enoka, Kaneohe, Hawaii

Airbus Leadership Grant
Bob O Agiro, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Miyukiko Kelsey Kostelny, Warrensburg, Missouri

Airline Ground Schools, Inc. / Flamingo Air
Miranda A Satterfield, Bakersfield, California

Alaska Airlines Pilot Training
Kendra R Dunlap, Georgetown, Texas
Nelly Arzola, Columbus, Georgia

American Airlines and American Eagle Engineering Scholarship
Whitney Quinne Lohmeyer

American Airlines Aircraft Maintenance Technology Scholarship
Bee Yang, Roseville, Michigan
Sonia Thiebeau, Tulsa, Oklahoma

American Airlines Veteran’s Initiative Scholarship
Karrie Brimhall, Newberg, Oregon
James Lenord, Bellevue, Nebraska (Runner up)
Heather Gomer, Warr Acres, Oklahoma (Runner up)

Anne Bridge Baddour Aviation Scholarship
Crystal Polen, Port Orchard, Washington

AOPA Student Pilot Scholarship
Melanie Rivera, Bay Point, California
Bambi Shorey, Lebanon, Maine

ATP - Multi Engine Scholarship
Tonya Hodson, Marion, Kansas

Beyond and Above Corporate Flight Attendant Training
Crystal Parker, Wichita, Kansas
Tenisha Belcher, Delaware, Ohio

Boeing Company Career Enhancement Scholarship
Lauren N Schumacher, Rolla, Missouri
Whitney J Brouwer, Raymond, Minnesota

Bunny M Connors Memorial Scholarship
Jennifer J Phillips, Livonia, Michigan

CAE SimuFlite Citation Corporate Aircraft Training
Jessica Vinson, Spring, Texas

Candi Chamberlain Kubeck Award (NIFA Foundation)
Courtney Copping, Saint Charles, Illinois

Carolyn M Ford Memorial Scholarship
Laura Garrity, Wilson, Wyoming

Christine Reed Memorial Flight Scholarship
Thea McKellar, Canton, Georgia

Come Fly with Me
Jessica Miller

Corporate Flight Attendant Training Scholarship
Donamarie Bizon, Kennesaw, Georgia

Dare to Dream Scholarship
LeAnne Gomez, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Elyse Hildebrandg-Cooper, Farmington Hills, Michigan

Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation Scholarship
Sierra L White, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania

Delta Air Lines Aircraft Maintenance Technology Scholarship
Grace Peterson, Medford, New Jersey

Delta Air Lines Boeing B737-800 Type Rating Certificate Scholarships
Kimberly Cousineau, Wilmington, Ohio
Kara M Hatzai, Elgin, Illinois
Linda K Beans, Parker, Colorado
Lindsay E Burns, Tampa, Florida

Delta Air Lines Aviation Maintenance Management/Aviation Business Management
Cynthia Norton, North Charleston, South Carolina

Delta Air Lines Engineering Scholarships
Sylvie DeLaHunt, Waldorf, Maryland

Diane Endres Ballweg Scholarship
Susan Mattacks, United Kingdom

Elisha Hall Memorial Scholarships - Wright Chapter
Kelly McCoy, Strongsville, Ohio

FedEx Express 727 Aircraft
California Baptist University, Riverside, California

FedEx Express JT8D Engine
Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Duluth, Georgia
Linn State Technical College, Linn, Missouri

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
Emily Crombez, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Initial Helicopter Scholarship
Lauren Cooper, Chicago, Illinois

ISA+21 ATP Rating Scholarships
Sarah Wells, Honolulu, Hawaii

ISA+21 CFI Multi Engine Rating Scholarships
Kelly Fisher, Melville, New York

ISA+21 B-737 Type Rating
Leja Noe, Seattle, Washington
Erin Sattler, Cottage Grove, Minnesota

Keep Flying Scholarship 2012
Crystal DeJesus

Janet Clark Memorial Scholarship - Washington State Chapter
Crystal Polen, Port Orchard, Washington

Jeppesen Flight Training
Karen Vaughn, Tustin, California

Keep Flying Scholarship 2013
Kate Schafer, Boyero, Colorado

Keep Flying Scholarship - Southern Africa
Charles Nyakudya, Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa

Kelsey Meyer Memorial Scholarship
Taylor Ratliff, Fort Worth, Texas

Pratt & Whitney Maintenance Scholarships
George Powell, Decatur, Georgia
Regina Chambers, Atlanta, Georgia
Meghan A Worrell, Oakland, California
Michele R Swib. Westminster, Colorado
Esther K Kariuki, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Bee Yang, Roseville, Michigan

R-W Foundation
Megan Henderson, Topeka, Kansas

Ride the Sun
Alyssa Jhones, Wellington, Colorado

Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) Scholarship
Liz J Stalford, Scottsdale, Arizona

Sporty’s Foundation
Meghan A Worrell, Oakland, California

Ted Mallory Memorial Scholarship
Lynn DeLean Weber, Marthasville, Missouri

United Airlines 737 NG Type Rating
Jennifer Doidge, Brooklyn, New York
Agata Pares, Walnut Creek, California

Universal Weather & Aviation FAA-certified Dispatcher Training Scholarship
Angela Kovaleski, Greenville, North Carolina

WAI Enthusiasm Scholarship
Sandrine Rohrer, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

WAI Mile High Chapter Empowerment Scholarship
Andrea J Cooper, Paris, Texas

WAI Oshkosh Chapter Spirit of Flight Scholarship
Remington Viney, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Women in Aviation Management Scholarship
Sarah George, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Women in Aviation International Achievement Award
Student - Janet Patton, Canton, Michigan
Individual - April Erhardt, Soldotna, Alaska

Women in Corporate Aviation Career Scholarship
Diana Cobas, Miami, Florida
Taylor Ratliff, Fort Worth, Texas

Women in Corporate Aviation International Scholarship
Allison Couch, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Women Military Aviators - Dream of Flight Scholarship
Nicole M Garrett, New London, Connecticut

Women Soaring Pilots Association (WSPA) Scholarship
Karrie Brimhall, Newberg, Oregon

Yeager Foundation
Tonya Hodson, Marion, Kansas

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