2014 Scholarship Winners

Aero Femme
April Erhardt, Soldotna, Alaska
Brianna Eckler, College Place, Washington

Airbus A320 Type Rating Certificate Scholarships
Tandy Westmiller, Houston, Texas
Jennifer Byrne, Dayton, Ohio

Airbus Leadership Grant
Loise Mwangi, Nairobi, Kenya

Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Course (Airline Ground School)
Tamiko Ueda Heuer, Florence, Kentucky

American Airlines and American Eagle Engineering Scholarship
Katelyn Demyan, Huttonsville, West Virginia

American Airlines Aircraft Maintenance Technician Scholarship
Geoff Locke, Belleville, Michigan

American Airlines Veteran's Initiative Scholarship
Kerry Sheridan, Navarre, Florida

Anne Bridge Baddour Aviation Scholarship
Jessica Lowery, Choudrant, Louisiana

AOPA Student Pilot Scholarship
Alyssa Mae Celone, Derby, Connecticut

ATP General Aviation Maintenance Scholarship
Carmen Coipel, Belleville, Michigan

Beyond and Above Corporate Flight Attendant Training
Tawney Buttler, Chicago, Illinois
Melody Alesi-Pazian, Staten Island, New York

Boeing Company Career Enhancement Scholarship
Lorna Christian, Massapequa, New York
Loise Mwangi, Nairobi, Kenya

Bombardier Learjet 45 Type Rating Scholarship
Tanya Gatlin, Aurora, Colorado

Bunny M. Connors Memorial Scholarship
Melissa May, Marshfield, Wisconsin

CAE SimuFlite Citation Corporate Aircraft Training
Kristine Parrish, Auburn, Washington

Candi Chamberlin Kubeck Award (NIFA Foundation)
Blake N. Schuette, Flemington, New Jersey

Changing the World
Jennifer Cooney, Boston, Massachusetts

Christine Reed Memorial Flight Scholarship
Jessica Koeppen, Broadway, Virginia

Cochise Community College/Northrup Grumman
Patricia Espinosa, Douglas, Arizona

Dare to Dream Scholarship
Brenda Alarcon, San Jose, California
Susan Tuddenham, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation Scholarship
Cassandra Ketcham, Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Delta Air Lines Aircraft Maintenance Technology Scholarship
Carlimar Collazo-Torres, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico

Delta Air Lines Aviation Maintenance Management/Aviation Business Management
Anna M. Romer, Pooler, Georgia

Delta Air Lines Boeing B737-800 Type Rating Certificate Scholarships
Emily Van Vleet-Singer, Long Beach, California
Cassandra Schroer, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Delta Air Lines Engineering Scholarships (Includes Conference Trip)
Lauren Schumacher, Rolla, Missouri

Delta Air Lines Engine Maintenance Internship
Jenny McCartney, Eastman, Georgia

Diane Endres Ballweg Scholarship
Patricia Austin, North Olmsted, Ohio

Elisha Hall Memorial Scholarships - Wright Chapter
Gabrielle Palmas, Chandler, Arizona

FedEx Express JT8 Engine
Rancho High School, Las Vegas, Nevada

HAI/WAI Initial Helicopter Scholarship
Anne Brousoz, Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland

ISA+21 Scholarships
Courtney Bamford, Roswell, New Mexico
Emily Keen, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Ricki Racker, Jupiter, Florida
Robin Steenman, Destin, Florida

ISA+21 B-737 Type Rating
Elizabeth Polcari, Roanoke, Texas
Joan Schaffer, Lagrange Highlands, Illinois
Maggie Eickhoff, Arlington, Virginia
Maureen Hallacy, Chicago, Illinois

It's About Time Scholarship (Abingdon Watches)
Orla O'Dea, Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland

Janet Clark Memorial Scholarship - Washington State Chapter
Taylor Ratliff, Fort Worth, Texas

Jeppesen Flight Training
Madeline Gibson, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Keep Flying Scholarship 2014
Jessica Dyer, Lynchburg, Virginia
Crystal Pitts, Bismarck, Arkansas

Kelsey Meyer Memorial Scholarship
Brittany Ortiz, Gilbert, Arizona

Lt. Valerie Delaney Memorial Scholarship
Chelsea Ann Atwater, Flagstaff, Arizona

Mission Discovery Scholarship
Noelle Cudzilo, Dyer, Indiana

Pratt & Whitney Maintenance Scholarships
Minsun Park, Ionia, Michigan
Ryan Turner, Charlottesville, Virginia
Michael Susterka, Belleville, Michigan
Bettina Edelstein, Burlington, Vermont
Joan Kariuki, Duluth, Minnesota
Heather Valentino, Pocasset, Massachusetts
Whitney Brooks, Sandwich, Massachusetts

Ride the Sun
Karen Kalishek, De Pere, Wisconsin

Signature Flight Support
Kelly Jeanfavre, Jacksonville, Florida

Southwest Airlines B 737 NG Type Rating
Antonia Hayes, Nashville, Tennessee
Arlynn Saenz Sturdivant, Alvin, Texas
Danijela Hurley, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Kristen C. Veith, Marietta, Georgia
Drew A. Albright, Bellevue, Nebraska

Sporty's Foundation
Joan Kariuki, Duluth, Minnesota

Ted Mallory Memorial Scholarship
Erin Mann, Prescott, Arizona

Thrush Aircraft Agricultural Pilot Scholarship
Andrea Coppick, Caldwell, Idaho

Tools for Aircraft Maintenance (TAM)
Jenny McCartney, Eastman, Georgia

United Airlines Pilots Scholarship
Sivan Solomon, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Lauren Pisula, Stahlstown, Pennsylvania

Universal Weather & Aviation FAA-certified Dispatcher Training Scholarship
Kelly Straley, Windsor, California
Michelle Bassanesi, Rome, Italy

WAI Enthusiasm Award
Emelia Church, Ogden, Utah

WAI Atlanta Chapter - Gone With the Wind Scholarship
Rachel Roberts, Chamblee, Georgia

WAI Mile High Chapter Empowerment Scholarship
Dana Ahlin, White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Wings Over 35
Emily Roback, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Women in Aviation Management Scholarship
Allison Couch, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Women in Aviation, International Achievement Award
Student - Kayla Harder, Fort Myers, Florida
Individual - Wendy Hollinger, Granville, Ohio

Women in Corporate Aviation Career Scholarship
Codie Ann Hudson, Pleasant Plain, Ohio

Women Military Aviators - Dream of Flight Scholarship
Alicia Horton, Saint Louis, Missouri

Yukiko Howell Memorial S.T.E.M. Scholarship
Candice Votava, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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