Wed, Jan 30, 2019
Will Distribute More Than $40,000 Towards Aviation Education
The NBAA and its Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee have announced that $40,400 in scholarship funds will be awarded to individuals seeking to advance their aviation careers through continuing education. These individuals will be recognized during the 2019 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2019), taking place through Feb. 1 in San Antonio, TX.
AC-U-KWIK, Carolina Aviation Professionals Association (CAPA), Jet Aviation, Million Air, Phillips 66, Collins Aerospace, Signature Flight Support, SkyVector and Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. donated funding toward the awards this year.
The following are the recipients of the 2019 NBAA S&D monetary awards:
- Kathleen Donnelly
- Kimberly Fee
- Michael Groenke
- Audrey Lambdin
- Amy MacPhee
- Anita Martin
- Emily Stewart
- Brandelle Waddle
NBAA’s S&D Committee offers scholarships through two separate but related programs that specifically promote professional and career development for business aviation schedulers and dispatchers.
Through the S&D Scholarship Program, the committee offers cash grants, which can be used for a variety of professional development initiatives. Since 1997, more than $700,000 has been awarded through this program. A separate S&D Training Scholarship Program, launched in 2004, offers opportunities for scholarship recipients to gain access to hands-on teaching initiatives.
NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers.
(Source: NBAA news release)
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