Awards Presented Wednesday At The 62nd Annual Meeting &
Convention
The NBAA offers a range of
scholarships in an effort to provide opportunities for Member
employees to further their careers and to encourage young people to
seek jobs in business aviation. At the NBAA 62nd Annual Meeting
& Convention (NBAA2009) in Orlando, Florida this
week, several people received awards from the following NBAA
scholarship programs: USAIG/PDP Scholarship, Lawrence Ginocchio
Aviation Scholarship, William M. Fanning Maintenance Scholarship,
NORDAM Dee Howard/Etienne Fage Scholarship, Alan H. Conklin
Business Aviation Management Scholarship.
USAIG PDP Scholarship
The U.S. Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) PDP Scholarship provides
funds for students to take NBAA Professional Development Program
(PDP) courses.
Robert Webb, a junior majoring in aerospace engineering at
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ, is the
recipient of the 2009 USAIG PDP Scholarship. Webb has a 3.76 grade
point average, earlier won the Presidential Scholarship and is a
member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and the American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Lawrence Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship
The Lawrence Ginocchio Aviation Scholarship was created in 2001 by
NBAA and the family and friends of the late Lawrence Ginocchio to
honor his outstanding personal contribution to business aviation.
Several people have received Ginocchio Scholarships this year:
- Juliana Lindner, a sophomore at Purdue University with a 3.99
grade point average, is seeking a B.S. in professional flight
technology and management. She has more than 400 total flight hours
and has obtained commercial and instrument pilot licenses, with
single- and multi-engine rating ratings. She is a flight instructor
at Purdue and is a member of the university's Women's Air Race
Team.
- Kevin Rankin is a sophomore at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University who soloed at 16 years of age. He is an instrument pilot
with and single- and multi-engine ratings and more than 270 hours
of flight time. He has volunteered at various aviation museums and
was listed in Who's Who of American High School Students.
- Shannon Roth is a senior at Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale majoring in aviation management and flight. She has a
private pilot's license with an instrument rating and more than 200
hours total flight time. Roth is a member of the SIU Flying Salukis
Flight Team and is president of the SIU Women in Aviation.
- Ryan Sanders, a senior at University of Central Missouri with
at 3.61 grade point average, is majoring in flight operations
management with a minor in business administration. He has served
as an intern in a flight department, has taken an NBAA Professional
Development Program course and was a student governor on the
university's board of governors.
- Gary Toth, a senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in
Daytona Beach, FL, is majoring in aerospace engineering. Toth has
attained a 3.94 grade point average while working on projects
related to thrust reversers, materials analysis and fluid
mechanics.
William M. Fanning Maintenance
Scholarship
The Fanning Scholarship is named in honor of retired NBAA staff
member William M. Fanning, who was active in maintenance issues
during his nearly 20-year tenure at the Association.
Tonya Perinchief of Orlando, FL, has won the $2,500 entry-level
Fanning Scholarship. This fall she entered the aviation maintenance
science program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University after
having worked for several companies in the industry.
Georgette Snell has won the $2,500 experienced-level Fanning
Scholarship. A student at Sacramento City College, she plans to
transfer to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and is preparing
to take the airframe and powerplant (A&P) test in the near
future. She has been an aviation software consultant and worked as
a Bell 47 helicopter mechanic's helper.
NORDAM Dee Howard/Etienne Fage Scholarship
The NORDAM Dee Howard/Etienne Fage Scholarship was created by The
NORDAM Group to honor the lifetime achievements of two aerospace
engineering pioneers, Dee Howard and Etienne Fage.
Matthew D. Gonitzke from Rockford, IL has received the 2009 NORDAM
Scholarship. Gonitzke is majoring in aerospace engineering and
hopes to earn an A&P certificate. A sophomore at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University, he has had a private pilot's license since
2005 and was active in the FIRST Robotics Team competition in
2007.
Alan H. Conklin Business Aviation Management
Scholarship
The Conklin Scholarship was created to honor the memory of
Al Conklin, a U.S. Air Force veteran, business aviation leader and
member of NBAA's Operations Committee for many years.
Charles Barrett Roy, a senior at Louisiana Tech University, is
pursing a double major in aviation management and professional
aviation, with a minor in business. As a student with a 3.89 grade
point average, he is the top overall student in his school's
Professional Aviation Department. A commercial pilot with an
instrument rating and more than 275 hours total flight time, Roy's
career goal is to run a FAR Part 135 flight operation.