Special Event Also Reveals Location And Design Of Future Bob Hoover Hall Of Honor Exhibit

Representatives of the Citation Jet Pilots (CJP) Association and the Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation each awarded $50,000 to fund four Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarships to Embry-Riddle students at an event held last Thursday at the university’s Daytona Beach Campus.

The CJP Association contributed $50,000 to fund two CJP Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarships and the Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation contributed $50,000 to fund two Bob Hoover Foundation Presidential Scholarships.

The scholarships, worth $25,000 each, were presented at a reception attended by members of the CJP and Hoover Foundation boards, aviation legend Bob Hoover, Embry-Riddle President Dr. John P. Johnson, and members of the university’s Board of Trustees and President’s Advisory Board.

All four of the scholarship recipients are studying to become professional pilots. They were selected for the award based on their academic excellence, leadership skills, service to others, work ethic, financial need and a written essay demonstrating their passion for, and commitment to, the aviation industry.

Dakota Foster
Sophomore, Aeronautical Science major with Aviation Safety minor, Daytona Beach Campus.
Her career goal is to become an airline pilot. As a member of Embry-Riddle’s Women’s Ambassador Program she meets with middle-school girls to encourage them to pursue aviation education and careers.

Robert Morgan
Senior, Aeronautical Science major, Prescott Campus, AZ.
His goal is to graduate from Embry-Riddle, attend Officer Training School and become a U.S. Air Force pilot. Morgan credits his leadership skills to the Boy Scouts of America; in 2010 the VFW named him National Scout of the Year out of more than 60,000 applicants.

Achyut Nair
Junior, Aeronautical Science and Aerospace Engineering double majors, Daytona Beach Campus.
His goal after graduating is to become an Embry-Riddle flight instructor and then an airline pilot, with the ultimate goal of starting his own airline. Nair mentors new Embry-Riddle flight students through the Flight Line Assimilation Program.

Anna Robinson
Junior, Aeronautical Science major, Daytona Beach Campus.
Her career goal is to be a professional pilot. Currently Robinson is a student assistant at the Flight Dispatch Center and FAA Testing Center at Embry-Riddle. She is also an Embry-Riddle Orientation Ambassador, helping new students acclimatize to the university.

“We’re very grateful to CJP and the Bob Hoover Foundation for these generous scholarships,” said Dr. Johnson. “All of these bright young people are high achievers who possess the talent, enthusiasm and determination to excel in their future careers.”

"It was a great honor meeting Bob Hoover,” said scholarship recipient Achyut Nair. “I hope someday to reach the heights that he conquered. I am also honored to represent Citation Jet Pilots and Embry-Riddle and will strive to live up to the ideals of these great institutions."

Also at Thursday’s event, the design of the future Bob Hoover Hall of Honor display was presented. To be located in Embry-Riddle’s Flight Operations building, the exhibit will contain artifacts and memorabilia illustrating the historical achievements of noted aviators. Among the nine inductees so far are astronaut Neil Armstrong, military aviator Jimmy Doolittle and aviation pioneer Jackie Cochran. Hoover himself is renowned for his distinguished service as a World War II fighter pilot, test pilot, air show innovator and mentor.

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