Individuals Recognized At NBAA Leadership Conference

The first two individuals to receive the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA's) inaugural Donald A. Baldwin Sr. Business Aviation Management Scholarship were recognized on February 19 during the NBAA Leadership Conference, held this week in New Orleans, LA.

The scholarship is to be given annually in coordination with the family of the late Donald A. Baldwin Sr., and is designed to benefit individuals seeking to become NBAA Certified Aviation Managers (CAMs). Baldwin, an accomplished general aviation pilot, was a member of NBAA's Board of Directors from 1968 to 1971. He also received the NBAA John P. "Jack" Doswell Award in 1992 and the Flight Safety Foundation Business Aviation Meritorious Service Award in 1991.

The recipients of the 2009 Baldwin Scholarship are as follows:

• Thomas L. Kimbrough, a Citation captain with SIG Aviation in Goldsboro, NC. Kimbrough previously served that company as a pilot, mechanic and FBO manager and now is looking for opportunities to expand his depth of management education. With the technical skills he possesses, he plans to obtain CAM certification as the next logical step in his business aviation career plans.
• Darren S. Wilson, also a Citation captain with SIG Aviation out of Goldsboro, NC. Wilson wants to obtain CAM certification to further his career plans, demonstrate his aviation knowledge and qualifications, and prepare for increased responsibility.

The Baldwin Scholarship is one of several scholarships NBAA offers to promote professional development and business aviation careers.

FMI: www.nbaa.org/scholarships