The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has awarded 22 students with over $70,000 in scholarships for the 2004/2005 school year. The winners are as follows:

• Leon Harris/Les Nichols Memorial Scholarship to Spartan School of Aeronautics: Tristan Klinetobe
• Russell Leroy Jones Memorial Scholarship to Westwood College of Aviation Technology:  Steven Black, Gary Whitesides, Jeffrey Sadowski
• Private Pilot Magazine Scholarship: Charlie Peters
• L-3 Avionics Systems Scholarship: Richard Steuben
• Bendix/King Avionics Scholarship: Andrew Lavander
• Garmin Scholarship: Daniel Bouton
• Lee Tarbox Memorial Scholarship: Hong Soon Park
• Mid-Continent Instruments Scholarship: Keith Norton
• Plane & Pilot/Garmin Scholarship: Michael Maleki
• Sporty's / Cincinnati Avionics: Raymond Botty
• Johnny Davis Memorial Scholarship: Jason Dusel
• Bud Glover Memorial Scholarship: Andrew Steimel
• Lowell Gaylor Memorial Scholarship: Mark Mercer
• David Arver Memorial Scholarship: Kyle Laughman
• Dutch & Ginger Arver Memorial Scholarship: Randy Dunckel
• Chuck Peacock Memorial Scholarship (aviation management): Matthew Florin

The AEA Educational Foundation awards scholarships to students desiring to pursue a career in the general aviation maintenance/electronics industry through technical training and certification at a learning institution. The intent of these scholarships is to identify and reward those individuals who best exemplify the qualities that lead to success in the aviation industry. The Foundation believes that superior academic performance in high school is not the only measure of a students aptitude for success. Included in the criteria for selection of these scholarships are those human qualities that are difficult to grade, but are always a component of personal achievement, success and good citizenship.

The AEA Educational Foundation was started in 1990 to enhance, promote and secure the future of aviation and the AEA by furthering the education of students, technicians, members of the AEA and others as determined by aviation industry needs. Since its inception the AEA scholarship program has awarded $850,000.

Scholarships are also available to AEA members working towards earning their private pilot’s license. FLYING magazine sponsors these two scholarships, valued at $2,500 each. Winners also received gifts to help them in their flight training. GARMIN has donated portable GPS units for each of the winners, and David Clark has donated aviation headsets. This year’s winners are:

• Adam Chavez – Flightcraft in Portland (OR)
• Gille LeBrun – Brant Aero in Brantford, Ontario Canada.
• The Member’s Scholarship Program is offered to dependents of those who work for an AEA member company pursuing a career in any field. This year’s winners were:
• Gene Baker Memorial Scholarship: Vera Perales –- whose father works for Cal Labs in Dallas (TX)
• Jim Cook Honorary Scholarship: Amanda Frahm -– whose father works for Elliot Aviation in Bettendorf (IA)

Requests for complete scholarship packages for the 2005/2006 school year can be made after September 1, 2004 online. The deadline for returning the applications is February 15, 2005. Scholarships will be awarded during Opening Ceremonies at the 2005 AEA Convention and Trade Show in Dallas.

FMI: www.aea.net