Individuals Will Attend Leadership Conference February 22-23 in
Dallas, TX
NBAA has announced that
six individuals have been selected by the Association's Corporate
Aviation Management Committee (CAMC) as recipients of the 2006
Corporate Aviation Management Scholarship. Each scholarship
includes up to $875 to cover expenses associated with recipients'
attendance at NBAA's Annual Leadership Conference, scheduled for
February 22 and 23, in Dallas, TX.
The Corporate Aviation Management Scholarship, now in its second
year, is sponsored by Eastern Aviation Fuels, Pentastar Aviation,
SIG Aviation LLC and The VanAllen Group. Representatives from each
of these entities will be present at the Leadership Conference. The
recipients of the 2006 Corporate Aviation Management Scholarship
include:
Dan Domingues, Taughannock Aviation Company, Ithaca, NY.
Domingues is an ATP-qualified Part 135 captain with Alaska bush
experience. His goal is to become a business aviation career pilot
known for innovation and integrity.
Anna Marie Hern, Trajen, Bryan, TX. Hern is an ATP pilot with
Part 91 and Part 135 experience who also has been an active flight
instructor. She would like the added career challenge of becoming
involved in corporate flight management and operations.
Ryan Marshall McCown, ACM Aviation, LLC, San Jose, CA. McCown
is an ATP captain for a Falcon 2000 and has interests in corporate
aviation beyond flying. He would like to be instrumental in the
development, implementation and operation of a corporate flight
department.
Paul Wayne Myers, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
Myers will graduate in spring 2006 and is passionate about a career
in aviation. He has worked as a dispatcher and in other roles in
aviation, and wants to pursue further career development as a
business aviation professional.
Herwig Ingo Schmidts, W.W. Grainger, Inc., Waukegan, IL.
Schmidts is an ATP pilot for a Falcon 2000 and has a varied
experience being involved with warbird-type aircraft. He wants to
develop the leadership qualities needed to be an effective manager
of a dynamic 21st Century flight department.
Leslie Cathleen Woods,
University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, OK. Woods has been involved
with the National Intercollegiate Flying Association competition at
OU, and she wants to pursue a career as a pilot in corporate
aviation because of the wide variety of destinations the industry
serves.
A registration form and agenda for the Leadership Conference are
posted on NBAA's Events web page at http://www.nbaa.org/events.
The page also contains information about several other
professional-development initiatives featured at the Conference,
including:
A February 21 Professional Development Program Course on "Strategic
Leadership" offered by Jodie Brown with Summit Solutions
A February 24 Regulatory "Hot Topics" Forum offered by
NBAA's Tax Committee
NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional
development and business aviation careers.
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