Program Supports Future Airport Leaders

Airports Council International - North America's (ACI-NA) Commissioners Committee awarded three scholarships of $2,500 each to deserving aviation students at the ACI-NA Commissioners Congressional Reception Thursday night in Washington, DC.

Recipients include Sean Barry, a student at Indiana State University's Department of Aviation in Indianapolis, IN; Tamara L. Peterson, from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN; and Amanda N. Sullivan, from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN.

"These students not only exemplify academic excellence and leadership, they represent the future of the aviation industry," said David G. Jennings, Chair of ACI-NA's Commissioners Committee and Chairman of the Charleston County Aviation Authority. "The Commissioners Committee strongly believes that these dedicated students will have a positive impact on the industry, and we are proud to lend a helping hand."

The Commissioners' Committee Scholarship is designed to encourage and promote excellence in the educational areas necessary for effective airport management or operation. The ACI-NA Commissioners' Committee has awarded more than 30 scholarships totaling more than $100,000 to students within the past 16 years.

ACI-NA Commissioners established the Scholarship Fund in October 1993 to recognize students with high academic achievement who are working toward a career in airport management or airport operations.

The scholarship program recognizes the importance of the highly specialized education necessary for an individual to receive to fill the extremely complex and multi-disciplined role of being a professional airport administrator or airport operator.

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