Sun, Nov 23, 2003
Two Flight Students Get Big Help In Paying For Studies
For the eight year in a row the North Jersey Chapter of the
Ninety-Nines has awarded flight training scholarships to New Jersey
pilots.
The purpose of the Dodie Riach Memorial Scholarships is to
promote general aviation in New Jersey, particularly in the North
Jersey area, and to ease the path for pilots in their flight
training endeavors. This scholarship is offered to all pilots,
male or female, who show enthusiasm and desire to complete their
training. Applications are reviewed by the Scholarship
Committee and the recipients are selected on the basis of their
appropriateness of goals, expectations, and relative need.
The recipients of $1800 flight training awards for 2003 are
Brenda Bannon of Newton, Edson Jerez of Newark, and Robyn Zeek of
Succasunna.
Bannon is a student pilot currently
working towards her private pilot license at Sussex and Trinca
airports. She is a member of the student pilot (Sixty-Sixes)
branch of the North Jersey Chapter, MAPA (Mid-Atlantic Pilots
Association), and ASAA (American Society of Aviation
Artists). In the past she has worked at several NJ airports in
order to make money for her flight lessons. She is a single
mother of three children and her oldest son is a private
pilot. Bannon looks forward to continuing her training once
licensed by obtaining an instrument rating, and hopes to combine
her artistic talents with her passion for aviation.
Jerez is a private pilot with a single engine land
rating. He began taking flight lessons when in high school and
was the first student to solo from the aerospace program at his
school. He had recently come with his parents to the United
States from Guatemala. He is currently enrolled in the Mercer
County Community College Aviation Technology program and is working
on his commercial license and instrument rating. Jerez
commutes four days a week from Newark to Trenton just to fly and
attend college. His ultimate goal is to become a professional
pilot.
Zeek is a student pilot and a member of the Sixty-Sixes,
EAA, AOPA, WIA (Women in Aviation), and is the Vice President of
Aviation Explorer Post 107. She volunteers at many aviation
events, especially those involving young people. Zeek is a
senior in high school, a varsity athlete and a member of several
extracurricular program. She is doing her flight training at
Morristown Airport along with working at the flight school to help
pay for her lessons. She hopes to become a member of the Air
Force and a commercial pilot.
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