Sun, Jan 18, 2009
Awards Given To 12 Individuals Seeking To Advance Their
Aviation Careers
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and its
Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee announced last
week that $40,000 in scholarship funds will be awarded to 12
individuals seeking to advance their aviation careers through
continuing education.
ExxonMobil Aviation and the Avitats, Signature Flight Support,
Universal Weather and Aviation Inc., Chevron Global Aviation,
Atlantic Aviation, Air BP Aviation Services, Jeppesen DataPlan and
AC-U-KWIK, proudly sponsor the awards this year.
Scholarship award recipients include:
- Wesley Cieciwa, student
- Zsasha Diaz of Citigroup
- Kathleen Donnelly of ITT
- Kelly Galeas of Associated Aircraft Group
- Travis Greene of Aire Corr
- Cynthia Hayes of John Deere
- Sunny Lewin of Executive Fliteways
- Emir Radoncic of JetBlue
- Barbara Schick of Jetpool
- Shannon Schwartz of Bombardier Skyjet
- John Steele III of Maine Aviation
- Charles Stockton of Elliott Aviation
NBAA's S&D Committee offers scholarships through two
separate but related programs that specifically promote
professional and career development for business aviation
schedulers and dispatchers.
Through the Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship Program,
the Committee offers cash grants, which can be used for a variety
of professional development initiatives. Since 1997, more than
$300,000 has been awarded to schedulers and dispatchers through
this program.
A separate Schedulers & Dispatchers Training Scholarship
Program, initiated in 2004, offers opportunities for scholarship
recipients to gain access to hands-on teaching initiatives.
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