Avionics News June 2013 - 11

More Than $125,000 in
Scholarships Awarded Through
the AEA Educational Foundation
Universal Avionics Sponsors New Scholarship
During the Opening Ceremonies at the 56th annual AEA
International Convention & Trade Show, the Aircraft Electronics
Association’s Educational Foundation announced the names
of 26 individuals who were awarded individual scholarships
worth more than $125,000 for the 2013-14 academic year.
This year, the AEA was honored to administer the inaugural Universal Avionics Systems Corp. Scholarship, a $1,500
annual award presented to an aspiring avionics technician or
aviation maintenance technician by its sponsor company.
The AEA scholarships and the individuals who were
awarded include:
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Leon Harris/Les Nichols Memorial Scholarship
to Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology:
Michael Huber, Tyler, Texas.
Tom Taylor Memorial Scholarship to Spartan College of
Aeronautics & Technology: Kyle Flanders, Cache, Okla.
Thomas J. Slocum Memorial Scholarship to Redstone
College: Donald Auburger, Springfield, Colo.
Aircell Scholarship: Heather Behrent, Appleton, Wis.
L-3 Communications Avionics Systems Scholarship:
Kavik Fairburn, Garden Valley, Idaho.
Lee Tarbox Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by
Pacific Southwest Instruments:
Cody Wright, Ridgeway, Va.
Garmin Scholarship: Whitney Brower, Raymond, Minn.
Field Aviation Scholarship: Riley Godkin, Ladysmith,
British Columbia, Canada.
Duncan Aviation Scholarship:
Isaac Anderson, Evergreen, Colo.
Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics Scholarship:
Michael Gortowski, Macomb, Mich.
Rockwell Collins Scholarship:
Nathan Spotts, Wauseon, Ohio.
Southeast Aerospace Scholarship:
Alexis Rety, East Elmhurst, N.Y.
Garmin - Jerry Smith Memorial Scholarship:
Paul Xavier, Carbondale, Ill.
Bud Glover Memorial Scholarship:
Malorie Satfford, Dacula, Ga.
David Arver Memorial Scholarship:
Dennis Muli, Kalamazoo, Mich.

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Dutch & Ginger Arver Memorial Scholarship:
Kyle Johnson, Lakeland, Fla.
Johnny Davis Memorial Scholarship:
Jesse Dye, Southgate, Ky.
Lowell Gaylor Memorial Scholarship:
Codie Keough, Windham, Ohio.
Gene Baker Memorial Scholarship:
Rhiannon Pescitani, Charles Town, W.V.
Jim Cook Honorary Scholarship:
Yatin Mistry, Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
Chuck Peacock Memorial Scholarship:
Michael Peer, Oshkosh, Wis.
Flying Magazine’s Private Pilot’s License (two awards):
Sarah Nulik, Bevan-Rabell, Wichita, Kan.; and Ciprian
Plesca, Palm Beach Avionics, Loxahatchee, Fla.
Sporty’s Foundation Recreational Pilot Certificate (two
awards): Brian Jay, Spirit Avionics, Whitehall, Ohio; and
Matthew Hunt, Corvallis Aero Service, Keizer, Ore.
Universal Avionics System Corp. Scholarship:
David Hughling, Fort Worth, Texas.

The AEA Educational Foundation awards scholarships to
students pursuing a career in the general aviation maintenance and aircraft electronics industry. 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 was created in 1990 to enhance, promote
and secure the future of aviation maintenance 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 more than $1.5 million in scholarships. Numerous
awards are available, ranging from $1,000 to more than
$40,000 each. Requests for complete scholarship packages
for the 2014-15 academic year can be made after Oct. 1,
2013, online at www.aea.net/scholarship. The deadline for
returning applications is Feb. 15, 2014.
For more information about the AEA Educational
Foundation, contact Mike Adamson, the Foundation’s
executive director, at 816-347-8400 or send emails to
mikea@aea.net. q

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