San Jose, CA, Feb. 3, 2015 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and its Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee today announced that $36,250 in scholarship funds will be awarded to seven individuals in 2015 seeking to advance their aviation careers through continuing education. These individuals will be recognized during the 2015 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2015), which takes place Feb. 3 to 6 in San Jose, CA.
AC-U-KWIK, Jet Aviation, Million Air, Rockwell Collins Flight Information Solutions, Signature Flight Support and Universal Weather and Aviation Inc. generously donated funding toward the awards this year.
The 2015 scholarship award recipients are:
- Christopher Barnes, Universal Weather and Aviation Inc.
- Tracy Burdacki, MassMutual Financial Group
- Heidi Linan, Jet Aviation
- Robert Montminy, student at Daniel Webster College
- Kelly Mueller, Fargo Jet Center Inc.
- Jeremy Pickens, FedEx
- Jake Zelman, Southwest Airlines
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 $576,250 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.
For information about NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee, contact NBAA Director, Educational Development & Strategy Jo Damato at [email protected].
NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers. For more information about NBAA scholarships or to download application forms, contact NBAA Director, Professional Development Jay Evans at [email protected] or visit www.nbaa.org/scholarships.
Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The Association represents more than 10,000 companies and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, the world's largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at www.nbaa.org.
