NBAA Announces Recipients of 2018 Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship Awards

Feb. 7, 2018
NBAA and its Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee announced that $41,000 in scholarship funds will be awarded to individuals seeking to advance their aviation careers through continuing education.

Long Beach, CA, Feb. 7, 2018 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and its Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee today announced that $41,000 in scholarship funds will be awarded to individuals seeking to advance their aviation careers through continuing education. These individuals were recognized during the 2018 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2018), taking place Feb. 6-9 in Long Beach, CA.

AC-U-KWIK, Carolina Aviation Professionals Association (CAPA), Jet Aviation, Million Air, Phillips 66, Rockwell Collins, Signature Flight Support, SkyVector and Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. donated funding toward the awards this year.

The following individuals are the recipients of 2018 NBAA S&D Monetary Scholarships:  

  • Abbie Fox
  • Lindsey Kavchok
  • Megan Knox
  • Zachary Kramer
  • Kasia Segieda
  • Jessica Wicks

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 S&D Scholarship Program, the committee offers cash grants, which can be used for a variety of professional development initiatives. Since 1997, more than $700,000 has been awarded through this program.

A separate S&D Training Scholarship Program, launched in 2004, offers opportunities for scholarship recipients to gain access to hands-on teaching initiatives.

NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers. For more information about NBAA scholarships, contact NBAA Project Manager, Professional Development Tyler Austin at [email protected] or visit www.nbaa.org/scholarships.

For information about NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee, contact NBAA Director, Educational Development & Strategy Jo Damato at [email protected].

Learn more about SDC2018.

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 11,000 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.