San Antonio, TX, Jan. 29, 2019 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and its Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee today announced the recipients of the 2019 Schedulers & Dispatchers Training Scholarship. These individuals will be recognized during the 2019 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2019), taking place Jan 29 – Feb 1 in San Antonio, TX.
These training awards, given in conjunction with annual sponsors, promote the career development of current and aspiring schedulers and dispatchers. The 2019 sponsors include:
• Academy College
• Airline Dispatch Federation in conjunction with FlamingoAir Schools
• Beyond and Above Corporate Flight Attendant Training
• CornerStone Strategies LLC
• Corporate Aviation Solutions
• FlightSafety International
• Jeppesen
• King Schools, Inc.
• NBAA Air Traffic Services
• ServiceElements International, Inc.
• Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc.
The following are the recipients of 2019 NBAA S&D Training Scholarships:
• Ross Bateman
• Jacob Gardner
• Taylor Hughes
• Joy Kane• Daniel Kipp
• Abby Laier
• Gary Martin
• Evelyn Merkle
• Daramola Olufemi
• Jessica Pace
• Brandon Platt
• Annie Williams
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.
The S&D Training Scholarship Program, launched in 2004, offers opportunities for scholarship recipients to gain access to hands-on teaching initiatives. Through a separate 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 to current and aspiring schedulers and dispatchers through this program.
NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers. For more information about NBAA scholarships, contact NBAA Senior Manager, Certification Tyler Austin 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 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.
