2008 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship & Award Winners

The Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund (AEMSF) Trustees are pleased to announce the winners of the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships and Awards for 2008!

We have 14 winners of Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships for licensed pilot members to advance in training and education in aviation and aerospace, including Scholarships to complete additional pilot certificates and ratings, jet type ratings, college degrees, and technical training, as follows:

1. Linda Berlin - Ambassador Chapter - Boeing 737 Type Rating
2. Kirsten Brazier - Ambassador Chapter - Forest Service Approved Mountain Course
3. Cheryl Casillas - San Antonio Chapter - Boeing 737-200 Type Rating
4. Casey Erickson - San Gabriel Chapter - Commercial Rotorcraft
5. Jaime Gonzales - New Orleans Chapter - Multi-Engine Instrument Rating
6. Heather Hostert - Chicago Area Chapter - Instrument Rating
7. Heidi Klein - North Dakota Chapter - University of N. Dakota Commercial Aviation program
8. Laurie Probst - Wisconsin Chapter - Commercial Rating
9. Sheryl Rains - Northwoods Chapter - Airline Transport Pilot
10. Sally Sparks - Kansas City Area Chapter - Instrument Rating
11. Deena Sveinsson - Colorado Chapter - Boeing 737-200 Type Rating
12. Suzanne Fain - Houston Chapter - Commerical Rating
13. Juliana Teal - Tuscon Chapter - Instrument Rating
14. Fidan Thornburg - Russian Section - Instrument Rating

We have 5 New Pilot Awards of up to $1500 towards completion of any first pilot certificate, including the recreational pilot, sport pilot, or private pilot certificate:

1. Gwen Davis - Ambassdor Chapter
2. Brenda Frazier - San Gabriel Chapter
3. Serenity Enriquez - Reno High Sierra Chapter
4. Mallory Schreck - Phoenix Chapter
5. Anna Stromenberg - Maple Leaf Chapter

The winner of a Maule Tailwheel Training Award for back-to-basics conventional Tailwheel aircraft training, donated by the Maule Aircraft family:  Christina Stark - Wisconsin Chapter

Please join us in congratulating our 2008 winners! 

AEMSF Trustees:
Joy Parker-Blackwood, Chairman
Dr. Jacque Boyd, Vice Chairman
Char Falkenberg, Chairman Emeritus
Madeleine Monaco, Treasurer
Peggy Doyle, Correspondence Secretary
Debby Cunningham, Recording Secretary
Dorothy Berthelet, Adm. Assistant to Treasurer

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