Recipients of Training Scholarships and Scholarship Awards given at SandD Conference

The NBAA Schedulers andamp; Dispatchers Conference started this week in Nashville and the recipients of the Scholarship Awards and Training Scholarships have been announced. The committee announced that $27,500 in scholarship funds will be given to individuals that are looking to advance their aviation careers through continuing education. This year, AC-U-KWIK, Atlantic Aviation, Lane Aviation, NBAA, Signature Flight Support, SkyPlan and Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc, have donated funding toward the awards. The recipients of the 2023 NBAA Sandamp;D monetary awardsAndrea Kayson Jonathan Tolbert Joy Flowers Bryce Yatsu Sean Whisenhunt. The Sandamp;D Scholarship Program offers cash grants to be used through many professional development initiatives. Over $750,000 has been awarded through the program since 1997. The NBAA Sandamp;D Committee offers scholarships through two programs to promote professional and career development for business aviation schedulers and dispatchers. The Sandamp;D Training Scholarship Program was launched in 2004 to offer opportunities to scholarship recipients to get access to hands-on-teaching initiatives. The training awards are granted in conjunction with annual sponsors. The 2023 donors Academy College The ATL Aircraft Dispatch Academy Beyond and Above Corporate Flight Attendant Training Corporate Aviation Solutions FlightSafety International Jeppesen King Schools Medaire, Inc. NBAA Air Traffic Services Satcom Direct Scott International Procedures, LLC ServiceElements International, Inc. TripPlanning.biz Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. The recipients of the 2023 NBAA Sandamp;D Training Scholarships Jacob Phelan Maria Morgenstern-Gil Tracha McGhee Angelica Fosu Emilio Padilla Escoto Diana Nahorna Nathan Shelley Hanna Figueroa Ann Widay Mischa Harrigan Johnson Downing Melissa Lloyd John Lyimo Kingsley Ogunrinde Meg Fittro Alicia Garcia Robles Through these scholarship programs, the NBAA can provide regrants, connections, professional opportunities and teaching initiatives for an aviation career.