December 13, 2011
Scholarships awarded to aviation students
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Twenty-two students enrolled in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized aviation programs received scholarships during the recent fall aviation banquet.
Officials anticipate the awards will total more than $51,000 when final scholarship funds are set, according to David A NewMyer, chair of the Department of Aviation Management and Flight. The total marks a record amount in scholarship funds to students in one year, he said.
Students’ academic achievements serve as the focal point at the annual banquet. Students received a total of 29 scholarships at the Oct. 28 "Aviation in the Future" event at the Student Center.
Greg M. Cayon, the director of aviation and business travel for the Kohler Co., and a former pilot for Air Force One, was the keynote speaker. More than 300 aviation students, faculty, and alumni attended the banquet, where Cayon spoke of his work as presidential pilot.
The Aviation Management Society, a registered student organization, sponsors the banquet. Some of the scholarships honor SIU Carbondale graduates and all support students in the aviation management, aviation flight, and aviation technologies programs. One of the very special aspects of the recognition that students receive at the banquet is that most of the scholarship sponsors actually present each of the scholarships in person to the student recipients.
The support students receive from scholarships is vital to the aviation program.
“It’s another reason for students to come to SIU Carbondale,” NewMyer said. “We are able to come up with funds for students scholarships and it’s a testimony to the quality of the programs and testimony to what the Aviation Management Society does every year at the banquet.”
The aviation programs are part of the College of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Scholarship winners by hometown, year in school, scholarship and award amount where available, are:
Illinois
• Carol Stream: Angela J. Stearn, junior, aviation technologies, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
• Chicago: David J. Bias, junior, aviation management and aviation flight, Matthew K. Meier “Faith, Family, Friendship, Fortitude, Future” Aviation Management Scholarship, $2,000; Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
• Cissna Park: William N. Brophy, senior, aviation technologies, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000; Boeing Aviation Management & Flight Scholarship, $940.
• Crete: Daniel S. Harrington, senior, aviation management and aviation flight, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $3,000.
• Crystal Lake: Jordan A. DiGrazia, senior, aviation management and aviation flight, William S. Arnott Scholarship, awarded by the United Airlines Historical Foundation, $1,000; Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
• Crystal Lake: Christopher A. Fischer, senior, aviation management and aviation flight, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
• Elgin: Guillermo Ortega, Jr., senior, aviation management and aviation flight, George Priester Memorial Aviation Scholarship, $3,500.
• Lake Villa: Tyler M. Breum, junior, aviation management and aviation flight, James & Helen Newby Aviation Scholarship, $2,000; Steven Staples Memorial Aviation Scholarship, $1,000.
• Loves Park: Curt L. Lewis, junior, aviation management and aviation flight, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
• Makanda: Patrick W. McDonald, senior, aviation management, Gene and Robbi Seibert Memorial Aviation Scholarship, $3,000.
• Rockford: Andrew R. Wright, senior, aviation management, Boeing Aviation Management & Flight Scholarship, $940.
• Roselle: Jonathan K. Galante, junior, aviation management, Larry B. Byerly Memorial Aviation Scholarship, $1,000.
• Roselle: Kendall A. Lane, junior, aviation management and aviation flight, William R. Norwood Aviation Scholarship, $2,000; Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
• St. Charles: Courtney L. Copping, junior, aviation management and aviation flight, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
• Springfield: Kyle A. Schneider, senior, aviation technologies, Boeing Aviation Technologies Scholarship, $1,000.
• Wilmington: Peter D. Popovich, senior, aviation management, aviation flight, and aviation technologies, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
California
• Los Angeles: Sierra D. Makepeace, senior, aviation management, aviation flight, and aviation technologies, Boeing Aviation Management & Flight Scholarship, $940.
Kentucky
• Lexington: Ryan C. Veldman, senior, aviation management and aviation flight, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
Missouri
• Edina: Daniel B. McMahon, senior, aviation management and aviation flight, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $5,000; Jerry L. Kennedy Aviation Career Advancement Scholarship.
Wisconsin
• Sheboygan: Joshua T. Mech, sophomore, aviation management and aviation flight, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000.
Kenya
• Nairobi: Dora-Anne A. Asinjo, doctoral student in education, with a master’s degree in public administration in aviation administration, and an aviation management degree from SIU Carbondale, Joseph A. Messina, II, Aviation Explorers Scholarship, $3,000.
Spain
• Oviedo: Neftali Moya Aranzubia, senior, aviation management, Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, $1,000; Ryan McShane Hope Flys Aviation Scholarship.
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Angela J. Stearn, right, a junior in aviation technologies from Carol Stream, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- David J. Bias, right, a junior in aviation management and aviation flight from Chicago, accepts the Matthew K. Meier “Faith, Family, Friendship, Fortitude, Future,” Aviation Management Scholarship from David A. NewMyer, chair of the Department of Aviation Management and Flight, at the annual fall aviation banquet. Bias also received a Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship at the banquet. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- David J. Bias, left, a junior in aviation management and aviation flight from Chicago, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. Bias also received the Matthew K. Meier “Faith, Family, Friendship, Fortitude, Future,” Aviation Management Scholarship at the banquet. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- William N. Brophy, left, a senior in aviation technologies from Cissna Park, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipients -- Three students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized aviation program received Boeing Aviation Management & Flight Scholarships at the annual fall aviation banquet. Andrew R. Wright, left, a senior in aviation management from Rockford, Sierra D. Makepeace, second from right, a senior in aviation management, aviation flight, and aviation technologies from Los Angeles, and William N. Brophy, right, a senior in aviation technologies from Cissna Park, earned scholarships. With the three students is Thim Theil, who is with Boeing. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient – Daniel S. Harrington, left, a senior in aviation management and aviation flight from Crete, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient – Jordan A. DiGrazia, left, a senior in aviation management and aviation flight from Crystal Lake, accepts the William S. Arnott Scholarship at the annual fall aviation banquet. With DiGrazia is SIU Carbondale aviation program graduate Clarence Copping, a captain with United Airlines, representing The United Airlines Historical Foundation. DiGrazia also received a Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship at the banquet. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Jordan A. DiGrazia, left, a senior in aviation management and aviation flight from Crystal Lake, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. DiGrazia also received the William S. Arnott Scholarship, awarded by the United Airlines Historical Foundation at the banquet. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Christopher A. Fischer, left, a senior in aviation management and aviation flight from Crystal Lake, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Guillermo Ortega, Jr., left, a senior in aviation management and aviation flight from Elgin, accepts the George Priester Memorial Aviation Scholarship from Charles Priester, chairman and CEO of Wheeling-based Priester Aviation, at the annual fall aviation banquet at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Taylor M. Breum, second from left, a junior in aviation management and flight from Lake Villa, accepts the James and Helen Newby Aviation Scholarship at the annual fall aviation banquet. With Breum, from left to right, are Ed Newby, Helen Newby and Doris Newby. Breum also received the Steven Staples Memorial Aviation Scholarship. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Taylor M. Breum, right, a junior in aviation management and flight from Lake Villa, accepts the Steven Staples Memorial Aviation Scholarship from Staples’ sister, Susan Staples at the annual fall aviation banquet. Breum also received the James and Helen Newby Aviation Scholarship. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Curtis L. Lewis, III, a junior in aviation management and aviation flight from Loves Park, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIUC aviation scholarship recipient -- Patrick W. McDonald, middle, a senior in aviation management from Makanda, receives the Gene and Robbi Seibert Memorial Aviation Scholarship at the annual fall banquet. With McDonald, from left, are Seibert’s nephew, Mike Ketring, and Seibert’s son, C. Brad Seibert. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIUC aviation scholarship recipient -- Jonathan K. Galante, left, a junior in aviation management from Roselle, received the Larry B. Byerly Memorial Aviation Scholarship at the annual aviation fall banquet. With McDonald, from left, are Merry Byerly, David A. NewMyer, chair of the SIU Carbondale Department of Aviation Management and Flight, and Tom Frasca. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIUC aviation scholarship recipient -- Kendall A. Lane, right, a junior in aviation management and aviation flight from Roselle, receives the William R. Norwood Aviation Scholarship an the annual aviation banquet. With Lane is Clarence Copping, a captain with United Airlines and a graduate of the University’s aviation program. Norwood is a member of the SIUC ROTC Hall of Fame and earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from SIUC, served in the U.S. Air Force, and had a 31-year career with United Airlines beginning in 1965 -- becoming the company's first African-American pilot and the first to achieve the rank of captain. Lane also received a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Kendall A. Lane, right, a junior in aviation management and aviation flight from Roselle, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient – Courtney L. Copping, left, a junior in aviation management and aviation flight from St. Charles, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Kyle A. Schneider, right, a senior in aviation technologies from Springfield, accepts the Boeing Aviation Technologies Scholarship from Thim Theil, who is with Boeing, at the annual fall aviation banquet at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Peter D. Popovich, left, a senior in aviation management, aviation flight and aviation technologies from Wilmington, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Ryan C. Veldman, left, a senior in aviation management and aviation flight from Lexington, Ky., accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Daniel B. McMahon, left, a senior in aviation management and aviation flight from Edina, Mo., accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. McMahon also received the Jerry L. Kennedy Aviation Career Advancement Scholarship. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Daniel B. McMahon, third from left, a senior in aviation management and aviation flight from Edina, Mo., receives the Jerry L. Kennedy Aviation Career Advancement Scholarship at the annual fall aviation banquet. The scholarship is named in honor of Jerry L. Kennedy, an SIU Carbondale aviation alumnus and United Airlines pilot who died in the United Flight 232 plane crash in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1989. With McMahon from left are: Kennedy’s son, Thomas; wife, Janice Kennedy Wray, and daughter, Christina Kennedy Landon. McMahon also received a Michael R. Peters AviationInterviews.com Scholarship. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Joshua T. Mech, left, a sophomore in aviation management and aviation flight from Sheboygan, Wis., accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Dora-Anne A. Asinjo, a doctoral student in education, accepts the Joseph A. Messina II Aviation Explorers Scholarship at the annual aviation fall banquet. With Asinjo are Kerry Johnson, left, and Clarence Copping, right, both captains with United Airlines and graduates of the University’s aviation program. Asinjo, who is from Nairobi, Kenya, earned both her master’s degree in public administration in aviation and her aviation management degree from SIU Carbondale. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Neftali Moya Aranzubia, left, a senior in aviation management from Oviedo, Spain, accepts the Hope Flys Ryan McShane Aviation Scholarship at the annual fall aviation banquet. With Aranzubia is Southern Illinois University Carbondale aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters. Aranzubia also received a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here
SIU Carbondale aviation scholarship recipient -- Neftali Moya Aranzubia, left, a senior in aviation management from Oviedo, Spain, accepts a Michael R. Peters-AviationInterviews.com Scholarship from aviation alumnus Michael R. Peters at the annual fall aviation banquet at SIU Carbondale. Aranzubia also received the Hope Flys Ryan McShane Aviation Scholarship at the banquet. (Photo by Steve Buhman) Download Photo Here