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This year was the biggest yet! $17,000 was given away in 8 scholarships and another $15,000 was added to the endowment fund. The endowment fund is now worth $40,000 and will continue to give away scholarships year after year.
Aviation Interviews.com 2006 Scholarship Winners
(L-R) Jeff Jaynes, Trenton Kessler, Chris James, Jenny Byrne, Jon Joseph, Mark Freeze, Lukasz Zagrodny, Matt
(Not Pictured - Kris Mear)
Chris James received a $5,000 scholarship
(email from Chris):
Mike,
I can't thank you enough for the scholarship! Winning this award was the by far the highlight of my academic career at SIU. Thanks for all that you have done for the aviation community (with your website) and SIU (with you scholarships). I can't wait to take AF 304 in the spring. This would not have been possible for me with out your help. I hope that one day I will be able to give back to aviation program the way that you have. Take care and thanks again!
Chris James
Lukasz Zagrodny received a $4,000 scholarship
(email from Lukasz):
Dear, Mike
I am honored to have received the scholarship again this year and extremely thankful for your contribution. Receiving this scholarship will give me the opportunity to build multi engine time and expedite my dream of becoming an airline pilot. Also, I would like to thank you for all of the hard work you have done to make these scholarships happen. Thank you once again for letting me reach my dream sooner than I thought.
Luke Zagrodny
Mark Freeze received a $3,000 scholarship
(email from Mark):
Dear Mike,
I would like to start off by saying thank you once again for awarding me with a scholarship
this year. Your support of aviation students is extremely commendable, and leaves me wanting
to give back to the aviation community just as you have. Your scholarship will help me complete
my flight training, and will help pave the way to my career. Without your support none of this would be
possible!
Thanks Again!
Mark Freeze
Jeff Jaynes received a $1,000 scholarship
(email from Jeff):
Dear Mike,
I cannot thank you enough for the scholarship. Funds are running dry in my
senior year and because of you this will get me that much closer to being
able to afford AF304 in the Spring. I think it is incredible all that you do
to give back to the aviation community, especially us here at SIUC. I said
in my interview that one day my career goal is to operate an Airline. Well,
if I ever get to that goal (or anywhere even close for that matter) I hope I
can give back just like you. Success and a brighter future start with
education.
Jeff Jaynes
Jenny Byrne received a $1,000 scholarship
(email from Jenny):
Hello Mike,
I was really excited to win the $1,000 scholarship this year and
I just wanted to say thanks so much to you and everyone who
helped make the scholarships possible. Everyone knows that
flight training is expensive and $1,000 goes a long way. In
fact, this scholarship will help me to get my multi-engine
rating and continue my dream to be an airline pilot. You've done
amazing things for aspiring pilots with your website and
scholarships. I also look forward to helping young pilots in the
future as you've helped me.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Byrne
Jon Joseph received a $1,000 scholarship
(email from Jon):
Dear Mike and Family,
I want to thank you once again for awarding the scholarship to
me this year. However, you better make it to the banquet next
year! Haha, just kidding... You truly make a difference, not
just with my life, but with the aviation community around you.
With your help, I will be able to realize my dreams much
sooner. I hope I can give back to the aviation community one
day just as you have.
Thanks again!
Jon Joseph
Trenton Kessler received a $1,000 scholarship
(email from Trenton):
Dear Mike and Family,
I would like to thank you for awarding me with your very generous
scholarship. It will definetly be a big help in getting me
through the flight program financially. I really wish I could
have thanked you in person at the banquet Mike! You have done
amazing things for SIU aviation and I can only hope to follow in
your footsteps. Thanks again for everything you do!
Trenton Kessler
Kris Mear received a $1,000 scholarship (not pictured)
(email from Kris):
Dear Mike,
I want to thank you and your family for choosing me as one of
this year�s scholarship award recipients. I am truly grateful
for this gift and it will surely help me to reach my goals in
aviation. You are a blessing for many of us pilots who cannot
afford the rising costs of flight training, and I hope to
someday contribute to the cause.
Thank You,
Kristopher J Mear
2005 Scholarship Winners
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