Contact: Dan Hubbard at (202) 783-9360 or dhubbard@nbaa.org
PHOENIX, AZ, January 23, 2007 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and its Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee today awarded $5,000 in scholarship funds to a Canadian resident seeking to advance her aviation career through continuing education. Shell Aviation Canada was the sole sponsor for the 2007 NBAA Shell Canada Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship.
Scholarship recipient Carol Bavis of Transport Canada will use her award to attend the 2008 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, as well as attend Flight Safety International’s Dispatch Resource Management course.
This winner and 12 other scholarship recipients were announced today during NBAA’s 18th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, held this week in Phoenix, AZ. Applications for the 2008 NBAA Shell Canada Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship will be available in the summer of 2007.
NBAA’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee offers its scholarships through two separate but related programs that specifically promote professional and career development for schedulers and dispatchers in business aviation.
First, through the Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship Program, the Committee offers cash grants, which can be used for a variety of professional development initiatives. Since 1997, more than $240,000 has been awarded to schedulers and dispatchers through this program. In 2005, the program was expanded to provide scholarships specifically to Canadian schedulers and dispatchers.
A separate Schedulers & Dispatchers Training Scholarship Program offers opportunities for scholarship recipients to have access to hands-on teaching initiatives. These scholarships were first offered in 2004.
For more information about NBAA scholarships, contact NBAA Director, Operations Jay Evans at (202) 783-9353 or jevans@nbaa.org. For information about NBAA’s Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee, contact NBAA Senior Manager, Air Traffic Operations Jo Damato at jdamato@nbaa.org.
NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers. For more information or to download application forms, visit www.nbaa.org/scholarships.
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