NEWS RELEASE
15 May 1997

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WOMEN IN AVIATION, INTERNATIONAL 1997 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The winners of the 1997 Women in Aviation, International Scholarships were announced recently during the annual conference held this year in Dallas, Texas. More than $150,000 in scholarships, training opportunities and cash prizes were presented. Winners and their awards included: Airbus Industrie, N.A. - Two Leadership Awards ($1,000 each) to Tricia Curtis-Lapacek, West Lafayette, Indiana and Melanie Neumier, Paw Paw, Michigan.

American Airlines - Three MD-80 type ratings to Dawn Kusic, Defiance, Ohio; Sonya Laxo, Forestville, California; and Holly Pemberton, Woodland, California.

Aviation Technical Publishers - Maintenance Technician of the Year Award ($1,000 prize) to Chris Leonard, West Chester, Pennsylvania

FlightSafety - Cessna Citation Type Rating to Sandra McGettigan, Bedford, Texas. Manitenance/Avionics Training to Leslie Stewart, West Lafayette, Indiana.

Flight Training Magazine - Two scholarships to college/university students to attend the Women in Aviation Conference to Paula Blanton of Danville, Virginia and Jennifer Doering of Moses Lake, Washington.

Northwest Airlines - Type rating in aircraft of recipient's choice. Winner of the scholarship was Audrey Cook, Whitmore Lake, Michigan.

SimuFlite - Cessna Citation type rating to Laura Babar, South Amboy, New Jersey.

United Airlines - Type rating of winner's choice. winner of the scholarship was Jessica Pasmore, Lafayette, Indiana.

Women in Aviation, International - Three $500 cash awards to Victoria Moore, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Rita Lynn Hood, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Sandra Watkins, Waco, Texas.

Contact Mary Ann Eiff at meiff@wai.org or the WAI Web site at www.wai.org for details.

Scholarships will be awarded at the 12th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, March 22-24, 2001, in Reno,
Nevada. Scholarship opportunities will be announced in the September/October issue of Aviation for Women and on WAI’s Web site. The application deadline is December 8, 2000.

Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to providing networking, mentoring and scholarship opportunities for women who are striving for challenging and fulfilling careers in the aviation and aerospace industries.

For more information about the conference and about WAI, contact WAI at 101 Corsair Drive, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, Phone (386) 226-7996; Fax (386) 226-7998; Web www.wai.org.

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Contact:

Priscilla Lamont
Women in Aviation International
386.226.7996 Phone
386.226.7998 Fax