FLIGHT 82 AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2009


Gabi Thorp with JROTC Cadet Frank Contraras at Central High School.


Gabi Thorp with ANG award winner SSgt Desmond Ready and Col Paul Kerwien.


ROTC Cadet Jacob Wilhelm with Pat Dooley at NAU in Flagstaff.

This year Willie Flight awarded scholarships to four college ROTC cadets and one Air National Guard airman as shown below.  The ROTC cadets received an additional $500 from Daedalians' National Headquarters.  In addition to the college students, we supported 22 high school Junior ROTC programs with Daedalian Medal Set Packages and Certificates.

Willie Flight Scholarship Awardees:

NAME

SOURCE

FLT 82

NATIONAL

Cadet Jacob Wilhelm Northern Arizona State, USAF ROTC $ 500 $ 500
Cadet Eric Rieboldt Embry Riddle Aero U., USAF ROTC $ 500 $ 500
Cadet Chris Carr Embry Riddle Aero U., USAF ROTC $ 500 $ 500
Cadet Mathew Wright Embry Riddle Aero U., USA ROTC $ 500 $ 500
SSgt Desmond Ready Phoenix ANG, college student  $ 1,000 N/A
 

Totals:

$ 3,000 $ 2,000

  FLIGHT VOLUNTEERS:  THANKS TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS WHO PRESENTED HIGH SCHOOL JR ROTC PROGRAM AWARDS AND COLLEGE ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS.

The following Flight 82 members supported these important programs:
  • Tony Bua

  • Reed Connally

  • Ron Perkins (2)

  • Leal Behrens

  • Jerry Keyser

  • Jim Ballard

  • Bob Delker

  • Larry Warren (2)

  • Dave Oldroyd

  • Richard Hall

  • Lee Doerr

  • Pat Dooley

  • Gabi Thorp (2)

  • Gary Zettl (3)

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