The winner of the 2020 Wings for Val Drone Pilot Training Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 is Aimee Mestre of Indianapolis, Indiana. Aimee is a Brand Ambassador for the Aviation Institute of Maintenance. The Wings for Val Foundation has arranged for Aimee to participate in the DART Drones
The 2020 and 3rd Annual CPT Sara Knutson Cullen Memorial Scholarship Winner ($5,000) is Christina Rose Dussell of Snohomish, WA! Rose has worked a variety of jobs with special needs individuals and is skilled in the martial arts of kickboxing and Krav Maga. She earned her fixed wing private
The 2020 and 7th Annual LT Valerie Cappelaere Delaney Memorial Scholarship Winner ($5,000) – Kimberly Westbrook of Pasadena, Maryland. Kim is an Aerospace Engineer at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. She is lead engineer of critical hardware integration and test efforts on the Europa
Meryl is an archaeologist at the University of Miami with interests in aerial photography, mapping and survey work for heritage research. Inspired by her grandfather, a Navy test pilot, Meryl began working towards her pilot’s license in college with a Air Force ROTC scholarship, but decided to
After over a decade of professional guiding and instructional experience in rock climbing and other adventure sports, Jessica aspires to shift her career towards becoming a helicopter pilot for technical mountain search and rescue. In 2014, Jessica became the first woman in history to climb the
Shahd is an Iraqi refugee who first came to the Unites States in 2014 to receive her masters degree, but was never able to make it back home due to deteriorating circumstances. She has been enthralled with flying since she was a young girl but never had the support from her family or her
Erin applied to this scholarship to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a pilot and eventually flying commercially as a captain. She attended Embry Riddle University to student Aerospace Engineering for a short time before deciding to settle down and start a family. Now as a business owner
Anne is an aspiring pilot currently pursuing a computer science degree with the University of Hertfordshire. With a passion for technology and education, she enjoys mentoring young students in her community interested in STEM careers. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering, flying and
2018 Drone Scholarship Award Winner ($,5000) – Eleanor Kay is a high school student in Maryland who has been honing in her photography skills as a volunteer with Images for Good. According to Eleanor in her application, “Drones allow us to gain new perspectives and see things from
2018 Drone Scholarship Winner ($5,000) – Elyse Cosgrove is a storyteller passionate about documenting life experiences, human connection and emotions through photo and video. She lives in the DC area and started her own photography/videography business Elysees Eye Productions, LLC. Elyse
