By Chris Nugent
In this month’s Scholarship Corner article, we will wrap up our introduction of the 2023 scholarship recipients. It’s hard to believe that it’s June already and we’re fast approaching another APA Scholarship cycle!
Benjamin O’Hara Hayworth
Eventually, I hope to become a Wildlife Manager with Arizona Game and Fish. I feel that Arizona Game and Fish does a fantastic job of managing our precious water, land, and animal resources in Arizona for the enjoyment of all. Being a Wildlife Manager will allow me to work in the great outdoors while helping to educate others to respect and appreciate what we all share. Becoming a pilot will aid me in my work as a wildlife manager by allowing me to use flying to shorten the distances across our beautiful state, as well as to assist the department managing resources from the air in a unique and incredibly useful way.
While my near-term goal is to earn my Private Pilot Certificate, I have a longer-term goal of earning my Commercial Pilot Certificate, as I feel that it would be very useful and unique to have in my career as a Wildlife Manager. As I am paying for flight training myself, the APA scholarship is the only way I have of funding my Private Pilot Certificate. I am very grateful for being awarded an APA scholarship.
Jeffre Antoff
My whole life I’ve been passionate about aviation. I joined the Air Force in 2009 and worked as an assembly technician at Icon Aircraft in Vacaville, CA. Thanks to the APA scholarship, I just graduated from the AMT Program at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Once I receive my last license, I hope to apply for maintenance technician jobs at Lockheed Martin and Top Aces. Thank you again for your help with this scholarship!
Tavian Schnack
I currently attend the East Valley Institute of Technology aviation program. I’ve been very passionate about aviation since I was a little boy and ultimately want to become a pilot for the US Forest Service. The APA scholarship has allowed me to start down that path and I am currently training for my PPL at the Chandler Airport. I hope to progress on to my Commercial and Instrument ratings shortly thereafter. Thank you again for your help in getting me started on the path to my aviation career!
That wraps up our look at the 2023 scholarship recipients. Thank you again for your support in helping APA build the next generation of Arizona aviation professionals – we could not do it without you!