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For Immediate Release
April 19, 2010
AFA Announces Spring 2010 Civil Air Patrol Educator Grants
Arlington, VA – The Air Force Association (AFA) today announced 21 recipients of the Civil Air Patrol Educator Grant, an education initiative funded by AFA and managed by the Civil Air Patrol Headquarters.
The grants are each $250, and provided to teachers who are members of either the Air Force Association or the Civil Air Patrol. The initiative funds classroom activities or materials that benefit the entire group of students and promote knowledge of aerospace power. Grants are used for field trips to aerospace museums or Air Force bases, or for books, DVDs or videotapes on aerospace topics.
“We’re pleased to recognize the efforts of these teachers,” said S. Sanford Schlitt, AFA’s Vice Chairman of the Board, Aerospace Education. “These grants emphasize science, technology, engineering and mathematics because these skills are the building blocks of aerospace development.”
AFA strongly advocates aerospace education and the development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics as the foundational skills necessary to sustain U.S. airpower, national security and economic vitality.
Below are the grant recipients:
- Sandy Armstrong, Wiregrass Math and Science Consortium at Troy University, Dothan, Alabama
- Joseph E. Dolan, Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School, Dubuque, Iowa
- Col. James Dowis, Berea High School SC-20022 AFJROTC, Greenville, South Carolina
- Pam Fossum, CAS/Westridge Elementary, Provo, Utah
- Brack W. Gillespie, Ashwaubenon High School, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Lynn Griggs and Susanne Tomaschko, Kenwood Elementary School, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- Deborah Hendrix, Bear Exploration Center, Montgomery, Alabama
- Janie A. Hill, Gardner Science and Technology Magnet, Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Rebecca Hill, Maxwell Air Force Base Elementary School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- Diane Keeton, Washington Elementary, Clinton, Oklahoma
- Susan LaGrippe, Dundee Middle School, West Dundee, Illinois
- Terri Lake, Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain, Tolleson, Arizona
- Deaniella Leach, Lakewood High School, Lakewood, Washington
- Gwyndolyn Lee-Lomax, Mallory Elementary School, Hampton, Virginia
- Carrie Murray, Hopewell Elementary School, West Chester, Ohio
- Kurt Olsan, Sheridan High School, Sheridan, Indiana
- Debra Popp, Grove Public Schools Early Childhood Center, Grove, Oklahoma
- Rebecca Reyer, Sayles School, Baltic, Connecticut
- Mary Schillereff, Vance Elementary School, Asheville, North Carolina
- Stephen Szydlo, Ruben Dario Middle School, Miami, Florida
- Janice Wright, Corley Elementary School, Boaz, Alabama
For more information on AFA grants and scholarships, contact: Lynette Cross at 703.247.5800 ext 4807 or lcross@afa.org.
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The AFA is a 501(C)(3), nonprofit organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation. AFA has over 200 chapters nationally and internationally representing 120,000 members. Visit AFA www.AFA.org.
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