Colleen Platt Walker Scholarship
On Jan. 12, 2017, our local chapter of Women in Aviation International, the Memphis Belles, presented two deserving students from Wooddale High school with scholarship awards. The Memphis Belles are a non-profit organization with a mission to educate its members and the local community about aviation. The Memphis Belles encourage and promote opportunities within the aviation and aerospace industry with aviation camps, scholarships, and career information.
Memphis Belles President Vondra Myers and Treasurer Beth Rush had the pleasure of being invited to Wooddale High School to attend its Homecoming Pep Rally and present the winners of the Memphis Belles “Colleen Pratt Walker Memorial Scholarship." For 2016, the Colleen Platt Walker Memorial Scholarship was a flight training scholarship that could be used for any type of flight training for airplanes, helicopters, gliders, balloons, or drones. Applicants had to complete an application and write a 300 word essay on their aviation goals. The Grand Prize winner earned $1,500 towards flight training and the Runner Up received a Downtown Aviation Flight Package, which included a one-hour flight lesson.
The Memphis Belles would like to thank their members and supporters because their continued support is what helps cultivate and promote our future aviation leaders!
Memphis Belles President Vondra Myers and Treasurer Beth Rush had the pleasure of being invited to Wooddale High School to attend its Homecoming Pep Rally and present the winners of the Memphis Belles “Colleen Pratt Walker Memorial Scholarship." For 2016, the Colleen Platt Walker Memorial Scholarship was a flight training scholarship that could be used for any type of flight training for airplanes, helicopters, gliders, balloons, or drones. Applicants had to complete an application and write a 300 word essay on their aviation goals. The Grand Prize winner earned $1,500 towards flight training and the Runner Up received a Downtown Aviation Flight Package, which included a one-hour flight lesson.
The Memphis Belles would like to thank their members and supporters because their continued support is what helps cultivate and promote our future aviation leaders!