Ray Scholar Milestones in October 2023
December 2023 –
Congratulations to these Ray scholars who had their first solo flights or passed their checkrides in October 2023! EAA is proud of their success, and we thank them for their hard work and dedication.
First Solos
Milo Spurlin |
EAA Chapter 706 |
October 2, 2023 |
Addison Maloney |
EAA Warbirds Squadron 18 |
October 4, 2023 |
Ella Ostrowski |
EAA Chapter 965 |
October 11, 2023 |
Katarina Richardson |
EAA Chapter 1041 |
October 12, 2023 |
Michael Audio |
EAA Chapter 216 |
October 14, 2023 |
Finleigh Schrichte |
EAA Chapter 517 |
October 15, 2023 |
Johanna Troelstra |
EAA Chapter 353 |
October 15, 2023 |
Elijah Naugle |
EAA Chapter 122 |
October 18, 2023 |
Kayla Jenkins |
EAA Chapter 22 |
October 24, 2023 |
Collin Sampson |
EAA Chapter 129 |
October 28, 2023 |
Samantha Leibold |
EAA Chapter 14 |
October 30, 2023 |
Checkrides
Dakota Wagner |
EAA Chapter 382 |
October 2, 2023 |
Philip Maring |
EAA Chapter 484 |
October 4, 2023 |
Griffin Weiss |
EAA Chapter 333 |
October 7, 2023 |
Mia Alderete |
EAA Chapter 179 |
October 8, 2023 |
Sriharsha Koritala |
EAA Chapter 1551 |
October 10, 2023 |
Peter Engle |
EAA Chapter 122 |
October 15, 2023 |
Angel Hudspeth |
EAA Chapter 1354 |
October 17, 2023 |
Austin Thomas |
EAA Vintage Chapter 25 |
October 17, 2023 |
Seth Erdley |
EAA Chapter 122 |
October 19, 2023 |
Arjun Bachmann |
EAA Chapter 517 |
October 20, 2023 |
Samantha Watkins |
EAA Chapter 485 |
October 22, 2023 |
Annika Bobek |
EAA Chapter 67 |
October 23, 2023 |
Alexia Gonzalez | Soto |
EAA Chapter 122 |
October 24, 2023 |
Carter Kurtz |
EAA Chapter 724 |
October 24, 2023 |
Madison Richardson |
EAA Chapter 36 |
October 25, 2023 |
Nekoda Colvin |
EAA Chapter 1155 |
October 30, 2023 |
We are incredibly thankful to the EAA chapter members who are supporting these Ray scholars and helping them achieve their dreams of learning to fly. Keep up the great work!
The EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship is a scholarship program that is funded by the Ray Foundation, managed by EAA, and administered through the EAA chapters network. Through the generous support of the Ray Foundation, EAA provides up to $11,000 to deserving youths to cover their flight training expenses and help them earn their pilot certificates. To learn more about this program, visit EAA.org/RayScholarship.
The chapter application for 2024 is now open! All EAA chapters in the United States and Canada are eligible to apply for a 2024 Ray Aviation Scholarship. The deadline for chapters to apply is January 31, 2024. Chapter applications will be reviewed in February 2024, and chapters will be notified of their approval in the later part of February. Apply Now >