99 News The Official Magazine of the International Organization of Women Pilots July/August 2015 Congratulations 2015 AEMSF Scholarship Winners! See more recipients on the back cover! 99 News – JULY/AUGUST – 2015 1 PERPETUAL CALENDAR 99 News 2015 To list your 99s events AUGUST OCTOBER on this calendar page, 1 Due date for submissions to the 99 News 1 Due date for submissions to the 99 News send information to: for the September/October issue. for the November/December issue. The 99 News 15 The 37th Annual Okie Derby Proficiency 2-4 Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting, Fredericks- PO Box 950374 Air Rally, start and finish at Sundance burg, Virginia. Airport. Course is no longer than 200 Oklahoma City, OK 15-18 South Central Section Fall Meeting, Santa nautical miles and open to men and 73195-0374 Fe, New Mexico. Hosted by Rio Grande women pilots. Registration is $45. Con- Email: Norte Chapter. Contact Susan Larson, 505- tact Heather Sterzick at hsterzick@gmail. 690-6903 or [email protected]. 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It is please contact Hambidge, [email protected]. loosely modeled on Claire Walters’ “Palms to Pines” Air Race established in 1970 and advertisingmgr@ 15 Fly Now Award application submis- ran for 40 years. Contact Tookie Hensley, ninety-nines.org sion deadline. New for Fall 2015 is a 928-768-4806, [email protected]. one-month membership requirement. Applicants must be officially registered DECEMBER as Student Pilot Members of The Ninety- On The Cover Nines by August 15, 2015 to be eligible 1 Due date for submissions to the 99 News to apply. More info at http://www.ninety- for the January/February issue. The Amelia Earhart nines.org/Fly_Now.htm. Memorial Scholarship 2016 Fund Trustees announced 25-26 New York-New Jersey Fall Section Meet- the names of 22 scholar- ing, Elmira, New York. FEBRUary ship winners that include 25-27 Fall North Central Section Meeting 1 Due date for submissions to the 99 News recipients from 15 dif- hosted by the Minnesota 99s, the Anoka- for the March/April issue. ferent Chapters and two Blaine Airport (KANE). Contact Patti JULY International Sections. Sandusky, 612-308-4291 or pilotpatti@ The Amelia Earhart hotmail.com. 6-10 2016 International Conference, Ottawa, Memorial Scholarship Canada. Fund Trustees awarded the first scholarship in 1941. Since that time, the Fund has grown to over $5 million dollars, and the Trustees have 99s Second in Lightspeed Competition awarded scholarships to well over 700 women. At the end of five weeks, Lightspeed Aviation announced the rankings of the 12 Congratulations to the finalists in their annual Grant Competition. 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