99s Award Winners. At the Ninety-Nines International Conference in Munich in July, the following awards will be presented to the nominees that were selected: AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NINETY-NINES Joan Kerwin, nominated by the Kitty Hawk Chapter AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO AVIATION Dr. Petra Illig, nominated by the Rio Grande Norte Chapter AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Heather Sterzick, nominated by the Oklahoma Chapter GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM AWARD Sharing Jerry Hunter, nominated by the Oklahoma Chapter our love of flight! AWARD OF INSPIRATION Alia Twal, selected by the International Board of Directors PRESIDENT’S AWARD SquawkAUGUST 2015 New England Section 99s Int’l Organization of Women Pilots Pat McCollum New England Section Officers From the Governor... While visiting AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI late July I had the opportunity to connect with GOVERNOR many 99s from around the world as well as many from our own New England Section! Glenna Blackwell 6 NE Section members flew into Oshkosh in a small airplane this year! NE Section Connecticut Chapter director Constance Castillo flew with a group out of Meriden Airport. Constance enjoyed [email protected] camping under the wing for this week-long annual aviation event! VICE GOVERNOR Joining her was Lesley Blade, a student pilot from CT and future 99. Mary Build Candie Oldham and husband Rae flew their Mooney from Falmouth Airpark and also Katahdin Wings Chapter camped, Arlene Meyers and friend Jack flew in her XP, Li Yang flew with a friend from [email protected] Washington state, Sarah Casselbury Talucci and Vanessa Blakeley both worked at the show, Sarah with Cirrus (flew in) and Vanessa with Terrafusia (drove from Boston), I TREASURER enjoyed the flight with my friend Doug in his Cardinal. I enjoyed seeing Beth Robinson, a Georgia Pappas former NE Section member now living in Arkansas. I heard CT Chapter member Eastern New England Chapter Susan Simmons was also at the show. [email protected] Wednesday was a special Women’s Day....WAI served breakfast early am, followed by the SECRETARY annual all women’s photo. This year we gathered in front of the FedEx Airbus in square Margot Cheel center. It was quite impressive with everyone wearing the same coral colored t-shirt. Eastern New England Chapter A box lunch was served in an outdoor pavilion with wonderful, inspiring women [email protected] speakers. The “Power Lunch” was attended by hundreds including our 99s International DIRECTORS president, Martha Phillips. Susan Liebeler, International fund raising chairman, also attended. The 99s Karen Johnson Scholarship was given out following the meal. Candie Oldham Eastern New England Chapter Many of us volunteered at the busy 99s booth throughout the show as well! Constance Castillo I always tell first time attendees that they make a serious mistake by coming to Connecticut Chapter Airventure..... “once they see for themselves all the exciting events and meet all the wonderful aviation enthusiasts, they will want to attend every year!” Put it on your “to do” list for 2016! NE SECTION WEBSITE Blue Skies, Glenna Blackwell, Governor womenpilotsnewengland.org THE NINETY-NINES MISSION: The Ninety-Nines is the international organization of women pilots that promotes advancement of aviation through education, scholarships, and mutual support while honoring our unique history and sharing our passion for flight. husband Rae Photo by Candie Oldham’s Maryellyn Page has invited all members CALENDAR to a Fly-In Picnic at her home in OF EVENTS: Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard! Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 @ Noon Aug 15 Bike -n-Fly 10-4 at the Great Fly into Katama Airport (1B2 - good condition turf field) Barrington Airport (raindate 16) Click here for details - www.airnav.com/airport/1B2 Aug 15 Fly-In Marlboro Airport CT Chapter member, Maryellyn Page, has sold her Vineyard home ~ this will be our final picnic at her lovely property! Aug 28 Meet at the New Bedford Airport Rescheduled from 8/11 Walking directions from Katama Airfield: walk south on dirt road, take (see details to the right) second dirt road turn left, walk past back of inn. 15 Dunes Road is on the other side of tennis courts. Aug 30 Fly-In Picnic ~ Katama Airport Please bring a dish to share (1B2), Martha’s Vineyard (see details to the right) RSVP Maryellyn 508-627-5418 [email protected] IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER---Location will Sept 5-6 Great State of Maine Airshow change to the home of Denise Robinson in Watch Hill Rhode Island At Blue Angels & F-22 Raptors NOON. 2 miles from Westerly Airport. Ninigret Ave, Watch Hill, RI Brunswick Executive Airport, ME I will email by 8 pm Sat Aug 29 in the event of inclement weather for location change to chapter chairs to get info to their members. Sept 10-13 International Seaplane Splash-In Greenville, Maine Rebecca Green CT Chapter Chair 99s Sept. 19 Girl Scout Day at Bridgewater [email protected] State College, details to come Sept 19-Oct 11 Katahdin Wings Treasure Hunt Everyone Invited! Friday the 28th Sept. 20 Simsbury Airport Fly In Hello All, I received a note from member Sarah Talucci (formerly Oct. 3 Saturday Fly In & Safety Fest Casselbury!). She will be flying a new Cirrus to New Bedford Meriden-Markham Airport for the day and would really love to have some of the 99s come out and have a look at the plane and have dinner. We Oct. 16 & 17 SAVE THE DATE! would like to get a head count so we can make a reservation New England Section Meeting at the airport grille. All the ladies who would like to attend Wells, ME Katahdin Wings host can send a note to me and I’ll let Sarah know! I put the (watch for more information) details below! Hope you can come out too! Nov. 6 & 7 Fall International Board of Please RSVP! Thank you. Directors meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (all invited) When: Friday, Aug. 28 @ 5:30 pm Where: New Bedford Airport Grille July 2016 International Conference What: Meet up with Sarah Talucci, Ottawa, Canada representative for Cirrus July 2017 International Conference Christi Ellis, San Antonio, Texas CFI, CFII, MEI Bridgewater State University July 2018 International Conference (774) 888-7087 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [email protected] Chapter Chair ENE 99s Girl Scout Day Saturday, June 13, 2015 • Great Barrington Airport Photos by Glenna Blackwell CT member Hillary Carl enjoyed showing the girls her plane Student Pilot Alexandra Eidenschenk, CT member Hillary Carl with friend and student pilot Several members of the CT Chapter recently hosted Girl Scouts for a day of aviation activities at the Great Barrington Airport in Great Barrington, MA. Airport CFI Peggy Loeffler and Glenna Blackwell also took part. Let’s carry on the Ninety-Nines tradition of introducing girls to flight and coordinate this type of event at airports all around New England! Invite 2 Girl Scouts or 22 Girl Scouts! – Glenna CT Chapter members Christine Adorno (left) and Robi Kellerman 99S WEBINAR SCHEDULE August 10 .................................................................................................................. Flight to Success: Be the Captain of Your Life with Karlene 2015 Locations Petitt October 19 ................................................................................................................ AOPA Town Hall Fly-in’s Setting Up a Chapter Website with Shannon Osborne and Susan Cafoncelli August 22 Anoka County-Blaine Airport, Minneapolis, MN (ANE) December 7 .............................................................................................................. Sept. 26 Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs (COS) Fundraising Ideas for Chapters with Lori Plourd October 10 Tullahoma Regional Airport, Tullahoma, Tennessee (THA) To sign up for a Webinar, go to www.ninetynines.org/index.cfm/webinars.htm Sign up links will be provided when registration is open We will miss you... HARRIET FULLER Our good friend and fellow New England Section member has gone west ~ Obituary for Harriet Fuller February 4, 1922 - July 7, 2015 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Age 93 “When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned toward the sky, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” (Leonardo da Vinci). Harriet Fuller, a licensed pilot who has flown around the world reached the sky she longed to return to and is now in heaven. On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Harriet’s soul took flight as she died unexpectedly at home at the young age of 93. Harriet rejoices because she is with the man she loved for over 63 years, Howard J. Fuller who took flight and left this earth on January 10, 2004. Though her death saddens her family they celebrate the long and good life she lived. Harriet J. Ricker was born February 4, 1922 in Shrewsbury a daughter of the late Dean and Jean (Harvey) Ricker. Harriet graduated from the former Maj. Howard W. Beal High School. Through an introduction by her brother, Fred, Harriet met Howard Fuller, a radio engineer in Worcester. She married him on September 26, 1940 and they raised their family in Shrewsbury. She worked as a clerk at the Shrewsbury Public Library and later as a secretary for Howard’s business, Airway Communications. A woman before her era Harriet was a licensed pilot and was a member of the Women’s Pilots Association and the 99’s where she served as director and chairman of its board of trustees. She served as director of the Amelia Earhart International Peace Forest and Museum in Topeka, Kansas. She flew throughout the world but was also known to take one of her grandkids on a plane to get an ice cream. She was a longtime member of the First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury and once played in its hand bell choir. In earlier years she was a Girl Scout leader.