the The 31st Annual International Women in Aviation Saturday, March 7, 2020 Conference UPDATES It’s Girls in Aviation Day! aturdays at the WAI conference Silent Auction ends today at 1 pm EST are full of fun and laughter and the Bid online at Syouthful energy of hundreds of girls www.32auctions.com/WAI2020 and young women, courtesy of the Girls in Aviation Day (GIAD) project. This year Cancelled Education Session girls ages 8-17 can earn their WAI Aviation Managing Cockpit Automation Fun patch by participating in more than 3-4 p.m. Fiesta 4 a dozen activities, from flying an aircraft simulator to robotics to 3D printing pens. This week WAI will award There is even a station for building and flying helicopters, 151 scholarships learning Morse code and creating parts. totalling $831,365. The girls have their own luncheon speaker, aerobatic champion Patty Wagstaff. But lookout for them this afternoon when they participate in Join the Conversation an exciting scavenger hunt in the WAI exhibit hall. Help share the excitement of attending the GIAD could not happen without our 31st Annual International Women in Aviation Conference generous sponsors: PSA Airlines, JSX/ by using the hashtags JetSuite, Walmart Aviation, FedEx, Alaska #WAI20 Airlines/Horizon Air, Redbird Flight #IamWAI Simulations, and ALPA. The activity stations #WomeninAviation are staffed by volunteers from Redbird Flight Simulations, Volusia County schools, on social media. Thank you to our more than 17,400 Twitter followers. We are so happy to have you on board! Civil Air Patrol, Kent State University, EAA, Utah State University, The Boeing Company, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Download the App University, GAMA, U.S. Coast Guard, www.core-apps.com/dl/wai Preflight Aviation camp and AWAM. More information about GIAD is on page 54 of the March/April issue of Aviation for Women magazine. Saturday Ed Sessions Pioneers Honored Highlights Tonight! From learning leadership to careers in Don’t miss tonight’s WAI Pioneer Hall helicopters, learning about human fac- of Fame invocation. Help us honor Maj. tors in maintenance, accident investiga- Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Patty Wagner and tion as a career to space and beyond, the U.S. Army’s First Women Rotary there is an education session for you! Wing Aviators at 6 p.m. in the Coronado See page 10 for the complete listing. Ballroom (tickets required). This issue of The Daily sponsored by: This issue of The Daily sponsored by: General Session Speakers Focus on Invitation to Participate in Diversity and the Future Aviation Occupation he Honorable Barbara Barrett has had many firsts in her career, Survey including being in attendance at the first WAI Conference in Prescott, Arizona in 1990. She opened her remarks reminiscing, Participants must be at least 18 T GRUBB PAULA talking about just how far women have come as an integral part of the years of age and employed in an avi- aviation industry, and what an important role mentors have played in ation-related occupation. this growth. Secretary Barrett said that for her, Former Supreme Jus- The purpose of this survey is to tice Sandra Day O’Connor was an extraordinary role model. From spear- learn how individuals in different heading the gender-neutralization of the Arizona state statutes while aviation occupations feel about as- serving in the legislature to shaping public policy while on the high pects of their workplace. court, Justice O’Connor was the embodiment of a strong female leader Here is the link to the survey: and a strong inspiration for Secretary Barrett and others. https://forms.gle/AjfjZb6tSRvsMFG19 Another strong leader was astronaut Sally Ride, who not only did If you would like to learn more her job, but was instrumental in making things happen for women. about the study, contact Haydee She founded Sally Ride Science with the goal of getting more young Cuevas at [email protected]. girls interested in the sciences and related disciplines. Both Ride and Thank you for your participation! O’Connor believed in helping by leading, and mentoring those coming Barbara Barrett up behind them. Joan Robinson-Berry, VP and chief engineer at Boeing Global The Daily is a publication of Services, drew on her life and 40-year career to inspire conference Women in Aviation International, attendees about the responsibility women in aviation and aerospace published during the annual PAULA GRUBB PAULA have to embrace the technology and to be part of the future. She conference. also spoke of the responsibility to mentor those entering the indus- try today. She gave the audience a call to action to think about the Kelly Murphy, Editor-in-Chief person who helped you get to where you are today and reach back Amy Laboda, Editor and help the person behind you. Jennifer Moore, Art Director Robinson-Berry stressed the need to persevere in spite of the obsta- Nancy Bink, Photo Liaison cles you face and to be the “CEO” of your career. “What an exciting time to be part of this amazing industry!” she concluded. Volunteer Photographers: Want to know more about futures in aviation? Be sure to attend to- Paula Grubb day’s General Session, sponsored by Uber, to he ar Stephanie Chung, Carolyn Hutchins president of Jetsuite, Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, Commander of US Air Chris Miller Force Recruiting Service and Amber Smith, combat helicopter pilot Joan Robinson-Berry John Reidel speak. It’s guaranteed to inspire! Rich Spolar —Julie Stone, WAI 76879 Mike Ullery Congrats Dr. Janette McMurtrie: Videographers: Tradecraft Video team: WAI Bruce Baty Volunteer of the Year! Kristen Bryson Dr. Janette McMurtrie, WAI 70257, American Airlines captain and ordained chaplain, was awarded the 2020 Josh & Michelle Malyn WAI Bruce Baty Volunteer of the Year for her generous donation of her time and passion for the WAI mission Duncan Moore and membership. Janette has facilitated several professional and personal development sessions at Contact Kelly Murphy, JOHN RIEDEL conference. 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NAA President & CEO Greg Principato noted the tro- phy is awarded to an individual for whose vi- sion, leadership or skill has made a significant and lasting contribution to the promotion and advancement of aviation and aerospace in the United States. “Peggy not only possesses all three in abundance, and when you throw her energy into the mix you get an absolute force of nature.” Thank you Peggy for your decades of leadership in steering the Women in Aviation In- ternational mission that today represents more Mentoring than 16,000 members worldwide. WAI Sisterhood Unites As you may have heard, a Coulson Aviation conference, I will be able to fly with Abi to finish C-130 firefighting airplane went down in up her training and I anticipate that she will be JOHN RIEDEL Australia. Tragically, there were no survi- the first student I send to a checkride. Because vors. The Captain (Ian McBeth) was one of of the financial hardship the family is facing the pilots in my Montana Air National Guard with the loss of their father and because of the squadron. We are a very close Guard family incredible mentor and instructor Ian was for all so you can imagine the news was quite hard of us in the Guard, I will be covering the cost of on our squadron. the remainder of her training. Ian was an incredible husband and father My squadron brought Abi to this year’s con- of three children. His oldest daughter, Abigale ference. She has been a rockstar through all of (Abi), WAI 92122, a senior in high school, had the tragedy and has held resolute in her pursuit recently started to pursue her private pilot’s li- of her pilot’s license. We are thrilled to intro- cense in her father’s footsteps. He was able to duce her to the incredible support she has from be with her this summer for her initial solo and the entire aviation community and the amazing cut off the back of her T-shirt that is pinned on group of female aviators. We just want to show the wall.