PAMA Recognizes Student Scholarship Awardees, Tune in to the Recorded Version of the Virtual Ceremony

On June 24, PAMA recognized its 2020 scholarship award recipients in an online, virtual webinar. While the announcement was scheduled to take place as part of the Aerospace Maintenance Competition awards ceremony in Dallas, the presentation was rescheduled to take place via webinar when the competition was cancelled due to pandemic concerns.

PAMA presented awards to the following recipients:

• Darnell Bahe is an honors student in the aviation maintenance technology program at Central New Mexico Community College with glowing recommendations from his instructors. Mr. Bahe has demonstrated the leadership qualities, teamwork, and high safety standards that will serve him well in his future career as an airframe and powerplant mechanic. Mr. Bahe’s military experience performing maintenance on helicopters has served him well in school labs where he consistently demonstrated superior performance. In the future, in addition to working in the field of civilian aircraft maintenance, Mr. Bahe plans to teach aviation maintenance at his Native American high school, supporting the Navajo Nation Airport and promoting aviation maintenance careers to Navajo youth. Darnell received a $1,000 scholarship, courtesy of PistonPower™ by AEPC™.
• Christian Wood is majoring in aviation maintenance science at Embry-Riddle University where he maintains a 3.74 grade point average in the school’s honors program.   He is the recipient of the ERAU Honors Program Outstanding Service Award.  Not only has Mr. Wood distinguished himself academically but also in his extracurricular activities.  For example, he helped one of his professors operate a composite exhibition for over 800 school children at the Oshkosh AirVenture show in Wisconsin.  Mr. Wood so impressed his bosses during an internship at a major aircraft manufacturer, that he was asked back for another prestigious internship.  He plans to work in corporate aviation maintenance. Christian received a $1,000 scholarship, courtesy of JSfirm.com.
• JuliAnne Miller maintains a 4.0 grade point average in aviation maintenance technology at Lansing Community College in Michigan.  She is the recipient of the Mason, Michigan Experimental Aircraft Association Award for her professionalism and dedication to aviation.  Ms. Miller’s zeal and determination is exemplified not only by her academic excellence but also by her perfect attendance record despite a daily commute of 215 miles.  Upon graduation, Ms. Miller plans to pursue Inspection Authorization. JuliAnne received a $500 scholarship, courtesy of JSfirm.com.

PAMA's scholarship committee was joined by representatives of the Aerospace Maintenance Council who presented their annual student awards as well (more on AMC award recipients here).

Congratulations to all our award recipients. Visit the scholarship page for more information on the application deadline for 2021, and to contribute to the PAMA scholarship fund.

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