UC aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics announces annual scholarship recipients

Twenty-four aerospace engineering students received department scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year at a celebration on April 24.

McKenzie Kinzbach, a senior, received the Bradley Jones Scholarship in the amount of $1,500. Bradley Jones was an inventor and flight navigator who established AEEM program at the University of Cincinnati in 1929. He is known for his non-stop flight from Dayton, Ohio, to Boston, Massachusetts, that was the first to rely solely on instrumentation for navigation. Jones established the scholarship for a senior aerospace student who is “deemed to be the most outstanding in terms of scholarship, character, personality, and general achievement.”

Ten students received the Knowlsen and Irene Byar Scholarship, each in the amount of $1,500. The award is for students pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering. Created by UC aerospace engineering alumnus Tom Byar in honor of his parents, Knowlson, a design engineer, and Byar, a nurse. The following students received an award:

• Tobin Anderson
• Peter Elliott
• Mason Turvey
• Adam Herrmann
• Simon Livingston
• Nathaniel Richards
• Michael Burgess
• Amanda Moores
• Abigail Scorsone
• Weston Lavy

Thirteen students received the Ferdinand L. Weston Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $400 each. This scholarship recognizes students who “promote the scientific development of aeronautics” and honors Lt. Ferdinand L. Weston, a member of the US Air Force and member of Squadron 5111-1 Civil Air Patrol. The following students received this award:

• Zachary Deutscher
• Nathanial Richards
• Christian Bach
• Evan Burke
• John Harrison
• Lynn Pickering
• Amanda Devilier
• Brett Lauerhass
• Daniel Prokopius
• Joshua Clabbers
• Kyle Dunlap
• Phillip Rump
• Vincent Feldman

For more information about scholarships through the department of aerospace engineering, visit the AEEM website.