WICHITA, KAN. – For the second year in a row, the Wichita Aero Club awarded its Edward W. Stimpson scholarship to a Kansas State University -Salina student. Receiving this year’s scholarship was Elias Peterson of Lindsborg, Kansas, during a ceremony following its annual Wichita Aero Club Golf Classic at Crestview Country Club, June 15, 2014. Peterson followed fellow Wildcat Bert Hutchinson of Wichita, who received the award in 2013. Peterson, who is a junior, working towards a bachelor of science degree in Professional Pilot, was presented a check in the amount of $2,000. A licensed pilot, Peterson holds an instrument rating and is working on his Commercial Pilot Certificate. He’s also an Eagle Scout and former senior class president at Smoky Valley High School.
The scholarship honors the memory of Ed Stimpson, the late President of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and ICAO Ambassador.
The check was presented by members of the Wichita Aero Club Board of Directors, including John O’Leary, vice president of engineering for Airbus Americas Engineering and Chairman of the Wichita Aero Club’s Education Committee, and Patrick Tuttle, president of ADR, Inc. and WAC Chairman of the Board.
For more information on the Wichita Aero Club, the Ed Stimpson Scholarship or events, visit the WAC website at www.wichitaaeroclub.org.
