Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, [email protected]

Cleveland, March 24, 2026 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and its Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee today announced that more than $40,000 in scholarship funds will be awarded to individuals seeking to advance their aviation careers through continuing education.

These individuals will be recognized during the 2026 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2026), taking place March 24-26 in Cleveland.

The 2026 donors include:

• AC-U-KWIK / Aviation Week Network
• Air Partner LLC
• Atlantic Aviation
• C. T. Solutions
• Go Rentals
• Jetex
• Lane Aviation
• Manny Aviation
• NBAA
• Prime Trip Support
• Skyplan Services Limited
• Universal Weather and Aviation Inc.

The following are the recipients of the 2026 NBAA S&D monetary awards:

• Yazmin Cruz
• Jason Fink
• Brittney Halpin
• Noah Hauge
• Leslie Jimenez
• Nathanael Seawell
• Kayla Takemoto

NBAA's S&D Committee offers scholarships through two separate but related programs that specifically promote professional and career development for business aviation schedulers and dispatchers.

Through the S&D Scholarship Program, the committee offers cash grants, which can be used for a variety of professional development initiatives. Since 1997, more than $890,000 has been awarded through this program.

A separate S&D Training Scholarship Program, launched in 2004, offers opportunities for scholarship recipients to gain access to hands-on teaching initiatives.

NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers. For more information about NBAA scholarships, visit https://www.nbaa.org/scholarships.

For information about NBAA's Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee, contact NBAA Director NBAA Senior Director, Events and Credentialing Tyler Austin at [email protected].

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Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 10,000 company and professional members and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world's largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at nbaa.org.

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