DUSTOFF Scholarship Award

It is with a great amount of pleasure that the DUSTOFF Association announces the winner of the Mike Novosel DUSTOFF Association Heritage Scholarship is Steven J. Fishburn, son of Major John M. Fishburn of Stanley, NM. He'll be attending University of New Mexico.

The DUSTOFF Association will be contributing $1,000 toward the scholarship and the Mike Novosel Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America will be contributing $1,500.00 making Steven’s scholarship worth a total of $2,500.

Congratulations.

The scholarship was part of $268,000 awarded to 169 National Awardees through the 2007 AAAA Scholarship Foundation. On the list of awardees were service members, spouses, children and grandchildren of all ranks.

It should also be noted that the DUSTOFF Association had two other candidates applying for the Mike Novosel DUSTOFF Heritage Scholarship. While these two did not win our, they went on to win scholarships awarded by other sponsors. Congratulations to Kristine Campbell, daughter of COL John Campbell of Enterprise, AL, who won the Aviation Center Chapter Matching Scholarship of $1,000.

Congratulations to Samantha Merkle, daughter of LTC John Merkle of San Antonio, TX, who won the Jack H. Dibrell/Alamo Chapter Matching Scholarship of $1,000.

Many thanks to COL (R) Doug Moore, past president of the DUSTOFF Association, who represented the DUSTOFF Association on the selection panel at the Quad-A headquarters in June. Thanks Doug!

The DUSTOFF Association Scholarship is administered for the DUSTOFF Association by the AAAA (Army Aviation Association of America). The DUSTOFF Association Memorial Scholarship is open to DUSTOFF Association members, spouses, children and grandchildren of DUSTOFF Association members.

Due to rules of the AAAA Foundation, each applicant must be a member of the AAAA. This means either the DUSTOFF Association parent or student must be a member of the AAAA and the DUSTOFF Association. The time period of one year is waived for DUSTOFF Association children/grandchildren and they only have to be a member at time of application for the scholarship. In most cases the purchase of a Student Membership in AAAA is the least expensive alternative.

To find out how to apply, Click HERE to visit the AAAA Web site or Click HERE to open the scholarship announcement in Adobe Reader. You will find all the information (addresses, phone numbers, etc.) required to contact and get in the running for this year's scholarship.

First you will request the Application, fill it out and submit it by the deadline of 1 May. Click HERE to get the application (Opens in Adobe Reader). The application for this year must be completed application must be submitted by 1 May .

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: When filling out the application you must check the DUSTOFF Association block (see red arrow below) to be eligible for the DUSTOFF Association Scholarship and have the one year AAAA membership requirement waved.

If your computer does not have Adobe Reader installed on it, you may obtain a free copy of this program by clicking the icon below.

The DUSTOFF Association
Box 8091 Wainwright Station
San Antonio, TX 78208