The Tailhook Educational Foundation
2018 Scholarships
The Tailhook Educational Foundation (TEF) is a California based 501(C)3 nonprofit organization. TEF’s charter is to educate the public on United States Navy carrier aviation and its importance to our country's national security.
TEF awards over 100 scholarships annually ranging from $2,500 to $15,000 per year. A number of our TEF grants are awarded to students pursing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math) curriculum. All TEF grants assistNaval Aviation legacy undergraduate students obain a higher education.
TEF scholarships are only made possible by the continued generosity of our individual and organizational donors. All donations to TEF are fully deductible as charitable contributions.
The TEF Tax ID is: 33-00487778
In 2018, TEF awarded 107 scholarships to our brightest Naval Aviation legacy students.
2018 Scholarships
RADM THOMAS F. BROWN III SCHOLARSHIP
Sara Sklenka
Atlanta, Georgia
Duke University
Sponsored by
The Bay Area Tailhook Ready Room
RADM JAMES D. RAMAGE SCHOLARSHIP
Michael Meade
Waldorf, Maryland
North Carolina State
Sponsored by
The Ramage Family and Friends
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 1
Katherine Roberts
Gaylord, Michigan
Harvard University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
HAMILTON ESTATE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Christian Steinhofer
Oak Park, Illinois
Rice University
Sponsored by
B. Bruce Hamilton
SAN DIEGO PADRES (RANDY JONES) SCHOLARSHIP
Jake Ehret
Coronado, California
University of California at Los Angeles
Sponsored by
The San Diego Padres
CAPT HAROLD PRESTON “JEEP” STREEPER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Thomas Holtslander
Arlington, Virginia
Auburn University
Sponsored by
Evelyn Streeper and Family
CDR JIM OLIVER USN(Ret)
Faith Holloway
Rocklin, California
Chapman University
Sponsored by
Jim Oliver
VADM JAMES B. STOCKDALE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Madison Powell
Chesapeake, Virginia
College of William and Mary
Sponsored by
Tailhook
NAVAL AVIATORS’ WIVES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP; “THE TOUGHEST JOB IN THE NAVY”
Avery Smith
Austin, Texas
Auburn University
Sponsored by
In memory of dedicated wives who have departed the pattern before their spouses.
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN SCHOLARSHIP, No. 1
Danica Schofer
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
Muhlenberg College
Sponsored by
Annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Donations
ROB BRYN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nikolas Chapas
Wichita, Kansas
University of Texas, Austin
Sponsored by
Tailhook
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN SCHOLARSHIP, No. 2
Andrew Schild
Durham, North Carolina
Rhodes College
Sponsored by
Annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Donations
CDR FRANCIS MARTIN DOBBERTIEN SCHOLARSHIP, No. 1
Connor Smith
Charlotte, North Carolina
University of Virginia
Sponsored by
Francis Martin Dobbertien
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 4
Jacqueline Green
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Marquette University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
THE ELECTRONIC ATTACK COMMUNITY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Autumn Walters
Culver City, California
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Sponsored by
The Prowler Association