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
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 5
Katherine Larrat
Coronado, California
University of California Los Angeles
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
THE INTRUDER ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
Cassandra Cheeseman
Thornton, Pennsylvania
The College of Holy Cross
Sponsored by
The Intruder Association
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 6
Sophia Dort
Vienna, Virginia
Duke University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
GARY “QUAIL” LAUGHLIN SCHOLARSHIP
Sydney Marler
Ridgecrest, California
University of California Berkeley
Sponsored by
Family and Friends
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 7
Joshua Romine
Highland Ranch, Colorado
Duke University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
LCDR STU POWRIE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Delaney Ericson
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Montana State University
Sponsored by
Tailhook
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 8
Kate Schneider
Fairfax, Virginia
University of Virginia
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
BATTLE OF MIDWAY SCHOLARSHIP
Thomas Kaupas
Chesapeake, Virginia
Princeton University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor and Tailhook
THE “SPIRIT OF CARRIER AVIATION” SCHOLARSHIP
Tyler Worthley
Ashburn, Virginia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sponsored by
The Friends of CDR T. Schenck Remsen, USN(Ret)
CAPT ROGER CARLQUIST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Alicia Mitchell
Severn, Maryland
University of California, Los Angeles
Sponsored by
Family, Friends and Tailhook
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 2
William Herbst
Englewood, Colorado
Duke University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
ADM GEORGE E.R. KINNEAR II SCHOLARSHIP
Lauren Starkey
Jamestown, North Carolina
Texas A & M University
Sponsored by
The Compaq Computer Corporation
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 3
Eric Alonzo
Spring, Texas
Villanova University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
TOMCAT SUNSET SCHOLARSHIP
Isabella DiMatteo
Coronado, California
University of Southern California
Sponsored by
The Tomcat Sunset Committee
R.G. SMITH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Alexia Romani
Burlingame, California
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Sponsored by
Family and friends of R.G. Smith