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
CAPT NELLO PIEROZZI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Ryan Lukachek
Easton, Pennsylvania
Rochester Institute of Technology
Sponsored by
Tailhook and Marcia & Lisa Pierozzi
CDR EDWARD “FAST EDDIE” POWERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Megan Hayes
Falls Church, Virginia
Tulane University
Sponsored by
Ann and Bill Hoehn of the Hoehn Foundation
NAS LEMOORE SCHOLARSHIP
Matthew Taber
Lompoc, California
Alan Hancock College
Sponsored by
Lemoore Aviator Memorial
CRAIG TECHNOLOGIES SCHOLARSHIP
Sierra Shetler
Towson, Maryland
Baylor University
Sponsored by
Craig Technologies
THE BOEING COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP
Timothy Green
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign
Sponsored by
The Boeing Company
THE CAPT GARY HAKANSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Erin Williams
Cottonwood Heights, Utah
University of Utah
Sponsored by
LCDR Pilalas, USNR
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Daniel Bannon
Virginia Beach, Virginia
University of Notre Dame
Sponsored by
Northrop Grumman Corporation
THE LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS CORPORATION “JACK READY” MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Emily Dwyer
Austin, Texas
Colorado College
Sponsored by
The Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation
THE GRAND CLUB SCHOLARSHIP
Andrew Elliott
Grosse Ile, Michigan
University of Michigan
Sponsored by
The Grand Club; Aircrew with 1,000 or more carrier arrested landings
THE RAYTHEON COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP
Awardee
London, England
Duke University
Sponsored by
The Raytheon Company
Captain AUGUSTUS E. “GUS” BREWER, USMC, MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nicholas Romano
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Florida State University
Sponsored by
Jon R. Winthrop, Chairman and CEO, The Air Group, Inc., Van Nuys, California
JACK DAVIS SCHOLARSHIP
Grant Williams
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Auburn University
Sponsored by
Tailhook
ANNETTE S. HUENE “NAVY WIFE” SCHOLARSHIP
Faith Rovenolt
Nashville, Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
Sponsored by
LCDR Donald R. Huene, M.C., USNR
LtCol ROBERT A. CHRISTY, USMC(Ret), SCHOLARSHIP
Zachary Butler
Virginia Beach, Virginia
University of Texas, Austin
Sponsored by
Jon R. Winthrop, Chairman and CEO, The Air Group, Inc., Van Nuys, California
CAPT ROGER “SPOOK” McFILLEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Kristen Enriquez
Thousand Oaks, California
Yale University
Sponsored by
Mile High (Colorado) Tailhook Association Ready Room, family and friends