The Tailhook Educational Foundation
2020 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 averaging more than $3,000 per grant with our top grant awarded at $15,000 per year. A number of our TEF grants are awarded to students pursuing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Math) curriculum. All TEF grants assist Naval Aviation legacy undergraduate students obtain a higher education.
TEF scholarships are only made possible by the continued generosity of our individual and organizational donors. All donations to TEF are deductible as charitable contributions.
The TEF Tax ID is: 33-00487778
In 2020, TEF awarded 109 scholarships to our brightest Naval Aviation legacy students.
2020 Scholarships
ANNETTE S. HUENE “NAVY WIFE” SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Karen Johnson
Savannah, GA
The Ohio State University
Sponsored by
LCDR Donald R. Huene, M.C., USNR
USS ORISKANY (CV-34) “THE MIGHTY O” SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Luc Tamez
Alexandria, VA
Georgia Institute of Technology
Sponsored by
Generous donations from Hook 2007 Attendees and The Golden Wings Foundation
CDR GLEN “LEFTY” HANSEN SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Lauren Krotz
Douglasville, GA
Furman University
Sponsored by
CAPT Mindy Suszan, USN
JAMES A. de GANAHL SCHOLARSHIP, No. 1
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Hannah Dubyne
Lake Stevens, WA
Washington State University
Sponsored by
Dorothy “Dossie” de Ganahl
JAMES A. de GANAHL SCHOLARSHIP, No. 2
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Noah Katcher
Ramona, CA
Southern Utah University
Sponsored by
Dorothy “Dossie” de Ganahl
RADM JACK CHRISTIANSEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Madeline Clark
The Woodlands, TX
University of Texas, Austin
Sponsored by
Clare, Tom and Tina Christiansen
LCDR DAVID WOOSTER “WOOT” TAYLOR JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Gabriel Williams
Signal Mountain, TN
Rhodes College
Sponsored by
His son, CAPT David Wooster Thornhill, USNR(Ret)
CAPT JOHNNY L. “TURK” GREEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Brandon Staple
Longmont, CO
University of Colorado, Denver
Sponsored by
Family, friends and Industry
NAVAL AVIATORS’ WIVES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP; “THE TOUGHEST JOB IN THE NAVY”
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Emma Driggs
Annapolis, MD
Georgetown University
Sponsored by
In memory of dedicated wives who have departed the pattern before their spouses.
GARY “QUAIL” LAUGHLIN SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Camryn Taylor
Charlotte, NC
Williams College
Sponsored by
Family and Friends
THE INTRUDER ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
3rd Time Scholarship Awardee
Joseph Tanaka
Carlsbad, CA
University of Notre Dame
Sponsored by
The Intruder Association
LT STEVE ZILBERMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Hunter Quigley
Virginia Beach, VA
Duke University
Sponsored by
Tailhook