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
CDR JIM OLIVER USN(Ret)
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
William Gordon
Libertyville, IL
University of Michigan
Sponsored by
Jim Oliver
CAPT LOU & JANE KRISER
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Emma Arthur
Hastings, NE
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Sponsored by
Captain Lou Kriser USN(Ret) & Jane Kriser
CDR DOMINIC DiMATTEO, USN(Ret) SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Celia Vergara
Naples, Italy
Duke University
Sponsored by
James M. Slattery
ADM TIMOTHY “TIMBO” KEATING SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Connor Garrison
Virginia Beach, VA
United States Naval Academy
Sponsored by
Sponsored by family, friends and Tailhook membership
THE CENTENNIAL OF NAVAL AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Natalie Vaughan
Highlands Ranch, CO
University of Denver
Sponsored by
Donations from Hook 2011 Reunion Attendees
CAPT HAROLD PRESTON “JEEP” STREEPER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
3rd Time Scholarship Awardee
Sophia Dort
Vienna, VA
Duke University
Sponsored by
Evelyn Streeper and Family
BATTLE OF MIDWAY SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Kayris Baggett
Colorado Springs, CO
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sponsored by
Anonymous donor and Tailhook
KIM “SALES” WOODY AND LIANA ROBERTS TAILHOOK SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Emily Reed
Independence, OH
The Ohio State University
Sponsored by
Friends and by Tailhook
CDR DEAN “DIZ” LAIRD, USN (Ret) SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Paine Gronemeyer
Arlington, VA
Cornell University
Sponsored by
Donations from Hook 2012 Reunion Attendees
CVW-2 SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Dargan Harris
Smithfield, NC
Bates College
Sponsored by
The entire Carrier Air Wing
VIETNAM WAR SCHOLARSHIP HONORING OUR POWS & MIA
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Grace Garwood
Kingwood, TX
Texas A&M University
Sponsored by
Hook 2013 Reunion Attendees
CRAIG TECHNOLOGIES SCHOLARSHIP
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Samantha Hicks
Rhome, TX
Texas A&M University
Sponsored by
Craig Technologies