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
THE JAY CHRISTOPHER TIGHT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Sophia Harding
Camp Lejeune, NC
Brigham Young University
Sponsored by
His Mother, Father, Brother, Widow, and Children
CAPT RAY ALCORN SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Cameron Grogan
Grapevine, TX
Samford University
Sponsored by
The Alcorn family & Tailhook
VADM JAMES B. STOCKDALE & SYBIL STOCKDALE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Katherine Larratt
Coronado, CA
University of California, Los Angeles
Sponsored by
Tailhook
RADM THOMAS F. BROWN III SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Amanda Huene
Fresno, CA
Baylor University
Sponsored by
The Bay Area Tailhook Ready Room
USS MIDWAY (CV-41) FOUNDATION; FREEDOM ISN’T FREE SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Andrew Larratt
Coronado, CA
University of Southern California
Sponsored by
The USS Midway Foundation
THE TOPGUN SCHOLARSHIP
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Daniel Bannon
Virginia Beach, VA
Notre Dame University
Sponsored by
The TOPGUN Association & the generous Hook ‘19 symposium donors
AMY J. LADLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
3rd Time Scholarship Awardee
Kate Schneider
Fairfax, VA
University of Virginia
Sponsored by
Her husband, Captain Herbert V. Ladley USN (Ret)
MARK CHRISTOPHER DOSTAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Jacob Zangas
Fenelton, PA
Geneva College
Sponsored by
Captain Don Dostal & Family
THE ADMIRAL THOMAS HAYWARD SCHOLARSHIP
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Sydney Zoehrer
Coronado, CA
Yale University
Sponsored by
The Tailhook 2020 Symposium Participants
BOB AND CURT DOSÉ FATHER/ SON FIGHTER PILOTS SCHOLARSHIP
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Callie Davis
Severna Park, MD
University of Richmond
Sponsored by
Commander Curtis R. Dosé
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN SCHOLARSHIP, No. 1
4th Time Scholarship Awardee
Joshua Lehde
Aviano, Italy
Lipscomb University
Sponsored by
Annual Combined Federal Campaign Donations
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN SCHOLARSHIP No.2
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Gabriel Geiser
Memphis, TN
Vanderbilt University
Sponsored by
Annual Combined Federal Campaign Donations