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
SAN DIEGO PADRES (RANDY JONES) SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Katherine Greene
San Diego, CA
University of California, Los Angeles
Sponsored by
The San Diego Padres
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 1
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Zofia Luther
Sewickley, PA
Vanderbilt University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 2
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Elizabeth Snowden
Norfolk, VA
Yale University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 3
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Zach Deal
Virginia Beach, VA
University of Notre Dame
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 4
3rd Time Scholarship Awardee
Kristen Enriquez
Thousand Oaks, CA
Yale University
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 5
3rd Time Scholarship Awardee
Anna Stevenson
Tall Timbers, MD
University of Alabama
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 6
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Brooke Rodriguez
Tampa, FL
University of Notre Dame
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 7
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Nicholas Mortimore
Prescott, AZ
University of Arizona
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
STAR SCHOLARSHIP, No. 8
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Olivia Johnson
California, MD
Georgia Institute of Technology
Sponsored by
Anonymous Donor
CAPTAIN AUGUSTUS E. ‘GUS’ BREWER, USMC, BLUE ANGELS, MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
2nd Time Scholarship Awardee
Abigail Price
Reno, NV
Stanford University
Sponsored by
Jon R. Winthrop, Chairman and CEO, The Air Group, Inc., Van Nuys, California
LtCol ROBERT A. CHRISTY, USMC(Ret), BLUE ANGELS, MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Ryan Aubin
Jacksonville, FL
University of Phoenix
Sponsored by
Jon R. Winthrop, Chairman and CEO, The Air Group, Inc., Van Nuys, California
LCDR KIERON ‘TATER’ O’CONNER, BLUE ANGELS, MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
1st Time Scholarship Awardee
Aaron Hirsh
Gilbert, AZ
Barretts Honors College at Arizona State University
Sponsored by
Jon R. Winthrop, Chairman and CEO, The Air Group, Inc., Van Nuys, California