Published August 18, 2014
Heidi Higginbotham, a senior University of Louisiana at Monroe aviation major from
Church Point, has been named a recipient of the 2014 International Society of Transport
Aircraft Trading (ISTAT) Foundation Scholarship worth $10,000.
The scholarship will be directly applied to Higginbotham鈥檚 tuition and fee costs for
the upcoming academic year.
"Scholarships in aviation have always been hard to come by and limited,鈥� said David
King, program coordinator for 四色AV aviation. Qualifying for and receiving a scholarship
of this amount is very special indeed. Persistence definitely pays off. We applied
last year and were not selected, we attempted again in early May and Heidi got selected.
Heidi is one of our most stellar aviation students."
He continued, "Being a full time student, studying, working/interning at Pilots for
Patients, and flying all at the same time is a hard act to juggle. Heidi was also
Captain of our Warhawk Flight Team last year ranking very high in the overall competition.
She is a perfect fit for the intent of this scholarship, and well deserving of such
an award."
According to ISTAT, the organization鈥檚 Foundation Scholarship Committee noted Higginbotham鈥檚
exemplary achievements and her great potential as a member of the aviation community.
Over the past decade, the ISTAT Foundation has given hundreds of thousands of dollars
in scholarships to deserving students.
Along with the scholarship award, Higginbotham will receive complimentary ISTAT membership
for five years following the award.
In addition to complimentary membership, scholarship recipients are given complimentary
registration to ISTAT conferences.
