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Friday, November 10, 2006 WICHITA AIRCRAFT COMPANY ESTABLISHES TECHNOLOGY AND AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP MANHATTAN, KAN. — The Cessna Foundation Inc., Wichita, Kan., has made a gift of $37,500 to the Kansas State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign to establish the Cessna Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to students enrolled in the aviation programs in the College of Technology and Aviation in Salina. The scholarship will assist with the flight costs within the professional pilot program and aviation maintenance program. The Cessna Foundation is a private foundation that makes contributions on behalf of the Cessna Aircraft Company, which is a Wichita-based manufacturer of general aviation aircraft. The foundation has contributed more than $20 million to nonprofit organizations since it was incorporated in 1952. “In order for the aviation companies in the United States to continue to produce the best general aviation aircraft in the world, we need to bring young people into the industry who have the necessary skills and the passion to maintain that leadership,” said Russ Meyer, chairman of the Cessna Foundation. “We believe the quality of the aviation programs at K-State at Salina will produce the kind of future leaders our industry needs.” “The Cessna Aircraft Company has served as an innovative and visionary leader in the aviation industry for the past century,” said Dennis Kuhlman, dean of the College of Technology and Aviation at K-State at Salina. “Their support of K-State at Salina aviation students illustrates their steadfast commitment and dedication to training the industry professionals of tomorrow. We are truly honored by their corporate partnership and the opportunities their scholarship support provides our students.” The KSU Foundation’s Changing Lives Campaign for Kansas State University is a comprehensive $500 million campaign that will infuse new funds into virtually every dimension of the university. The KSU Foundation coordinates fundraising efforts with alumni, friends, corporations and foundations to secure private support for Kansas State University. |