“Not only do these students exemplify academic excellence and leadership, they represent the future of the aviation industry and the Committee strongly believes that they will have a positive impact in this field.” 

The Commissioners’ Committee Scholarship is designed to encourage and promote excellence in the educational areas necessary for effective airport management or operation. The ACI-NA Commissioners’ Committee has awarded more than 30 scholarships totaling more than $100,000 to students within the past 17 years. 

ACI-NA Commissioners established the Scholarship Fund in October 1993 to recognize students with high academic achievement who are working toward a career in airport management or airport operations. The scholarship program recognizes the importance of the highly specialized education necessary for an individual to receive to fill the extremely complex and multi-disciplined role of being a professional airport administrator or airport operator. 

To effectively run today’s modern aviation facilities an airport manager or airport operator must have high levels of management, operational and accounting skills coupled with some aviation experience. 

Jonathan Oaks attends Everglades University in Orlando, Florida where he will complete his Masters Degree in Aviation Technology in the fall 2010. He has earned a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 for his academic work in Aviation Technology, and his goal upon completing the program is to secure an airport management and/or operations position.