Midwest Flyer Magazine

Dr. Harold S. Wood Award for Excellence, also in the
amount of $1,000.00. Todiwalla received the scholarship at
the National Intercollegiate Flying Association Safety and
Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) 2013 at Ohio
State University Airport in Columbus, Ohio. Todiwalla is
co-captain of the university’s flight team and holds his Private
Pilot Certificate. He developed a safety reporting system for
Lewis University’s flight department that allows students and
instructors to fill out a “report sheet” after any safety incident.
That information is then used in a newsletter outlining safety
problems at the university and providing tips on everyday
flying.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
represents the interest of general aviation manufacturers and
the general aviation community. Former USAF F-15 fighter
pilot and administrator, Pete Bunce of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
is president (http://www.gama.aero/).
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Midwest Students Compete & Win In International Art Contest
More than 5,000 students from 28 states submitted their
artwork for the U.S. National competition.
Established in 1986, the NASAO Center for Aviation
Research and Education is a nonprofit organization
recognizing the vital role aviation education has assumed in
our contemporary society.
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Sky Waters of Eagan, Minnesota, featured a “hang glider” in his aviation
art that received the FAI Silver Medal in the intermediate category
(ages 10-13). Only two American students placed in the international
competition.
WASHINGTON, D.C – The NASAO Center for
Aviation Research & Education has announced that two
U.S. students are among the nine winners of the 2013
International Art Contest for young people sanctioned by the
National Aeronautic Association (NAA) and the Federation
Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) and managed by the
National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO)
Center. The art contest is designed to motivate and encourage
young people of FAI member nations to become familiar
with and participate in aeronautics, engineering, and science.
The winners were chosen during FAI’s April meeting in
Switzerland.
Sky Waters of Eagan, Minnesota, and Chelsey Wen of
Texas, were the two American winners. Waters received the
FAI Silver Medal in the Intermediate category (Ages 10-13).
Wen received the FAI Bronze Medal in the Intermediate
category (Ages 10-13).
Competition was intense, with 100 paintings received
from 14 FAI-member countries (Australia, China, Czech
Republic, France, India, Japan, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.)
JUNE/JULY 2013 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 39