(Email from Bryan):
Mike,
I can not begin thank you enough for selecting me as a winner of this years Aviationinterviews.com scholarship. Your generosity and willingness to support SIU's aviation students is a great testament to how amazing the SIU aviation family really is. You and your families pay it forward attitude has helped so many aviation students in the past, but most importantly, given us all a role model and motto to live up to. Knowing how expensive flight training is and how many students dreams you have been able to help assist in becoming reality, I hope one day to be able to give back to SIU and flight students the way you have.
Winning this scholarship will allow me to begin working toward my Flight Instructor Certificate. Becoming a flight instructor will help me build my aviation experience while helping others along the way. Again, thank you so much for helping me become one step closer to accomplishing my goals and obtaining my dream of being a professional pilot. I look forward to keeping in touch with you and Brian.
Sincerely,
Bryan Weis

(Email from Michael):
Mike,
I would like to thank you, the aviationinterviews.com team, and all it's supporters for awarding me this years scholarship. Throughout my flight training experience, I have faced many challenges, but the toughest, it seems, has been the financing. I also appreciate your advice on my future career options. I will treasure this scholarship as a recognition of my current successes and hard work, and it will motivate me to continue focusing on my dream of becoming a professional pilot.
I look forward to seeing you and Brian again next year, and I will strive to "Pay it Forward" just as you all do.
Happy landings,
Michael Maddox

(Email from David):
Dear Mike,
I would like to start off by thanking you and everyone involved with the Aviationinterviews.com scholarship. I have been a Saluki for a year and a half now and I have watched this scholarship bring many of my peers’ dreams closer to reality. So, being selected as a recipient of the 2013 Aviationinterviews.com scholarship is a great honor. I could never begin to thank you, your family, and everyone involved enough. This scholarship will help me in continuing my education and bring me closer to my dream of a career in aviation. I am impressed with the interview process that is offered by applying for this scholarship. I also enjoyed the process because it gave me insight into what future interviews may be like, interview practice, and a chance to meet the influential people who made the scholarship a possibility. Mike, you and your family are remarkable people and I look forward to saying in touch with you. Thank you again for this exceptional opportunity.
With Much Gratitude,
David Potter

(Email from Jacob):
Dear Mike,
I would first like to express my gratitude and thanks in choosing me as one of the recipients of the 2013 Aviationinterviews.com Scholarship. I am unable to put into words how much this award means to me not only in a financial aspect, but also as a source of pride and honor. Through your generosity and willingness to give back, I will be able to continue my flight training, and this scholarship will aid in the payment of the flight instructor course where I hope to earn my CFI. It is hard to fathom how much you have truly given back to this university, and I am always astounded each year at the banquet by the amount of funds you award to what most people would consider strangers. Having people like you makes it possible for students to follow their passion and make their dream a reality. In the application for this scholarship you said that if you ever had the ability to give back, you would, and one day I hope to give back as much as you have given to the students. Once again thank you very much!!
Sincerely,
Jacob Schwarz

(Email from Sarah Demkovich):
Dear Mike

Thank you for allowing me the honor to receive an AviationInterviews scholarship. This scholarship not only helps me to relieve stress about flight fees, but also motivates me to continue working hard so that one day in the future I can be as generous as you are. You have helped me out with my education in a remarkable way, and now it is my turn to “pay it forward�? You and your family are on inspiration to flight students and Salukis everywhere. Your determination to help others is extraordinary and I am truly grateful.
I look forward to keeping in touch with you and your brother, and using AviationInterviews.com for my future interviews as a pilot.
Thank You for your time, consideration, and generosity.
Sincerely,

Sarah Demkovich

(Email from Bill):
Mike and family,
I'm very honored to be selected as an Aviationinterviews.com scholarship recipient during my last year as an aviation student at SIU. The scholarship will help ease my current financial burdens as I transition into the next phase of my career. It has been a pleasure sharing my story thus far with you. I have been fortunate enough to experience several achievements over the past few years, many of which would not be possible without people like you. I intend to uphold the mantra of paying it forward whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Thanks again for everything,
Bill Brophy

(Email from Brent):
Dear Mike and Family,
I just wanted to say thank you again for your generosity in awarding me with the AviationInterviews.com Scholarship. I am truly grateful and appreciate to receive this financial assistance. It will help me pay for the ever increasing cost of a college education and flight fees. I hope one day I too will be able to "Pay it forward" and help fund prospective pilots and college students in their education. Thank you again for choosing me for your scholarship I am truly grateful. I hope to stay in touch.
Sincerely,
Brent Muno

(Email from Ryan West):
Dear Mike and the members of AviationInterviews.com,

I am writing this to thank you for the generous $1000 AviationInterviews.com scholarship. I was very happy and appreciative to learn that I was selected as the recipient of your scholarship.
I am an Aviation Flight and Aviation Management student at Southern Il University Carbondale. I plan to pursue a career as an airline pilot after my graduation from the University in May of 2014. Becoming a pilot is not a cheap task, but thanks to you, I am one step closer to my goal. By awarding me the AviationInterviews.com Scholarship, you have lightened my financial burden. This allows me to focus more on my schooling. Your generosity has inspired me to help others and "pay it forward"? I hope one day I will be able to help students achieve their goals just as you helped me.
Sincerely,

Ryan West