aerospace education council (aec)

14 Sept 2012

MEMORANDUM TO: AFA Board of Directors

CC: Aerospace Education Council

FROM: George Muellner, Vice Chairman, Aerospace Education

SUBJECT: Report of AFA Aerospace Education Activities, Oct 2011-Sept 2012

Following are Aerospace Education Activities, actions of the empowered Aerospace Education

Council (AEC), and a list of AEC members and their responsibilities.

AEC members were nominated and approved by the BoD in November.

George Muellner (CA), the Vice Chairman, Aerospace Education, chairs the AEC:

Jim Hannam (VA): Vice Chairman of the AEC, AEC representative to the Strategic

Planning Committee. Responsible for agendas, meeting calls and minutes, and an ex officio

member of all projects.

Susan Mallett (AL): Civil Air Patrol Liaison

Mary Maher (OR): Teacher of the Year Program

Rod McKinley (OK): Program Review/Budget Input

Mike Peters (CA): Museum Initiative

Richard J. Ragaller (CO): AFROTC/AFJROTC Liaison

Maxine Rauch (NY): Visions Program

Marv Tooman (IA): AAS/SW Liaison

Bill Yucius (FL): CyberPatriot Liaison

Grant Hicinbothem (UT): Field Communications

Jerry White (CO): AFA National Education Awards

Dick Bundy (VA): Executive Director, AAS/SW

Rich Taubinger (CA): Region President and Field Council Representative

Gary Strack (VA): Active AF Representative: SAF/AQR, AF STEM Outreach Office

Dr Nancy Hoover (VA): AFA Teacher of the Year Member

Arnold Air Society National Commander and Silver Wings President: Oct-Apr: Pierce

Roberts, Jenny Stuckenschneider. Apr-Sept: Kevin Long, Kelsey Cardinal, Invited ex-officio

members.

AEC meetings are scheduled every 2 weeks to review, discuss, and approve AFA Education

Programs, Issues and Policy. Sixteen AEC telecon meetings have been held, with a face-to-face

AEC meeting scheduled for 15 Sept, during the AFA Convention. The AEC is organized into

teams to address the following tasks/objectives.

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Following is an update on a selection of these tasks.

The AEC provides policy oversight of the CyberPatriot (CP) Program. Bernie Skoch, CP

Commissioner, updated the AEC monthly on the CP Program and plans at AEC telecons.

CP is part of AFA’s outreach aimed at raising awareness during formative years, of the

need for responsible Internet behavior, of the critical threats facing our nation’s cyber

systems, and exciting young people to enter STEM career fields. The CP competition,

entering its fifth year, has had significant growth--from 8 Florida High School teams

participating in CP I, to approximately 200 teams participating from throughout the US in

CPII, to over 660 teams registered for CPIII, to 1014 teams for CP IV. In CPIII, the

competition expanded to include both an All-Services Division, with Army, Navy,

USMC, and AFJROTC and CAP teams, and an Open Division, with High School teams

Task Objective Team -AAS/SW Liaison

-Elementary STEM Orientation (ESO)

-Provide support to AAS/SW ESO

Projects.

-Encourage broader ESO growth so it

becomes a National Program.

Marv Tooman, Susan Mallett

Teacher of the Year Program Encourage further AFA TOY

expansion, visibility, partner funding

Mary Mayer, Nancy Hoover, Susan

Mallett

Visions of Exploration Program Encourage further AFA Visions

expansion, teaming, partner funding

Maxine Rauch, Bill Yucuis

AFA/Education Branding Coordinate/Team with appropriate

AFA Committees/Councils to

recommend AFA Brand that includes

Aerospace Education. (on Hold)

Rags Ragaller, Grant Hicinbothem,

Maxine Rauch

AFA Program Review/ AEC Budget

Input

Evaluate effectiveness of AFA

Education Programs.

Rod McKinley, Rags Ragaller, Buck

Buckwalter

Field Council Liaison, RP

Representation

Provide informal feedback and

Liaison to ensure coordinated AFA

Policies

Rich Taubinger

National Education Awards

Recommendation

Draft AEC recommendation to AFA

National Awards Committee

Jerry White, Marv Tooman

Civil Air Patrol Liaison Ensure Continued Close CAP/AFA

Relationship.

Susan Mallett

AFJROTC/AFROTC Liaison Ensure continued close

AFROTC/AFJROTC Relationships.

Rags Ragaller, Marv Tooman

Aviation Museum Education Initiative -Support/grow Air Museum pilot

initiative.

-Establish partnerships with AIAA,

others.

George Muellner, Susan Mallett, Grant

Hicinbothem. Mike Peters

Field Communications -Grow/ improve Aerospace

Education Communications with

AFA Field

-Ensure Field documents have updated

AE data

Grant Hicinbothem, Mike Peters, Jim

Hannam

Student Loan/Scholarship Team -Make recommendation for AFA

Student Loan Pgm

-Assess effectiveness of all AFA

Scholarship Pgms, recommend

changes if needed.

Jim Hannam, Mary Mayer, Rod McKinley

CyberPatriot Liaison Provide CP oversight/assistance as

needed

Bill Yucuis

Strategic Planning Committee Liaison Provide informal feedback and

Liaison to ensure coordinated AFA

Policies

Jim Hannam

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from throughout the nation. For CPV AFA will have Regional Competition, and the Sea

Cadets have joined the All Services Division Competition. The CP IV Finals (All

Services Division, Commanders in Chief Trophy and Open Division) were held in

conjunction with the CyberFutures Conference in Washington DC, 22-23 Mar. CPIV

Winners were: All Services National Champions, Colorado Springs CAP Cadet Squadron.

Open Division National Champions, Alamo Academies, San Antonio, Tx. CPV opened

registration in April and as of mid Aug had 550 teams (372 All Services Division, 178

Open Division) registered, at a pace well ahead of last year. Registration closes on 30

September. CyberPatriot partners and sponsors include: Northrop Grumman, the

presenting sponsor, SAIC, AT&T, Boeing, GD AIS, URS, CISCO, Microsoft, Lincoln

Lab, and the Air Force Research Lab. Several school districts have been able to obtain

NSF or Private Foundation Grants to support their participation in CyberPatriot.

2012 AFA Aerospace Education Budget/Expenditures: The AFA Headquarters

Education Budget for 2012 is $377,020. When compared to 2010/1, it shows a relatively

level Hq AFA Education budget; 2012 funding for Mitchell Institute funding found

elsewhere (in AF Magazine). It shows a decrease in Education spending, since AFA did

not go forward with a Student Scholarship Program:

AFA Education Activity

AFA Budget ‘12 AFA Budget ‘11 AFA Actual ‘10

Mitchell Institute Reports Incl. in AFA Mag. 195,900 90,620

Visions Program Materials (Totals incl

Chapter payments, Net is Hq AFA $)

164,820

Net (64,820)

160,000

Net (50,000)

174,417

Net (64,099)

AFJROTC Instructor Grants 5,000 5,000 5,000

Chap/State/Natl Teacher of the Year 41,250 41,250 41,250

ROTC Drill Competitions 5,000 5,000 5,000

CAP/JROTC/ROTC Medals 5,000 5,000 5,000

CAP Grants 22,500 22,500 22,500

Chapter Matching Grants for Ed. 12,000 12,000 10,916

Educator Grants 28,450 28,450 28,412

Pitsenbarger Grants 130,000 160,000 149,965

Spaatz ACSC Writing Award (1,000)* (1,000)* (1,000)*

Spouse Scholarships 7,500 7,500 7,500

Callahan Scholarships (1,000)* (1,000)* (1,000)*

Ferretti/Dep. ROTC Scholarships (2,500)* (2,500)* ( 2,500)*

First Command ROTC Scholarships* (0) (0) (25,000)*

Wilson Scholarship Pass thru (0) (0)

CyberPatriot Scholarship 75,000 0

Museum Initiative 1,000

Student Loan Program 50,000

CyberPatriot/CyberFutures

$1.78M* $1.1M* $925K*

TOTALS

$377,020** $582,100** $459,762**

*Funds are from either a Full Endowment or specific donation from a Sponsor. AFA only determines the

Spend Policy vs. a Budget. **TOTALS do not include CyberPatriot/CyberFutures

The AFA Field also provides significant effort and additional funding/support to AFA

Aerospace Education (AE) programs. From CY2011 financial reports, AFA chapters

and foundations provided $678,841 for Aerospace Education, an increase of over 7%

from 2010’s, $630,656. When added to HQ AFA Education expenditures, to include

Mitchell Institute and CyberPatriot, the total AFA Aerospace Education expenditures

amounts to well over $2M.

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The AEC conducted an assessment/business case analysis on a proposed AFA Student

Loan Program, patterned after a successful MOAA Scholarship Loan/Grant Program.

a. An Aerospace Education Council (AEC) Team of Jim Hannam, Rod McKinley,

Mary Mayer, Chuck Martin, Finance Committee member, and Buck Buckwalter,

Hq AFA, conducted the assessment. In gathering background and other

information for this plan, the team discussed the MOAA scholarship loan program

with the MOAA CFO and their program managers in a face-to-face meeting on

Dec 6, 2011. Also the team requested and was provided policy and financial

considerations on the proposed AFA student loan program from Clifton-Larson-

Allen, AFA auditors.

b. The team concluded that although there was an increasing need for educational

assistance throughout the US, many other organizations and local/state/federal

government entities provide scholarships and loans. An AFA Student Loan

Program would not be unique and there was no vital need for AFA to provide

another loan program, especially in light of AFA finances. Also membership

attraction was expected to be quite small.

c. The AEC recommended that AFA not begin/operate a Student Loan Program.

Arnold Air Society/Silver Wings (AAS/SW) decided not to continue the Elementary

School STEM (ESO) Project as a Joint National Project in 2011/12 school year.

Nevertheless, a number of AAS/SW squadrons/units continued an ESO program. AFA

Chairman sent a letter to AAS/SW encouraging them to adopt Elementary STEM

Orientation (ESO) as a National Project for 2012/13. Pierce Roberts and Jenny

Stuckenschneider, AAS/SW leaders, gave superb/compelling presentations to the National

Conclave on reinstituting the ESO (Elementary STEM Orientation) Program. At that

April National Conclave, AAS/SW voted to adopt ESO as their Joint National Project for

2012/13. AFA has the task to assist AAS/SW in improving access to schools for ESO so

that it will be more widely admitted and accepted. AFA is encouraging the use of the

CAP curriculum in ESO and also encouraging close partnerships with local AFA

Chapters.

a. Another issue AAS/SW is working is to improve AFA membership after

commissioning. Also they are working at improving relationships with AFA

chapters. Of the 134 AAS/SW Sq at 160 colleges/universities, about 50% have

working relationships with AFA chapters; the goal for 2012/13 is 100%. They are

working to coordinate at least one activity with a local AFA chapter and are

looking for AFA Chapter support for the ESO project. Marv Tooman, along with

Susan Mallett, provides mentorship to the AAS Commander and SW President.

The Air Museum Education Initiative spearheaded by Chairman Muellner seeks to

encourage AFA partnerships with Air Museums, AFROTC/CAP units, and other

organizations to further Aerospace Education. MUELLNER reported that the Yanks Air

Museum at Chino, CA, has begun its aerospace education program, the pilot for the Air

Museum Initiative. Susan Mallett brought a group of teachers from Alabama and Florida

out to the Yanks Air Museum this summer for a teacher workshop that included local

Chino-area teachers, to promote promoting this AE approach. . The workshop activities

included side trips to JPL and Dryden Labs (Edwards), and Sailplane rides at Palmdale.

Mallett also represented AFA/CAP at the Mutual Concerns of Air and Space Museums

Conference, in Reston, Virginia (150 museums attending), Apr 30-1 May and made

lunchtime presentations. The Virginia Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, Va has

begun an AE program, working with AFJROTC/CAP and local school systems. A

number of other Air Museums are interested in participating.

Maxine Rauch focused on initiatives to strengthen AFA’s Visions of Exploration

program. Maxine and Bill Yukuis along with Laine Martens, Hq AFA, and Debbie Dodge

of USA Today are working to better communicate how to use the program and providing

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useful information to Chapter Presidents. This will include a survey, webinar, improved

on-line information.

The AEC approved policy recommendations for the very popular AFA Teacher Grant

Program, suggested by Laine Martins, Hq AFA. These policies both tightened up grant

rules and provided more information about the evaluation process.

The Field Council is updating the Field Operations Guide (FOG). As part of this

update, Aerospace Education Program information, critical to Chapter/State AE Programs,

is being made part of the FOG, with appropriate further details available through

hyperlinks to the AFA website. Previously there was a separate Aerospace Program

Reference Guide that contained most of this information. The AEC provided the detailed

recommendations for the Aerospace Education portions of the FOG. The objective is to

make the FOG a one stop document for AFA Field reference.

Mary Mayer, Susan Mallett and the 2011 AFA Teacher of the Year, Nancy Hoover,

reviewed and made recommendations for improving the AFA Teacher of the Year

Program (TOY). The AEC/VCAE approved the following for the 2013+ TOY program:

there will be no change to the current State and National TOY Programs; there will be one

State TOY for each state and one National TOY. However, Chapters may elect to submit

two Chapter TOYs (one from grades K-8 and the other from grades 9-12) and receive

payment of $250 (with certificate and tote bag) for each of the two Chapter TOYs from

AFA National. There are a number of additional minor changes to improve, expand, and

publicize the AFA TOY Program.

Grant Hicinbothem has initiated a monthly Aerospace Education update and field

information to all Region VPs for Aerospace Education to increase AE communication.

Susan Mallett provides such an update to the South Central Region; she is also Region

VPAE.

AFA Speaker Series at Maxwell: During these visits with George Muellner as the AFA

official sponsor, distinguished AF Senior Leaders speak to the recently cancelled ASBC

and as schedules permit to the SOS, AWC, ACSC, AF JAG School, and SNCOA. These

visits include meetings with the Air University Commander and the Air Force Research

Institute. This visitation program provides essential contact with young and mid-grade

officers and NCOs. Our “stable” of on-call speakers includes a former DepSecDef,

several former SecAFs, a large number of senior general officers and a CMSAF.

The AEC’s National Education Awards Nomination Committee recommends recipients,

for the Distinguished Sustained Aerospace Education Award (DSAEA) and for the

Chairman's Award for Aerospace Education Achievement (CAAEA).

The AEC had a long discussion on requiring AFA membership as a prerequisite for

National level awards, grants, or scholarships. The AEC supported the policy that AFA

should not restrict AFA National level awards, grants, and scholarships to AFA

members. AFA should invite, not require membership, as a prerequisite for a National

level award, grant or scholarship.

The AEC has prepared a detailed input on 2013 Aerospace Education funding for Hq

AFA to use in fashioning the 2013 AFA Budget. Marv Tooman leads this effort.

Attachment 1 includes a breakdown of the execution of the Education Programs for

2011/2012.

Respectfully submitted,

George K. Muellner

Vice Chairman of the Board, Aerospace Education

Education Up-Date

2011 Program Year

2012- Current Status

Prepared for AFA National Convention

Sept 2012

Aerospace Education Council

(AEC)

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Table of Contents

Grants.…………………………………………………………………………………………… 3

Scholarships…………………………………………………………………………………….13

Other Awards………………………………………………………………………………….19

CyberPatriot……………………………………………………………………………………30

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Grants

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Air Force JROTC Grants Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year

Budgeted: $5,000.00

Amount Awarded: $5,000.00

Award: $250.00 ea

Total Awarded Grants: 20

Spring Application Deadlines: February

Spring Grants Awarded: March

Fall Application Deadline: October

Fall Grants Awarded: November

2012 Current Program Year

Budgeted: $5,000.00


Award: $250.00 ea


Spring Application Deadlines: February

Spring Grants Awarded: March

Fall Application Deadline: October

Fall Grants Awarded: November

Program Description:

Continuing its long tradition of support for Junior Reserve Office Train corps (JRTOC) programs, this program helps

promote aerospace education activities in the classroom with grants to JROTC instructors selected by Headquarters

JROTC.

In 2009 the grant was reduced to $250.00 for $500.00.

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2008 2009 2010 2011

JROTC Instructor Grant

Awards Presented

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Chapter Matching Grants Managed by the Membership Department

2011 Program Year

Budgeted: $11,250.00


Grants Awarded: 20




Grants Awarded: 12 (as of July 20, 2012)


The Chapter Matching Grant program is designed to promote aerospace education activities at the AFA

chapter level. The program allows AFA Headquarters to reward aggressive chapters with annual grants for

creating/promoting community educational activities and events in math and sciences.

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Civil Air Patrol and Unit Grants Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year



Grant Amount: $250.00 each


Educators: 39

CAP Units: 40





Spring 2012

Educator Grants: 20

Summer 2012:

CAP Unit Grants: 23


AFA supports CAP aerospace education activities. The $250.00 grants go to teachers who are members of

either CAP or AFA to help them further aerospace knowledge among their students and to CAP units to

support STEM education activities, recipients selected by CAP Headquarters.

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2009 2010 2011

CAP Educator and Unit Grants

Educator Grants

Unit Grants

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Educator Grant Managed by Laine Martens

2012 Educator Grant Program

Application window: Aug – Nov 2011



Total Applications is System: 118

Grants Received: 79

Declined Grants: 33

Grants are declined due to lack of not following the grant guidelines or not submitting a fully answered application

Cancelations applications are made by the teachers themselves during the application period

2013 Educator Grant Program

Application window: July – Oct 2012


Current Application Breakdown

Started Applications: 62

Submitted Applications: 35


Each year AFA Promotes aerospace education within K-12 classrooms through its Educator Grant program, which

awards up to $250 grants to meet the unmet and unfunded educational needs of students. AFA selects projects it

believes will significantly influence student learning through development of innovative aerospace activities within a

school’s prescribed curriculum.

This is a competitive grant judged by professionals in the Aerospace and STEM community.

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2009 2010 2011 2012

Educator Grants

Awarded

Declined

Total Submitted Grants

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Pitsenbarger Awards Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year

Budgeted: $160,000.00


Grant Amount: $400.00 ea



Budgeted: $130,000.00

Amount Awarded: $ 87,600.00

Grant Amount: $400.00 ea



Each year AFA awards grants and a certificate of achievement to Air Force enlisted personnel who have

graduated from the Community College of the Air Force in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree and who exhibit

distinguished activity encompassing leadership, teamwork, citizenship, community service, dedication,

personal development, and academic achievement. They also must have a commander’s endorsement,

and are selected by the Base Education off with AFA participation.

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2009 2010 2011

Pitsenbarger Award

Awarded

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Scholarships

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Capt Jodi Callahan Memorial Scholarship Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year

Budgeted: Funded by Donor- not AFA funded


Scholarship Amount: $1,000.00


TSgt Edward M. Thomas Jr.


Budgeted: Funded by Donor - not AFA funded


Total Awarded Grants:

SSgt Evelyn Nicholson

TSgt James Lloyd


Recipients of the annual scholarship must be an active duty, Guard or Reserve Air Force officer or enlisted

member seeking a graduate degree in a non-technical field. Donations to the Jodi Callahan Memorial fund

make this annual scholarship possible. Captain Callahan, who was pursuing a second master’s degree at

the time of her death, was an under-40 AFA National Director and Aerospace Education Foundation

Trustee. Recipients are selected by an outside panel of experts.

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Grantham University Scholarship Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year

Budgeted: Grantham allows AFA to select one scholarship a year – This is not funded by AFA

Amount Awarded: Online Degree Scholarship values at approx. $36,000.00

Scholarship Amount: approx. $36,000.00


Teresa Kimmunau


Budgeted: Grantham allows AFA to select one scholarship a year – This is not funded by AFA

Scholarship Amount: approx $36,000.00 Online Degree

Total Awarded Grants: This year’s recipient is still out for decision


AFA managers the selection process for this scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to an active duty

airman or AFA member or dependent of either category. The scholarship recipient is selected by an

outside panel of experts.

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Michael Wilson Scholarship Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year

Budgeted: Donor Fund – not AFA Funded


Scholarship Amount: $15, 000.00 ea


Kaleb Simpson

Alexander Shuler


Budgeted: Donor Fund – not AFA Funded

Scholarship Amount:

This year’s recipient will be decided in October.


This scholarship is awarded to Air Force ROTC cadets throughout the country. This scholarship donation

given by an individual that AFA has administered in its 65-year history. Recipients selected by Air Force

JROTC Headquarters.

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Lt Col Romero and Josephine Bass Ferretti Scholarship Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year

Budgeted: Funded by a $250,000.00 endowment provided by the late Lt Colonel Romero Ferretti USAF, (Ret) - not

AFA funded




Christina Marine Bladow, Bellevue, NE


Budgeted: Endowed – not AFA funded



Rebecca McFadden of Melbourne, Florida


The recipients of this grant are minor dependents of Air Force active duty, Guard, or Reserve personnel who

have demonstrated both merit and need. Both Colonel Ferretti and his wife were long-time supporters of AFA

and advocates of education. Colonel Ferretti began his military career as a P-61 pilot in World War II, retiring for

the Air Force after 23 year and afterward becoming a stock broker and financial planner. His wife was

secondary and high school teacher for 30 years and taught a variety of courses for airmen at MacDill AFB,

Florida

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Spouse Scholarship Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year





Laura Ann Atkins, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, AK

Sharon Groves, Columbia, SC

Logan C. Schmaltz, Moorhead, MN

D’Ann Warnke, O’Fallon, IL


Budgeted: $7,500.00

Scholarship Amount: $ 7,500.00


Jennifer M. Forness, Andover, Kansas

Jenny L. Moore, Suisun City, California

Lauren E. Widmer, Annapolis, Maryland


AFA awards four education scholarships a year to spouses who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate

degrees. The recipients of these scholarships must be spouses of active duty, Guard, or Reserve airmen

who have demonstrated academic achievement and participated in community activities. This scholarship

is selected by a panel of experts.

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Other Awards

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Gen. Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz Award Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year




Maj. Shawn Keller

Grantees are also given a replica of the Spaatz plaque.






AFA presents the Spaatz award annually to the Air Command and Staff College graduate with the paper

that best advocates Air Force aerospace power. This award is made possible through an endowed gift by

Rebecca Spaatz-Nagel to honor her father, General Spaatz, who not only served as Air Force Chief of Staff

but also, after his retirement, as AFA Chairman of the Board, continuing his strong advocacy of telling the

airpower story.

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Outstanding CAP, JROTC, ROTC Cadets Managed by Lynette Cross

2011 Program Year

Total Awarded: 1,245

Breakdown of Awards

CAP Cadets: 211

JROTC Cadets: 888

ROTC Cadets 146


Total Awarded: 1,245

Breakdown of Awards

CAP Cadets: 220

JROTC Cadets: 880

ROTC Cadets 145


AFA works each year with the CAP, JROTC, ROTC officials to honor individual cadets who have

demonstrated outstanding focus and energy in aerospace endeavor. Each detachment, squadron, or unit

selects an outstanding cadet and presents an AFA medal, ribbon, and certificate to the cadet.

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185 179 211

893 890 888

146 143 146

2009 2010 2011

Outstanding CAP/JROTC/ROTC Cadets

CAP Cadet JROTC Cadet ROTC Cadet

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Chapter Teacher of the Year Managed by the Membership Department

2011 Program Year

National, State and Chapter Teacher of the Year programs are budgeted all together


Amount Awarded: $46,250

Awarded for Chapter Teacher: $20, 250.00

81 Grants were awarded





70 Grants have been awarded


The Air Force Association believes that recognizing those who educate America's youth is an important

aspect of what AFA is all about. AFA chapters nationwide work very hard to insure our youth receive

education in math and the sciences and that those who teach and support the educators are recognized.

A local award designed for AFA to recognize exceptional performance in education at the local level.

Chapter Teachers Receive: $250.00 award

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2008 2009 2010 2011

Chapter Teacher of The Year

Awarded

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State Teacher of the Year Managed by the Membership Department

2011 Program Year




Awarded for State Teacher: 16,000.00

32 States recognized a Teacher of the Year





31 States have recognized a Teacher of the Year





An award designed for AFA to recognize exceptional performance in education at the state level.

State Teachers Receive: $500.00 Award

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State Teacher of The Year

Awarded

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National Teacher of the Year Managed by the Membership Department

2011 Program Year




First Place: Nancy Hoover, Midlothian, VA ($3,000)

Lori Brander, Florida ($2,000)

Thomas E Jenkins Jr, Ohio ($1,000)





First Place: Lori Brander, Florida ($3,000)

Heidi Steinbrink, Ohio ($2,000)

Peter Schurke, Washington State ( $1,000)





AFA's prestigious award presented annually to the educator who has gone “the extra mile” to increase

student interest in math, science and technology.

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Visions of Exploration Program Managed by Laine Martens

2011 Program Year

Budget for Revenue: $110,000.00

Budgeted Expenses (program materials): $160,000.00

Total: $158,873.51

786 Classrooms were sponsored by 31 Chapters


Budget for Revenue: $100,000.00

Budgeted Expenses (program materials): $164,820

295 Classrooms have been sponsored so far by 6 Chapters


Visions of Exploration lessons are designed to enhance students’ reading, writing and comprehension skills,

while introducing them to topics in science, technology, engineering, and math. Each contains a recent

article found in USA TODAY along with discussion questions and an activity. The lessons prepare students

for the world beyond the classroom and inspire them to become explorers.

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Visions of Exploration

Classrooms Sponsored

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CyberPatriot

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CyberPatriot Commissioner of the Program Bernie Skoch

2011 Program Year

Actual:

Total Revenue: $1,110,000.00

Total Expenses: $1,430,966.22

Total Number of Teams: 1014

Air Force: 166 Navy: 100

Army: 79 Marine Corps: 48

Civil Air Patrol: 218 Open Division: 403


Budgeted:

Total Revenue: $1,780,700.00

Total Expenses: $1,591,469.00

660 Teams (As of August 27, 2012)

Air Force: 134 Navy: 53 Charter/Magnet: 12 Public: 180

Army: 44 Naval Sea Cadets: 20 Home/Other: 2

Civil Air Patrol: 171 Marine Corps: 32 Private/Parochial: 16


CyberPatriot is the premiere national high school cyber defense competition created to inspire high school students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation’s future. The competition was conceived by the Air Force Association. The Northrop Grumman Foundation is the presenting sponsor. CyberPatriot V is open to all high schools or accredited home school programs around the country.

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8/29/2011 - CP IV

8/27/2012 CP-V

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