(From Emily Bennett):
Mike and the AviationInterviews.com members,

I want to sincerely thank you, your family and all of the members that support this scholarship fund for selecting me as a recipient once again this year. Because of your "pay it forward" attitude and giving heart, I will be able to go into my last semester at SIU with much less of a financial burden. Pursuing a career in aviation comes with a hefty price tag, but myself and many other students in the SIU Aviation program are very fortunate to have alumni like you and numerous other members of your organization that continue to financially give back to the students year after year.

Once again, thank you so much for supporting me in my aviation career.

Sincerely,
Emily Bennett

(Email from Marcel Cooper):
Mike,

I am extremely honored and humbled that you and your family presented me with a very generous scholarship. Your generosity will allow me to continue my flight training here at the wonderful Southern Illinois University. I have never been on the receiving end of such kindness. So I will do everything in my power to ensure that I live up to this honor.

Sincerely,
Marcel Cooper

(Email from Samuel Rodriguez):
Mike

Thank you Mr. Peters, again for the AviationInterviews.com scholarship. It means so much that I was selected. This scholarship will really help me with the long road of paying back loans. Seeing someone like you who actively gives back to the community really inspires me makes me proud to be a Saluki. I am so honored that I have been given this scholarship and this opportunity. I hope that I can one day give back just like how you do today.

Samuel Rodriguez

(Email from Abby Lee):
Mike and AviationInterviews.com members,

I want to say thank you again for all of the efforts you have given in paying it forward to the aviation community. Prior to flight training, I came up with every doubt and reason to stop me from pursuing aviation. With the help of my parents and peers, I was able to realize how much of mistake I made. Being awarded this scholarship further assures my decision to pursue flight. Without your doing, many would not be as successful as they are today, and I too hope to give back to the industry that has helped me chase my dreams. With this scholarship I no longer have to worry of the financial hurdles that flight training may bring. I can't thank you enough for the path that you have paved.

Respectfully,
Abby Lee

(Email from Karlie Emery):
Dear Mike and members of Aviationinterview.com,

I want to again thank you, your family, and the members of aviationinterviews.com for the years of donations to students at SIU to help them achieve their dreams. I am deeply honored to have received the Aviationinterviews.com Aviation Scholarship not once, but twice! For the second year in a row I have gotten the opportunity to sit down and have more of a conversation than an interview. I have learned a lot in these interviews that I will consider when going into future interviews. You, your family, and the members of Aviationinterview.com have now helped me as I near the end of my undergraduate education at SIU, I look forward to what is next in my career as a flight instructor at SIU. For now, I will "pay it forward" as I spread my knowledge to others, but hopefully I will be given the opportunity to help someone in my place someday - just trying to achieve their dream.

Again, thank you so much

Respectfully,
Karlie Emery

(Email from Sarah Cada):
Dear Mike,

I would like to say that I'm humbled and grateful for being awarded the 2019 AviationInterviews.com Scholarship. With the help of you, your family, and the generous sponsors who help make AviationInterviews.com a valuable resource for thousands, I can continue to succeed in my aviation endeavors. It has been a dream of mine to pursue a career in the aviation field and with this scholarship the financial burden that has been placed on my family has been reduced. The quote 'Paying it Forward' is one I hold dear to my heart and hope to help others in their path like those who have helped me in my own. Thank you for supporting myself and countless others with the help of this scholarship.

With Appreciation,
Sarah Cada

(Email from Evan McDaniel):
Mike,

I am extremely grateful for being selected as a recipient of the AviationInterviews.com Scholarship. Flight training has been quite expensive, and this generous award will go a long way to help me pay off some of my debt. I am inspired by your mission to pay it forward by helping students offset the costs of flight training. I will also try to pay it forward and help people in any way that I can. It is because of alumni like yourself that many students even have the opportunity to pursue a career in aviation. Thanks again for your continued support of our program.

Sincerely,
Evan McDaniel

(Email from Benjamin Morris):

Thank you so much for offering this opportunity, both to myself, and all others lucky enough to be a part of it. Your generosity is helping myself and many others to pursue our dreams in aviation. By giving to us you are placing us in a place and inspiring us to do the same for others in the future. I am incredibly impressed with what you have done with your resources and in many ways, you have become a role model to me, and I am sure fellow recipients.

Sincerely,
Benjamin Morris

(Email from Angelina Kapp):
Mike,

I wanted to send you a sincere thank you. It was my pleasure to meet you and your parents last week. Thank you for taking the time to meet all of us. Your scholarship will help us all as we are pursuing our goals. I look forward to seeing you again next year!

Sincerely,
Angelina Kapp