Aerospace Education Foundation Board Tours New Embry-Riddle
Facilities
Daytona Beach, Fla., Jan. 22, 2003 -- The Board of
Trustees of the Aerospace Education Foundation will get
a look at Embry-Riddle's new aviation and ROTC facilities
Jan. 25-27 during the AEF's winter board meeting.
The association, whose mission includes educational assistance
to Air Force personnel and their families, will be reviewing
foundation programs, including ongoing scholastic opportunities
with Embry-Riddle.
"The foundation is to be commended for its excellent
contributions to higher education over a long period of
time," said Irwin Price, chancellor of the Daytona Beach
campus. "We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity
to showcase the university for the AEF board."
A spokesman for the AEF says the foundation will be awarding
10 scholarships to Embry-Riddle Air Force ROTC students
in 2003 as a result of a generous contribution from Brig.
Gen. William Spruance, a long-standing Embry-Riddle trustee.
The Embry-Riddle AEF visit will feature welcome remarks
from Dr. Price and President George Ebbs, and a tour that
includes the new $13.5 million Aviation Building, the
flight line, and the recently acquired and renovated Volusia
County Health Department building, which now houses the
ROTC units.
The Aerospace Education Foundation is an affiliate of
the Air Force Association dedicated to ensuring America's
aerospace excellence through public awareness programs,
education and financial assistance.
Embry-Riddle, the world's largest, fully accredited university
specializing in aviation and aerospace, meets the needs
of students and industry through its educational, training,
research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates
25,000 students annually through the master's level at
residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott,
Ariz., at more than 150 teaching centers in the United
States and Europe, and through distance learning.
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