The IADA Foundation—a nonprofit organization affiliated with the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA)—awarded 10 scholarship grants to aspiring business aviation students and young professionals. University scholarships were presented to Tyler Kleinsasser, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Julia Alise Hummel, Auburn University; Marcus Frank Gross II, University of Nebraska Omaha; and Paul Wynns, University of California San Diego. 

Six young professionals employed in the business aviation resale industry by IADA member brokers were also awarded grants for education, learning, and leadership opportunities: Andrew Dondelinger, Soljets; Ashley Graves, Eagle Creek Aviation Services; Kyle Canna, Guardian Jet; Myrthe Simons, Clay Lacy Aviation; and Sam Campos and Luke Leonard, Ogarajets, were awarded grants. These grants are for NBAA leadership opportunities, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, or IADA Foundation leadership programs and industry events. 

"These great young professionals and students who are building their business aviation careers will be the industry's leaders in the future, and the IADA team is so very fortunate to be a part of their stories," said IADA executive director Wayne Starling. "We wish them well as their careers take off and they become the business aviation leaders of tomorrow."

The IADA Foundation accepts scholarship applications annually from June 1 to September 1.