Ninety-Nines
Inspiring Women Pilots Since 1929

September/October 2017

Margot Cheel
Art from the Air
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Holding Short • Conference Highlights • AirVenture Adventures

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Inspiring Women Pilots Since 1929
Copyright 2017, All Rights Reserved

Contents
Margot Cheel – Art From the Air
by Jann Clark

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99s International Conference 2017by Corbi Bulluck

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What The 99s Stand For
by Alice Fairbank-Furr

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Ninety-Nine MemberAt-Large Refilwe
Ledwaba, left, fromSouth Africa, with

Yvonne van den Dool,the first Governor of
The 99s Section inSouth Africa.

PAGE 9President Jan McKenzie
with around-the-world pilot
Adrian Eichhorn.

We’re still looking for a few
issues of 99s publications tocomplete the organization's
online library dating backto 1929.

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PAGE 6On The CoverWhen Eastern New England Chapter member Margot Cheel was driving homefrom dropping off her child at college in Maine and began noticing small airports
all along her route, little did she realize that this was going to be the beginningof a new source of personal and artistic inspiration. Starting with her $49
introductory flight and earning her private pilot certification, Margot has let
her passion for flight lead her to a new facet of artistic expression, that of aerial
photographer and book publisher. Her books are a delight for everyone from age“9 to 94.” Her passion for flight has also lead her on many adventures in every
corner of North America.
Photo by Ken Burg

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Volume 43, Number 5

Georgia Pappas enjoys
the Thursday Night
Welcome Fiesta at theInternational Conferencein San Antonio, Texas.

Alice Fairbank-Furr,a new 99, private pilot
and first-time Conference attendee, shares
what the organizationmeans to her.

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Contents Continued
99s 2017 Awards

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Oshkosh 2017by Susan Liebeler

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Adrian Eichhorn Speaker at 99s Dinnerby Maria Morrison

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Susan Liebeler, center,and guest speaker
Adrian Eichhorn
congratulate Brenna
Koeppen, recipient of
the 2017 Karen Johnson Solo Scholarship,at the 99s first annual
Aviation Appreciation
Dinner at Oshkosh.

In Each Issue
Eventsp.4

President’s Message

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Briefings

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Holding Short

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Careers

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Milestones

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Touch & Go

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Grass Roots

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New Membersp.30

New Horizons

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The 99s Mission
Statement
The Ninety-Nines is the International Organization of Women Pilots
that promotes advancement of aviation through education, scholarships, and mutual support while honoring our unique history andsharing our passion for flight.

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Rainbow over Oshkosh.

Events2017
October
5-8South Central Section Fall Meeting, Shreveport,
Louisiana. Hosted by the Shreveport Chapter.
Contact Theresa Palmer-Serrato, rotorsafety@
gmail.com.

6-10

Southeast Section Fall Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee. Visit http://www.sesection99s.org/ formore information and registration form

13-15

Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Meeting, Reading,Pennsylvania. Hosted by the Eastern Pennsylvania
Chapter. Contact Sally Moritz, sally.moritz@gmail.
com.

20-22

West Canada Section Fall Meeting, Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada. Hosted by Alberta Chapter. Contact Rosella Bjornson, captrose@syban.net.

21-22

New York-New Jersey Section Fall Meeting, Saratoga County Airport, Saratoga Springs, New York.
Contact Shannon Osborne, N759YU@gmail.com
or 917-747-0797.

27-28

27-30

New England Section Fall Meeting, Lenox, Massachusetts. Contact Glenna Blackwell, blackwells@
verizon.net
Arabian Section Fall Meeting, Cairo, Egypt. Contact Alia Twal at twalalia@gmail.com.

2018
Febuary1

Due date for submissions to 99 News for the March/
April issue.

April
1

Due date for submissions to 99 News for the May/
June issue

10-15

Sun ’n Fun Lakeland, Florida, www.flysnf.org/sunn-fun-intl-fly-expo.

May
3-2

South Central Spring Section Meeting, Colorado
Springs, Colorado. Hosted by Pikes Peak Chapter.

November

June

3-4

1

Due date for submissions to 99 News for the July/
August issue.

19-22

Air Race Classic, www.airraceclassic.org.		

Fall International Board Meeting, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.

december
1
1-3

July

Due date for submissions to 99 News for theJanuary/February issue.
20th Anniversary of the German Section, Wiesbaden, Germany. Information will be updated at alater date, ninety-nines.de/events\.

ARC – Mary Build and Margo Cheel.

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99s International Conference 2018, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, www.99sconference.org.

23-29

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018, EAA Aviation
Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, eaa.org/en/airventure.

To List Your 99s Events,
Send Information To:
Ninety-Nines magazine, PO Box 95037, Oklahoma City, OK,
73195-0374; Email: news@ninety-nines.org or fill out Online
Form at ninety-nines.org/forms/index.cfm/news_reporter.htm(please use new form). High resolution photos requested and sent
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President’s Message

The San Antonio Riverwalk, an astronaut talking about life on theInternational Space Station, the Blue Angels Air Show and 70-plus
new and reinstated members. What do they all have in common?
July 2017 if you are a 99!
The Riverwalk in San Antonio was the perfect setting for our 2017 International Conference. We celebrated our Amelia Earhart Scholarship andInternational Award winners “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” Keynote speaker
American Airlines Captain Beverley Bass kept the audience enthralled withher story of landing in Newfoundland with a plane full of passengers during
the 9/11 crisis.
Our days were packed with educational seminars, Spanish Mission Tours
and our very own private tour of The Alamo. Thank you, South Central Section,
for a flawless Conference and for providing such great “southern hospitality.”
A special thanks to Chairs Cathy Wappler Prudhomme and Reni Baker forthe outstanding Conference.
A week after coming home from San Antonio, I was off to EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh. I love meeting members from all around the world, and this is surely
the place to do it. We signed up new members from the U.S., Canada and Italy.
Our new member from Italy is interested in starting an Italian Section!
The first annual 99s Aviation Appreciation Dinner at EAA AirVenture
was a huge success. Dynamic speaker Adrian Eichhorn drew an enthusiastic
crowd and presented his recent round-the-world flight in his Bonanza. The
dinner, open to all Oshkosh attendees, was sold out, so plan on reserving yourtickets early for next year.
We topped off the evening by presenting The 99s 2017 Karen Johnson Solo
Scholarship to Brenna Koeppen from Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Brenna is
16 years old, joined The 99s at Oshkosh and recently completed her first solo
flight. After an initial flight at the local airport sparked her interest in aviation,
Brenna participated in the Young Eagles program and enrolled in Lakeland
University’s summer aviation course. She is taking her flight training in a Cirrus SR20 at Lakeland University’s flight school.
Fall has started, and I hope you have cool, crisp days for your aviation
adventures, on the ground and in the sky!

Jan McKenzie
International President

Summer Soars
withInternational
Conference,
OshkoshChoose to Soar! Choose to fly your Dreams!

Adrian Eichhorn gives Jan some tips
about around-the-world flying.

Jan, Dee Bond and Kathy Fox at theConference Awards Banquet.

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Briefings
By Jan McKenzie
International PresidentI

am excited to announce that Electionbuddy has been chosen as our partner
for electronic voting. In 2018, elections
for the International Board of Directors,
Nominating Committee and Trustees will
use the Electionbuddy application to allow
voters to cast their ballot online. It’s fast,
efficient, anonymous and secure.
We estimate that The Ninety-Nines
will save approximately $3 per ballot every
year versus processing a paper ballot. Some
Sections have already used Electionbuddy
for Section elections and found it very
quick and easy to use.
Here’s how it works. Those of you who
have opted-in will receive an email with alink and a unique ID that will allow you tovote one time online.
You will be able to review the candidates’ bios and vision statements. Then
cast your ballot for your selected or write-

withElectionbuddy!
in candidate(s) and submit your ballot
online.
Those who don’t have an email address or prefer to cast their vote using apaper ballot may still do so as in past elec-

tions. Detailed voting instructions will besent closer to the 2018 election time frame.
But first, the Standing Rules statethat each member must receive an email
from Ninety-Nines Headquarters inviting
you to “opt-in” to electronic voting. If you
don’t opt-in or you don’t respond, you willautomatically be sent a paper ballot.
However, there are over 800 members
who have old email addresses still listed
at headquarters. You will not receive theelectronic voting opt-in email unless wehave your correct email address! Go toninety-nines.org/members/. Then log inand click on “Directory” located on theright side of the page to check your email
address.
Please respond ASAP to confirm wehave your correct email address. Then
when you receive the opt-in email, we
encourage you to “opt-in”!

Check Your Attic for Missing Issues of 99 News(letters)!
As you may know, The 99s issued an Amelia Earhart Research Scholarship Grant in 2012
to then 99 News Publisher Bobbi Roe to digitize 88 years of the organization’s publication,
making the history of 99s members available online for researchers throughout the world.
This has entailed locating, scanning and digitizing close to 1,000 newsletters and magazines
from 1929 to the present. However, there are some issues that haven’t been
located, and Bobbi is hoping members might have saved some of the copies over the years.
If members have any of the missing issues listed below, please let
Bobbi know by emailing her at Bobbi99@comcast.net. These are the lastissues needed to complete the publication history of The 99s since 1929.
The digitized history can be read on ninety-nines.org by clicking on themagazine cover icon that appears on the opening page.
Missing Issues:
1930s: 1930 Oct; 1932 June; 1932 July; 1932 Aug; 1932 Sept;
1932 Oct; 1933 Oct; 1935 Dec; 1936 Jan.
1940s: 1946 Nov
1950s: 1956 Dec; 1957 June; 1957 Dec; 1958 Dec; 1959 July;
1959 Dec.
1960s: 1960 July; 1960 Nov; 1961 Dec; 1962 Nov; 1963 Nov;
1964 Nov; 1966 Nov.
1970s: 1974 Feb; 1976, Feb; 1976, Jul.
1980s: 1980 May; 1980 July; 1980 Aug; 1980 Oct; 1986 Sept;
1988 Oct; 1989 Nov.
1990s: 1999 Nov; 1999 Dec.

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Briefings

Ninety-Nines magazine
published by
The Ninety-Nines, Inc.

A New Look
By Danielle Clarneaux
Publisher/EditorW

elcome to the debut of the newlyredesigned Ninety-Nines magazine.
No doubt there were some surprised looks
when you opened the first pages filled withbold new colors and a distinctive layout.
As International President Jan McKenzie noted in the last issue of Straight andLevel, a magazine is generally modernizedabout every eight years. For 99 News, themagazine kept its familiar look for at least
15 years, although minor updates weremade as technology changed and allowed
for more color and sophisticated graphics.
Along with the fresh design, you'll alsofind some new and interesting sections andarticles. For one, there’s lots of quick andinteresting reads in Holding Short startingon the next page. We welcome your brief
submissions and photos, so don’t missreading the next two pages for info.
For future issues, we also have a long

A glance back:99 News coverfrom 2003.

list of interesting features lined up andseveral educational columns , so stay tuned.
We’ve also kept your favorite columnists
and sections like Grass Roots, Touch & Go
and New Members. Obituaries are listed byname, with more information available on
the 99s website.
We want to thank members who responded to our recent survey. Your input
was instrumental in helping us refine themagazine’s content and design.
For questions, comments or suggestios, please email news@ninety-nines.org.
We hope you enjoy your magazine!

Don’t Miss Your Chance —Watch for The 99s Traveling Raffle!

A new traveling raffle sponsored by The 99s debuted at Oshkosh. Booth workers
sold numerous tickets for six great raffle prizes: a CP Aviation EMT course/Tailwheel
Course (winner’s choice) in California, a McCall Mountain/Canyon Flying course in
Idaho, a Promark Aviation seaplane rating in Texas and airline tickets/frequent flyer miles
on Alaska, Southwest and Hawaiian Airlines.
The raffle will travel to airshows, aviation events and some Section meetings
throughout the summer and fall. We will draw the winning ticket in California on November 11. The 99s are grateful to the donors for the great prizes and support of The 99s.

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Holding ShortW

Congratulations 99s!

elcome to “Holding Short”— some quick reads for ourbusy pilots on the go! We’ll be looking for lots of input from our readers for this section, so when you post
your favorite flying photo or announce an award or scholarship onsocial media, think of us too. Send it
to news@nintey-nines.org.
There also will be various categories for photos and short captions,

Sarah Dickerson and Mary Build won Lindy Award plaques at this year’s EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Sarah’s award was for Outstanding Cessna 120/140
for her 1947 Cessna 120 N120VW (top photo). Sarah is a member of the Greater Kansas City Chapter. Mary, member of the Katahdin Wings Chapter, received her award
in the Custom Class C (151-235 hp) for her 1947 Piper PA-12, N4433M, shown below.

such as “What I would’ve missed if
I weren’t a 99,” “Back Taxi in Time”(a favorite photo from your Section, Chapter or personal archives),“Featured Photo” — send us yourfavorite photo taken from a flight,
at the airport or with your aircraft.
The Lindy Awards arepresented annually at
AirVenture to recognize
high quality aircraft craftsmanship, restoration andowner maintenance.

Orange County Chapter 2017 Conference Delegates

Shown from top to bottom are Pat Prentiss, Christine Olson, Irene Engard and Irene Bates.
Christine Olson was a first-time International Conference attendee. Below, Christine
shares her first impressions and some tips for enjoying the Conference“I realized that there was so much more to this event thanjust “business,” including tours, seminars, banquets and FLYMART… it’s about bonding and experiencing these wonderfuladventures with our 99 sisters.” — Chris Olson
Tips from a first-time Conference attendee:• Give yourself plenty of time to participate in the activities. Allow at least three days tojoin a tour or two, social events and the business meeting.

• Don’t talk yourself out of attending because you aren’t going with a friend. It is nearly
impossible not to make new friends without even trying.

•

Plan ahead. The further ahead you plan, the easier it is to get hotel bookings and coordinate your trip. You might save some money, too.
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Holding Short

East Canada Section Member Honoured
The East Canada Section honoured Melissa Haney, the first
Inuk airline captain, with a commemorative stamp. Her story
made Canadian national news. Six of us recently traveled with her

Notes from South Africa

to her hometown of Inukjuak, Nunavik (above the tree line) and
we toured by land and boat. We were treated like family, including
cultural traditions and family gatherings of celebration.
Captain Melissa Haney, member of the Montreal Chapter, is aninspiration to young people living in remote villages only accessible by air or sea.
­ — Lisa Bishop
The Canadian 99s
initiated the idea ofcommemorative stamps
to celebrate Canadianfemale pilots. They accomplished the project
thanks to the Canada
Post’s Picture Postage
program. Haney is the10th honouree of theAviatrix series.

99 Member-AtLarge Refilwe
Ledwaba, left,from South
Africa, recently
shared the following news:“I had the pleasure of spending time with Yvonne Vandendool,
the first Governor of The Ninety-Nines Section in South Africa, which was established in 1966. In 1967, she attended theConference in Washington DC. She went on to write a book,
Aprons to Airplane, which is very inspiring to our generation.
As a member of The Ninety-Nines, it is exciting to see that
South Africa’s history of women in aviation is very much apart of The Ninety-Nines history. Yvonne served The NinetyNines with such distinction and it was a pleasure meeting her.”

Back Taxi In Time
Dr. Paul Dumas, Jr., son of 99 Florence Massouras, recently shared his short story about his mom.
He writes:“Back in the day, my mom was one of the pioneering members of Amelia’s celebrated NinetyNines… My mom was known as ‘Flossy the Flier’ by her fellow pilots at the flight school in Ellensburg
and was Central Washington’s first woman aviator.”
Below is an excerpt from the short story he wrote that has been published in Yakima Herald’s annual regional magazine.
“Mom was a member of The Ninety-Nines, a professional society of women pilots founded in 1929by 99 women pilots ‘with a passion for flying,’
women who, to quote Amelia Earhart: all ‘flew
for the fun of it!’ Flossy actually had some societal correspondence signed by Amelia Earhart, apostcard also signed by World War II flight-hero General Jimmy Doolittle andWorld War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker, who were both awarded Medals of
Honor.
But her prized possession was her silver air-wings pin, a membership token
from The Ninety-Nines which she donned on very special occasions. All of thiswas a lot for a small-town girl from Ellensburg in the aftermath of the Great Depression. Her sport was certainly adventuresome enough, but it’s also important
to note that aviation was – at least for her – much more than a novel endeavor:
Florence Massouras, “Flossy the Flier” as her fellow wingedit was foremost a wholesome affair, an experience that lifted Flossy, remarkably,
men called her, was the first woman to be licensed as an aviaeven wondrously, from the dark-rich sod of the Kittitas Valley to the breath-taktor in Central Washington. A Ninety-Nines newsletter froming realms of the heavenlies above.”1945 includes her name.
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Margot CheelArt From The Air
A $49 demo flight in 1997
ultimately led to a creative
career in aerial photography
By Jann Clark, Eastern New England Chapter

M

argot Cheel is an accomplished aerial photographer. She wasan arts major at Middlebury College and stayed involved in
the arts in various ways as she raised her two children. As

her younger child was preparing to leave for college, Margot happened
to participate in a creativity workshop that inspired and encouraged her
to take risks. And she did, taking her love of the arts in a new direction.
She discovered that direction one day as she drove home from Maine
after dropping her last child off at college and casually noticed the manysmall airports along the way. When she got home, she went to a bookstore
and picked up a book about female aviators.
She read an article in Time magazine about a woman in mid-life who,in one small plane flight, found a profound perspective from the views
above. Finally, a friend dropped in and talked about her son, an Air Forceflyer, who had been urging her to try flying. With all these messages, aportentous adventure was born.
A $49 demo flight at Marshfield Airport in 1997 ignited a passion forflying that has gripped Margot ever since. She started taking flying lessons
and soon obtained her private pilot certificate. However, it wasn’t until afortuitous encounter at a church fundraiser in 1998 that Margot discovered
the joy of aerial photography. A pilot had offered to photograph people’shouses from the air and donate his fee to the fundraiser. It was a beautiful

Cape Cod National Seashore— one of nature’s shifting sea
and sand forms, from Margot’s book “Sea & Sand fromthe Sky.”

autumn day, and Margot offered to go along to help with the photography.
The pictures came out great, and people were happy to pay for them. A
career in aerial photography was born.
Besides publishing two books of her photographs, Margot has taken
aerial photographs for homeowners, real estate firms and environmental

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groups in the New England states,sights she wouldn’t have known tochallenges throughout the race,

presentations to The 99s, the New

South Florida, the Pacific North-look for.

with downdrafts in the mountains

England Air Museum, the Aerowest and Ontario, Canada. She

An exciting and challenging

at the start, a dust storm just behind

Club of New England and otherhas taken photos of Mt. Rainier inphoto adventure was the 2013 Airthem at one departure, and delays

groups.

Washington State and Mt. Denali

Race Classic, where Margot was theon the first day when they reached

Margot’s Fine Art Aerial Photog-

in Alaska.

third teammate and photographer

the airport within seven minutes

raphy (margotcheel.com) has been

A favorite photo expedition tookin Olga Mitchell’s 1977 Cessnaof the official time limit for the day.

shown in juried exhibitions andplace in Hawaii at The 99s Interna-

Cardinal. Olga, Eastern New Eng-

They made it, and the next three

has appeared in local magazines,

tional Convention in 2010. She andland Chapter, was PIC, and Marydays of the race as well. Margot

Cape Cod Life and South Shore

another 99 rented a Cessna Caravan

Build, Katahdin Wings Chapter,

took some wonderful pictures andLiving. She was featured on Boston

with an instructor, who pointed out

was co-pilot. There were weather

has put them into a slide show for

WCVB-TV’s Chronicle, showing

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in 2016. She initially tested the images on her four-year-old grandson,then found that fifth graders also
loved discovering shapes in her
photos. Adults generally buy thebook for their kids or grandkids
but get caught up in the game, so
Margot markets the book to “kidsfrom 4 to 94!”
“It’s a way to spark creative imagination, connect to nature and lookbeyond the first glance – beyondlabeling,” says Margot.
Margot first heard about The
99s when a member called to congratulate her on her private pilot
certificate. She attended a meeting,where she found a compatible groupof women offering mutual support,
education and opportunities tobe a part of women pilot history.
Along with aerial photography andhow her aerial images speak to

her responsibilities within The

environmentalism (margotcheel.

99s, Margot continues to facilitatecom/press).

creativity workshops and mentor

Encouraged by many to create a book of her aerials, Margot

people seeking to find and follow
their dreams.

produced and published Sea andShe joined the Eastern New

Sand from the Sky in 2012, a full-England Chapter in 2002 and hascolor coffee table book with quotes

been an active member since. Shefrom aviators. That year at The 99s

has served as the Chapter newslet-

International Convention in Provi-

ter editor back when the newslet-

dence, Rhode Island, Margot’s

ter was photocopied, stuffed intobook was given as a thank you toenvelopes by hand and mailed; as

all presenters.

Vice Chair and as Chapter Chair.

Her second book developed

On the Section level, she is the Oral

Upper: Two triptychs of Margot's aerial photos printed on
canvas. They were on exhibit
at Highfield Hall, Falmouth,
Cape Cod, Massachsettes.

through an interesting phenom-

History Chair for the New Englandenon: kids who came to her pho-

Section, producing video interviews

tography exhibits would often

of our oldest members before theirvisualize a figure in the landscapestories are lost forever, and is cur-photo. Parents might see some-

rently the New England Section

Lower: A photo captured
enroute in the Air Race Classic
near Logan, Utah.

thing else in the same image, andVice Governor

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a conversation would ensue. That

Margot and the New Englandinspired Margot to create a picture

Section are looking forward tobook for children, What Do You

hosting next year’s Air Race Classic

See? Finding Shapes from the Sky,

terminus in Fryeburg, Maine.

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Careers

Baby Steps
By Donna Miller	
International Careers Committee

Please tell anyone who wants to know that a dream notfollowed by consistent action, however humble or small theactions may be, points to either a huge contradiction or a gigantic
misunderstanding. Because when people are clear and they realize
just how powerful they already are, wild horses can’t stop themfrom taking baby steps, every day. –The Universe (Mike Dooley)I

often hear people tell me that at one time they wanted to be apilot but... Truthfully, it’s hard for me to give my full attention
to the excuse that generally follows. On the flipside, I love
hearing stories of how pilots, especially women, reach theirgoals. I am inspired how a little idea in the back of their minds
becomes a dream, and the passion in their hearts in some way
makes its way to become an unstoppable fire in the belly.
It all starts with one small step: that first flight that makes
us decide that we can take another step and another flight. Ourjourneys are all unique, but for the most part, each one didn’t comewithout considerable commitment and sacrifice.
I just learned of a woman who is a farmer and a wife and amother. She always wanted to be a commercial pilot but for manyreasons didn’t think it was possible. So, she continued her life doing
what farmers and wives and moms do, living farther and farther
away from her dream of flying.

She had earned her initial ratings and enjoyed recreational
flying. However, a few years ago she realized that, while telling her
kids they could do anything they wanted to do, she wasn’t walking
the walk. Her dream to fly resurfaced with a vengeance, and she
took deliberate baby steps every day to make it a reality. Now inher 40s, she is a commuter airline first officer, preparing to upgrade
to captain. And she is still a farmer and a wife and a mom – withinspired children (and a proud husband!).
Not all of us have the resources to throw several thousand
dollars at a flight school to get through our ratings quickly, andthat’s okay. In fact, it’s the creative journey that makes for great
hangar flying once you do reach your goals. (I have scars fromloading and unloading car parts in Mexico during my very first
flying job.) I’ve heard of women who have juggled three jobs andlived in their cars to make ends meet while building time.
I’m amazed by the tenacity I see in people who really wantto achieve something. I remember seeing a woman pull out flash
cards of aircraft limitations while waiting in line at the bank. I asked
her about them, and she said that the three minutes here and fiveminutes there keeps her from having to sit down for an hour at
a time to study something she needs to review regularly anyway.
Start today with deliberate baby steps and see where they takeyou. You may surprise yourself.

Milestones

Sarah Kiley – A&P
Orange County Chapter

Andi Sharma – Solo
Manitoba Chapter

Jennifer Billock – Solo
Colorado Chapter

Fanny Leroy – Commercial
British Columbia Coast Chapter

Emily (Lu) Shi – Private
Orange County Chapter

Jessica Marin – CFI SELGold Coast Chapter

Arianna Strand – Private
Connecticut Chapter

Bretlyn Marr – Private
Carolina Chapter

Laura Walker-Mendoza – Solo
Colorado Chapter

Joelle Petersen – Commercial
Paradise Coast Chapter

Tammy Willits – IFR
Northeast Kansas Chapter

Courtney Robson – CFI SEL
Kitty Hawk Chapter

Lena Wilson – IFR
Orange County Chapter

Madelief Schelvis – Solo
Bay Cities Chapter

Odanys Velazquez – CFI SEL
Treasure Coast Chapter

Alice Fairbank-Furr – Private
Nola Chapter
Samantha Gambon – Private
Emerald Angels of the Gulf Coast
ChapterAndrea Garcia – Multi-Engine
In Completion of AE Scholarship
Fullerton Chapter
Kendria Pippa Green – Solo
Memphis Chapter

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99s International
Conference 2017
Deep in the Heart of Texas!

Y

By Corbi Bulluck
International Vice President
Top Photo: First time Conference attendees, fromleft, Alice Fairbank-Furr, Brittni Jean, Dannielle
Courchene, Mariko Doskow, Christine Carnie,and Alisa Singhasri Liley.
Above: Jerry Anne Jurekna welcomes 99s to theConference.
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es, the stars did shine
bright in San Antonio
at the 2017 International Conference. Inspiringand educational seminars, funtours, perfectly planned eventsand a great location made foranother Conference to remember. Thank you to the South
Central Section and Co-Chairs
Cathy Wappler Prudhomme
and Reni Baker for their hard
work to ensure a successful eventfrom start to finish.
On Thursday evening,
Captain Beverley Bass provided an inspiring, standingroom-only Keynote Welcome
Address, sharing with us manyof the challenges and triumphs
she experienced during her
aviation career, including becoming the first female captainfor American Airlines in 1986.
Her retelling of her September
11, 2001 Paris-to-Dallas flightthat was diverted to Gander,
Newfoundland, was quite moving – and is showcased in theaward-winning Broadway musical Come From Away.
Thursday night’s Welcome
Fiesta featured an all-female
mariachi band and lots ofdelicious local Tex-Mex foods.
Amid the festivities, Conference attendees made newfriends and renewed old acquaintances.
One of the features ofthis year’s Conference was the
Meet-and-Greet gathering forfirst-time attendees, allowing
them to get to know each otherand ask questions about Conference procedures, as well as
our organization.
Also new this year was
the fast-paced, high-energy“Maximizing LIFT (Leading
Into the Future Together)” session, which allowed attendees

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Top left: Entertainers at the Thursday night
Welcoming Fiesta.
Top right: Captain Beverley Bass, center back,provided an inspiring, standing-room-only
Keynote Welcome Address. With her are herhusband Tom; Patricia Shaw, front left; andDonna Miller, right.
Right, Conference seminars covered a wide
range of topics. Speakers included, from left,
front row: Lori Parker, Liz Poeppelman, Dottie Norkus, Terry Carbonnel, Susan Larson,
Jill Williams.
Back row: Dorothy Berthelet, Jacque Boyd,
Linda Mathias, Shelley Ventura, Myra Bugbee, Jan McKenzie and Martha Phillips.

Conference Photos by Lilian Darling Holt and Glenna Blackwell
to participate in conversationsof most interest to them, focusing on leadership, membership
recruitment and retention, andbest practices for Chapters andSections.
During the Pre-BusinessMeeting Communication Session, in addition to discussing
the proposed Bylaw and Standing Rule amendments, President Jan McKenzie presented
her vision for future Conferences, and the attendees offered
their ideas and suggestions,with many members requesting
more educational seminars.
Highlights of the Annual
Business meeting included
discussions and the passage of
two Bylaw amendments andone Standing Rule amendment.
The first Bylaw change better

defines the vehicle by which
student pilots can be members.
The other bylaw and its associated standing rule provide formore options for purchasing aLife Membership. Other highlights included a pictorial tourof the 99s Museum of Women
Pilots and three inspiring andinvigorating videos featuring
many of our members.
The Mid-Term elections
resulted in the installation ofInternational Directors Leslie
Prellwitz and Cathy Wappler
Prudhomme, Endowment Fund
Trustee Kris Irvin-Herron,
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum Trustees Cheryl Thompson and Deborah Yarbrough,Amelia Earhart Memorial
Scholarship Fund Trustee Dorothy Norkus, and 99s Museum

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Of Women Pilots Trustees Pat
Chan and Jeannie Wheatley.
Saturday’s educationalseminars included “Living on
the International Space Station”
presented by NASA astronautand Ninety-Nine Shannon
Walker, “Mental Health and
Pilot Safety,” “The WASP Experience,” “Flying with Kids,”
and “Professional Pilot Opportunities.”
Later that evening, we celebrated our 88-year history andrecognized The 99s Awards
and Amelia Earhart Scholarship winners during the festive
banquet. The 99s Award winners are highlighted startingon page 18.
Touring the historic San
Antonio missions, day trips toquaint Texas hill country towns,

visiting the LBJ Ranch and thePresident’s Jetstar (which President Johnson dubbed “Air Force
One-Half ”), sampling wines
at area wineries, exploring
caverns, enjoying after-hours
guided tours of the Alamo,
wandering along the famousRiverwalk, and visiting in themarvelous Hospitality Suite(hosted each day by a different
Chapter in the South Central
Section), kept conference attendees busy and rounded out
our week.
Start making plans now
to attend our next engaging
and educational International
Conference hosted by the MidAtlantic Section in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 3-7,
2018. We’re looking forward toseeing you there!
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Conference
RewindConference Co-Chairs
Cathy Wappler
Prudhomme andReni Baker.

Conference Sentinels Pat Ohlsson, Barbara Little, JaniceWelsh and Ann Easterly.

Installation of The 99s Board of Directors, from left, Pat Chan,
99s Museum of Women Pilots; Leslie Prelwitz, Director; Cathy
Wappler Prudhomme, Director; Dottie Norkus, AEMSF; Kris
Irvin-Herron, Endowment Fund; Deborah Yarbrough, AEBM;
Jan McKenzie, President; Corbi Bulluck, Vice President.
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Ventura County Chapter members Mignon Gery, Janeen Gaul, Art
Phillips (George Palmer-Putnam Award winner), Martha Phillips,
Lori Parker, Sheila Collier and Judy McCarthy, Chapter Chairman.

Endowment Fund Trustees Mary Wunder, Kris IrvinHerron, Carol Andrews and Virginia Harmer present
a report on the Fund.

A light show projected on the San Fernando Cathedral depicts thehistory of San Antonio.
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What
The 99s
Stand
For“When I think of
how grateful I am
and that things
couldn’t get any
better, they do. ”

By Baby Aliceaka Alice Fairbank-Furr
NOLA Chapter

Mary Latimer, left, volunteers ground school to Alice
Fairbank-Furr at the Conference.

Becoming a 99 is, without
a doubt, the best decision I
ever made in my life! If I couldchange anything, I would havejoined sooner. The 99s standfor endless support, inspiration, opportunity and, yes, love.
I’ve learned that The 99s
stand for women pilots coming
together to support and celebrate each other in reaching
our goals and achievements
in flight.
They share their spirit andgive their time, knowledge andexperience to support thoseof us in pursuit of an aviation
career. I am inspired to not only
be a better pilot but a better
person.

The 99s has given me
the gift of flight that I will
eventually share with others.
I applied for the Fly Now
Award with their help andencouragement and am now
a Fly Now Award winner!
This award has allowed me toaccelerate my training. In lessthan one week I went fromnever having soloed out of
the traffic pattern to having
completed two solo crosscountry flights!
I am ready for my longsolo cross country, my knowledge test and to start preparing for my practical test. I
plan to move straight into
instrument training, thencommercial.
My goal is to become acorporate pilot and aircraft
broker. With The 99s by myside, I have full confidence I
will achieve these goals.
My position as Vice Chairof the NOLA Chapter is helping me develop leadershipskills valuable to my career
path. I am also interested in
the Professional Pilot Leadership Initiative program,offered exclusively throughThe 99s.
When I think of how
grateful I am and that things

What The 99s hasdone for me…

The 99s has revamped mymotivation to fly and prosper. I
was once at a low point when I
doubted I could continue flighttraining. I now have the best
support group, my NOLA 99s
Chapter, from which I receive
almost daily encouragement.
I am working on my private pilot certificate, and these
women tell me they believe inme, hold me accountable forachieving my goals and educate
me on aviation-related topics.

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couldn’t get any better, they do.

My Conference
experience captures
my enthusiasm…
I worked extra hard allsummer so I could go to the2017 Conference in San Antonio. I knew it would bringme inspiration, but it broughtso much more. I absorbed insane amounts of inspirationand made even more lifelong
friends. It gave me confidence
and determination to keep moving forward.
I met women pilots of allages from all over the world.
T he y wel c ome d me w it hopen arms. I got to high-fivea 50-year-old aerobatic pilot
who, in aerobatic competitions,
regularly beats young military
pilots who land on carriers.
I met a 99 who runs a flightschool and gave me groundschool in-between the events.
She overheard me saying I was
preparing for the written test
and offered to help. I met several
Mercury 13 women pilots. I met
a 32-year-old airline captainwho sticks her tongue out atthe linemen from the left seatof a jet.
I met one of the generous
pilots who helped my fellow

NOLA 99 get back on her feetafter she lost everything in aflood. I met an airline pilot
who knows more about pilot
health and medicine than most
doctors. I met the Scholarship
Trustees who chose me to be a
Fly Now Award winner.
These women shared theirhearts and their stories withme. By the end of the Conference everyone knew me as
Baby Alice (my name givenby the NOLA 99s), and I had
invitations to visit members
from California to the Florida
Keys to New Zealand. This was
the friendliest group of women
I have ever met.
All of this happened because we are all 99s. I am
proud to be a 99! Fly high andprosper.

Alice Fairbank-Furr.
1799s 2017 AWARDS
President’s Award: Roberta ‘Bobbi’ RoeRoberta ‘Bobbi’ Gay Roe
has enjoyed being a member of The 99s since 1988.
Inspired by her own aviatrix
mother, a pilot who soloed in
the late ’20s in Birmingham,
Michigan, Bobbi followed hermother’s path in adventure
and aviation. Bobbi joined the
Iowa Chapter of The 99s andhas been a member of Finger
Lakes, Houston and Greater
Seattle Chapters.
Bobbi received her private
pilot certificate in 1984 andinstrument rating the following year. She enjoyed flying allover the country as her family
moved several times following
employment projects. This gave
her the opportunity to belong
to several Chapters and meet
99s around the world who havebeen an important addition to

her life and continue to be supportive friends.
In 2002, President Jody
McCarrell called Bobbi andasked her to be the Editor of
99 News. During that time, 99News expanded to 32 full-color
pages. Bobbi was Editor-InChief/Publisher for 15 years.
In 2012, Bobbi was awarded the Amelia Earhart Research
Scholarship to digitize 88 yearsof the membership publication, making the history of
99s members available online
for researchers throughout
the world. She thinks The 99s
history is valuable researchmaterial and an important
opportunity to recruit new
members.
During her flights, Bobbi
was inspired by the stories andadventures of other womenaviators and decided to publish those stories in a magazine, Woman Pilot. From 1993
through 2002, Bobbi sharedthose stories with thousandsof readers. She continues thattradition on WomanPilot.com
and with her new eBook series
on historical women aviators.
Over her career, she hasreceived lifetime achievement
awards, including Chicago
Magazine: 100 Women Making
a Difference, induction into theInternational Forest of Friendship, Founding WAI Board
Member Emeritus, the Amelia
Earhart Research Scholarship,
The Aviator Company Ambassador Award and the Aviation
Pioneer Hall of Fame Award.
She is also a Life Member of
The 99s. Her legacy continues with her daughter, Susan,

who is currently taking flighttraining.
Bobbi is extremely honored to be selected by 99s
President Jan McKenzie as
the recipient of the President’saward. Bobbi’s hope is the pilots
joining The 99s will enjoy thewonderful camaraderie andfriendships she enjoys. The 99schanged her life.

Award of Achievement for Contributions to The Ninety-Nines:
Kate MacarioK

ate Macario has been amember of The NinetyNines since 1955.
Though active in many
aviation organizations, theAero Club of Pennsylvania, theExperimental Aircraft Association, Women in Aviation and
the Air Race Classic, she has
found time to hold a positionin every office of her NinetyNines Chapter. Currently she isMembership Chairman of the18

Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter.
Kate has been the faithfuleditor of the Chapter’s monthly
Flight Lines. As editor, she endeavored to spread the distribution list further and wider thanher Chapter. She has seen her
Chapter grow to 100 members.
She also tirelessly recruits for
The Ninety-Nines at aviation
events through her airport contacts and through every otheropportunity that presents itself.

She also chairs the Pennies-A-Pound event that raises
scholarship money by providing rides to members of thecommunity that might not be
exposed to the world of General Aviation.
She strives to share herpassion with every woman shemeets. Kate has generously
helped and mentored women
who needed assistance in theirpursuits in aviation.

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Award of Achievement for Contributions to Aviation:
Dianna StangerDianna Stanger demonstrates incredible commitment to General Aviation. She
received her rotorcraft rating in
1994, followed by fixed-wing in
1995, commercial pilot-single
engine land and sea, airplane
multiengine land, commercial rotorcraft-helicopter, andinstrument airplane and helicopter.
Her leadership contributions have come through manyorganizations: Angel FlightSouth Central, Air Race Classic, Whirly-Girls, AOPA Boardof Visitors; and then there areher memberships in otheraviation organizations as well:
The 99s, HAI, WAI, NBAA,EAA, and CJA. Her financial
contributions have come bothin scholarship donations andin-kind Angel Flights. Dianna’schampionship winnings in the
Air Race Classic were donatedtoward several female pilots’scholarships.
As a mentor, she participates in the four-day EAA
Women Soar You Soar Program at the EAA AirVenture
targeted towards girls who
have chosen an aviation path.

In 2015 Dianna flew 450 young
girls in their first flight, followed by 574 in 2016. Yearly,
Dianna introduces children to
the wonders of flight throughschool programs, particularly
as manager of the Calhoun
County Airport since 2008.
Tur ning t his air p or t
around within six months oftaking her position, it wasvoted Airport of the Year by
the state of Texas Departmentof Transportation. An accomplished pilot, Dianna’s positive
attitude and passion for aviation are compelling.

Award of Achievement for Humanitarian Efforts:
Captain Sabina Shrestha

C

aptain Sabina Shrestha is
bestowed the Award ofAchievement for Humanitarian Efforts. During her term as
Governor of the Nepal Section
she worked to improve conditions at the smaller airports,
seeing to it that drinking waterand sanitary facilities could beavailable.
Along with a few others(Kathy Fox, George Varughese,
and the late Kitty Houghton)
Sabina sought to improve air
safety by advocating seminars
for regulators, controllers, operators and pilots.

2017
InternationalAwardsJudgesOn the day that the firstdevastating earthquake hit
Nepal, three planes and a helicopter were in the air over
Kathmandu and communication with the tower was lost.
Sabina, aloft in her Jetstream full of passengers anddwindling fuel reserves, took
control of the situation. She
calmly established the aircraft
locations and directed thehelicopter to check the runway, then landed herself andvectored the other aircraft inwithout incident, thus saving
many lives. George Varughese• Mae Marquet, 2017 International Awards Chairman• Alice Talnack, Governor of Southwest Section• Ursula Hammer, Governor of German Section• Alan Crawford, Texas, Sport Class Racer,ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI & Commercial SES Ratings• Emmet Carson, Louisiana, Veteran USMC Pilot,
Aerial Photographer

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witnessed this on his NAVCOM and mentioned it in his
interviews with international
media. Sabina’s heroism was
not publicized in Nepal or
anywhere else.
Since the earthquake, Sabina and other 99s adopted avillage and are helping rebuild
homes and livelihoods destroyed by the earthquake. She
also directs relief efforts for theSection in other villages andhas helped to raise funds for reconstruction. Sabina is a quiet
young lady but a powerhouseof giving and concern.

AwardsContinued...

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George Palmer-Putnam Award: Art Phillips

A

rt Phillips, always at ourside, is the recipient of
the George Palmer-Putnam
Award. He has been a longtime admirer of The 99s, supporting the organization in alllevels. He never tells us no andgives many hugs in spite of thelabor requested.
He encouraged his wife
Martha to join back in 1996,
and since then Art jumped in toserve us well. He has supported
the Ventura County Chapter
for over 20 years.
When his wife became

Governor of the Southwest Section he attended all the Section
meetings, setting up paraphernalia and presentations. He

hosted a 49½ breakfast that became a popular request thereafter. When the Section hosted
the International Conferencein Hawaii, Art was tasked withpickups, deliveries of VIPs,
transporting equipment andpersons in need.
When Martha became
International Treasurer, hebegan to attend the International Conferences regularly,
always helping where needed.
At home, Art edited thosenecessary pages the President
must write. He was a great help

in the kitchen to the extent heprepared meals for the IBOD
in Oklahoma City.
He has been involved in
the local Wings Over Camarillo Airshow, securing the prime
space for The 99s information,raffle, silent auction, and pancake breakfast booth. He has
displayed his culinary skills to
many, being the chief chef at
the summer Recruitment picnics, serving up tri-tip, chicken
and chili for over 15 years.
Art’s model support of The
99s merits this award.

Award of Inspiration: Bee Haydu

B

ee Haydu was one of thefirst to fly military airplanes and flew all kinds. From
1942 to 1944, she was a Women
Airforce Service Pilot (WASP).
After graduating fromtraining at Avenger Field, she
was an engineering and test
pilot at Pecos Army Airfield.
Bee continued flying after
the WASP were disbanded. She
was a flight instructor, had aferrying business, a Cessna
dealership and was part ownerof a flight school.
In 1944, a bill was pre-sented to Congress to takethe WASP into the Army Air
Forces and give them military
benefits. Lobbying efforts on
the part of male pilots prevented this from passing inCongress.
As President of the WASP
organization from 1975-1978,
Bee led the fight in Congress
to recognize the WASP as veterans of WWII as promised.
The Bill was signed by President Carter in 1977. Yet many
benefits were not given. Beecontinued to rally. She and theothers were given the Congressional Gold Medal as President
Obama signed the bill on July
1, 2009. Even in her older age
she continues to press for apresence in the National WWII
Museum in New Orleans.
Bee was inducted into the
Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame in2012. In 2014 she was awarded
the Wright Brothers Master
Pilot Award by the FAA andan Honorary Doctorate Degreeby the Vaughn College of Aeronautics in Flushing, New York.

Award of Merit: Sean TuckerS

ean Tucker is an air show
performer extraordinaire,
a humble, engaging and passionate force in aviation. His
positive attitude, one of incredible enthusiasm, rubs off on all
around him. Though incredibly
busy at the time of International, he graced us with his presence and practically stole theshow. He is supportive of theMonterey Bay Chapter of The
99s from attending meetings to
speaking on flying safety.
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Sean partnered with Tutima Instrument Watches, developing the most in-depth studyof aircraft control ever offered.
He is the current Young
Eagles Chairman for EAA,
which sparked his desire tolaunch a program called Every
Kid Can Fly. The program focuses on at-risk teens, taking
them on a journey through thescience of aviation to discover
the understanding required to
fly an airplane. His enthusiasm

excites the kids to embrace theunknown and rise to the challenges of the unknown. The
program received a Cessna
152 for the flight training.
While soloing is the tangible
goal for the program, the realadventure is of the mind that
prepares the students for their
future while cultivating selfdiscipline. Sean believes theexperience of soloing provides
the sense of achievement thatcan put kids on the right path.

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Nominees Invited to Apply for 2018
International Awards
By Marilyn Shafer, International Awards Chairman

The International Awards Committee is soliciting nominations for three prestigious awards
to be presented by The Ninety-Nines, Inc. at the 2018 International conference in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The deadline for submitting nominations is January 15, 2018.
Award

Description of Award

Award of Achievement Three separate Awards of Achievement
may be presented:(for Ninety-Nines)- for Contributions to The Ninety-Nines;- for Contributions to Aviation;- for Humanitarian Efforts.

Award of Merit(for non-Ninety-Nines)

Recognizes a significant contribution
to any facet of aviation, such as aviation or aerospace education, aviation
science, aviation history, aviationcommerce, aviation legislation, etc.

George Palmer Putnam Recognizes support provided to The
Ninety-Nines by an individual (maleAward(for non-Ninety-Nines) or female, living or deceased) or an
organization. The contribution may
have occurred in the past or present,
as a single action or a series of events.

Who May Be NominatedAn individual member of The
Ninety-Nines (living or deceased);a group of 99s; or an organization
within The Ninety-Nines, such asa Chapter, Section, Committee, orTrust. An individual recipient must
be a current member or have beena current member at the time of her
death.
An individual (male or female, living
or deceased) or an organization. The
recipient may not be a current or former member of The Ninety-Nines orof a group within The Ninety-Nines.
An individual (male or female, living or
deceased), or an organization. The recipient may not be a current or former
member of The Ninety-Nines or of agroup within The Ninety-Nines

Who may submit nominations? A Ninety-Nines Chapter, Section, or Trust.
How to nominate: Submit a one-page letter, signed by two officers or trustees (as appropriate). The nomination must include the name, address, and telephone number of the nominee, or the nominee’s next-ofkin, if the nominee is deceased. Up to three additional pages of substantiating material may be attachedto the letter. One high resolution photo of the nominee must be included and local P.R. contact information. Send your nomination to International Headquarters in Oklahoma City to the attention of the Awards
Committee. Nominations should be received by the deadline of Thursday, January 15, 2018. Note: Previous nominees may be resubmitted.
Questions? Contact Marilyn Shafer, International Awards Chairman, ProBBMom@gmail.com
813-245-1398

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Oshkosh 2017

Many 99s participated in WomenVenture 2017activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Photo: EAA/Erin BrueggenT

By Susan Liebeler, Ventura County Chapter

he 99s were very busy at Oshkosh. We had a large booth inHangar B, where we shared our enthusiasm for The 99s andaviation with hundreds of visitors. Our hardworking boothvolunteers signed up nearly 100 new, renewing and reinstating members and Friends of The 99s.
Members who visited the booth picked up their nifty 99s luggage tags
and WomenVenture T-shirts that members wore to the traditional group
photo shoot in Boeing Square. If you look closely at the photo above,
you will see hundreds of your sister 99s. After the photo shoot members
congregated at the WomenVenture Lunch at Theater in the Woods.
On Tuesday evening, The 99s hosted our first annual Aviation Appreciation Dinner at Oshkosh. The dinner was a huge success and helped
extend our outreach and visibility in the aviation community.
We awarded the 2017 Karen Johnson Solo Scholarship at the dinner
to one of our newest members, Brenna Koeppen. The 99s are gratefulto the Ventura County Chapter, King Schools and Barry Schiff for theirsupport of the scholarship.
On Saturday, VC99s Judy Phelps and Rochelle Oslick presented agreat seminar, “Keeping the Sunny Side Up,” as part of the EAA seminarprogram.
We hope to see lots of our members at 2018 AirVenture in Oshkosh!
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Above: Susan Liebeler, left, and guest speaker
Adrian Eichhorn congratulate Brenna Koeppen,
who was awarded the 2017 Karen Johnson Solo
Scholarship.

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Around-the-World Pilot Adrian Eichhorn Captivates
Audience at 99s First Annual Appreciation DinnerO

By Maria Morrison, Greater Seattle Chapter

n the second day of EAA’s AirVenture, The 99s hosted
their first annual Aviation Appreciation Dinner. The
event, open to all Oshkosh attendees, sold out. The
dinner, which brought together over 160 women pilots and their supporters and friends in the aviation community,
was a huge success. It was fully catered, and guests had a greattime socializing with other pilots and friends at Oshkosh, frommechanics to commercial pilots to aviation enthusiasts.
International President Jan McKenzie was thrilled with theaviation community’s response to the dinner, recalling that it was“great to intermingle with so many Ninety-Nines from all over aswell as dozens of Oshkosh attendees.” She accredited the attraction
to guest speaker Adrian Eichhorn’s dynamic presentation.
Brought in especially for the dinner, Adrian told the crowd
how he flew his self-modified Bonanza solo around the world
after four years of preparing both aircraft and pilot. Eichhorn,
who now flies for JetBlue, started flying long-distance with a2011 trip to Greenland. Soon after this trip he began planning his
circumnavigation.
He fixed all possible issues with the airplane, stating that,“It needed to be perfect.” This included re-skinning parts of the
airplane and rebuilding the landing gear and magnetos. He also installed an HF radio and received a connection that was “absolutely
100% perfect all around the world.” New equipment was suppliedby Eichhorn’s sponsors, including Jeppesen, Lynx, and Whelen.
Equipped with two 100-gallon tip tanks and another 80 gallons
in the original fuel system, Eichhorn had a range of 23 hours. In
the last two years of working on his airplane, he started planning
his legs for the trip. His first factor when looking for airports was
AvGas availability. On some occasions, fuel had to be shipped in
at a high price.
The second airport determinate was which ones fell around

Pat Prentiss introduces Adrian Eichhorn.
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Around-the-world-in-a-Bonanza pilot Adrian Eichhorn.
the 1,500-mile radius that Adrian had set out as ideal, since he washeading eastward and didn’t want to fly at night. With General
Aviation Support Egypt's help in filing the paperwork for going
into different countries, Adrian was ready to depart from his homein Manassas, Virginia, on April 10, 2016.
Although Adrian was flying solo, he did not make the journeyalone. He relied on two friends on the ground who planned thetrip with him. “They gave the go, no-go decision for each leg,”
Eichhorn explained. One of the men advised Eichhorn on theweather, since advisory systems overseas are limited. The other, alongtime friend, looked out for Adrian’s health and mental stateon each leg. This collective decision allowed Adrian to fly every
part of his trip as planned without diverting.
After 21 days, Eichhorn landed in Nevada, having flown
23,000 miles. Although he had predicted fatigue would be hisgreatest enemy, Adrian found that the fear of flying long distances
over vast oceans, as well as constantly making position reports orbalancing fuel, helped him stay awake while flying. “When you
have only one engine, you’re constantly looking out for it.”After his presentation, Adrian helped award The 99s 2017
Karen Johnson Solo Scholarship to Brenna Koeppen from Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Brenna is 16 years old, joined The 99s at
Oshkosh and recently completed her first solo flight. After an initial
flight at the local airport sparked her interest in aviation, Brenna
participated in the Young Eagles program and enrolled in Lakeland University’s summer aviation course. She is taking her flighttraining in a Cirrus SR20 at Lakeland University’s flight school.
The scholarship, which was accompanied by a King Schools
course and a set of flying books autographed by aviation legend
and author Barry Schiff, will help the young aviator continue herflight training to a private pilot certificate.
Editor's note: Maria is a former winner of a Karen Johnson
Solo Scholarship.
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Touch & Go
99s Help Celebrate Amelia Earhart’s
120th Birthday in Honolulu, Hawaii
By Sandy Herron
Aloha Chapter

O-Dark-Thirty and I’m driving around Pearl Harbor completely lost and late for my 4:30 a.m. interview on local Honolulu
television to talk about the incredibly rewarding lifestyle of aviation
as either a profession, or in my case, an obsession.
The occasion was a birthday celebration for Amelia Earhart
put on by the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island, right next
to the historic Arizona Memorial. It is also the very same airport
where Amelia ground looped her Electra on her around-the-world
flight. The U.S. government stepped in, so the story goes, andreplaced the aircraft for her to continue.
Although we don’t know Amelia’s fate, we do know that her
efforts and accomplishments have inspired thousands of others
to reach for their own stars. My job that day was to reinforce thatpossibility to the young attendees, many dressed in homemade
flight gear. They learned how they can find an entrance to aviation
and a lifestyle that is only a dream for many.
The public responded enthusiastically to the invitation for freeadmittance if at least one person in the family dressed in costume.
The attendees responded well to The 99s area, where they weretreated with small giveaways. They also talked with the half dozen
or so 99s, who shared their own personal stories, and enjoyed the

99 Sandy Herron, right, and Alyssa Crabb, Amelia Earhart
reenactor, chatted and posed for photos with guests in honor ofwhat would have been Amelia Earhart’s 120th birthday.
birthday cake provided by the Pacific Air Museum.
Hawaiian Airlines captains and female military pilots represented their various professions, while the local FAA FDSO officeprovided safety magazines. Everyone had the priceless opportunity
for photo ops and personal conversations and went home with asouvenir of this special day.

SpaceFest Honors Mercury 13 Gene Nora Jessen and Sarah Ratley
By Gene Nora Jessen
Idaho Chapter

Above, from left, are Eileen Collins, the first woman commander
of a U.S. spacecraft; Mercury 13 Gene Nora Jessen and Sarah
Ratley; and Nicole Stott, an astronaut who spent 104 days inspace in both the shuttle and space station. Al Hallonquist,organizer of the event, is center back.

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An exciting SpaceFest 2017 was held in Tucson, Arizona,in mid-June. The event is an annual reunion of NASA Apollo
astronauts, famous space scientists, authors, astronomers, spaceartists and fans.
This year it included Mercury 13 Gene Nora Jessen and Sarah
Ratley, both 99s, who were privileged to be guests of Al Hallonquist,
the Mercury 13 webmaster and organizer of the event.
There were four days of programs, speakers and seminars,
plus merchants selling art, books, photos, coins and signatures inthe enormous hall.
We were privileged to enjoy conversation with Rhea Seddon,a physician and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected aspart of the first group of astronauts to include women, she flew
on three Space Shuttle flights: as mission specialist for STS-51-D
and STS-40 and as payload commander for STS-58. We’re now
enjoying her terrific book, Go For Orbit: One of America's First
Women Astronauts Finds Her Space.
It was an awesome experience, and Sarah and I were greatly
privileged to wander among these extremely talented people.

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Touch & Go
From left, Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum
Trustees Jeannine Wyatt, Frank Carpenelli and
BJ Vanecek present Brian Lloyd with a 99s
medallion from the Amelia Earhart Birthplace
Museum.

99s Celebrate Brian Lloyd’s
80th Anniversary Flight
Honoring Amelia Earhart
by Jeannine Wyatt
Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum Trustee

Brian Lloyd, private pilot from Texas, finished an 80th Anniversary Memorial Flight of Amelia Earhart’s flight around theworld at the equator. He returned to his home airfield, Kestrel
Airpark (1T7) in Texas, on August 4.
The evening of August 3, Lloyd landed Spirit, his Mooney
M20K231, at Amelia Earhart Airport (K59) in Atchison, Kansas,

where he was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd and two television
stations. He was treated to a champagne toast and awarded The 99s
Medallion from the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum.
Ninety-Nine BJ Vanecek made the presentation to Brian alongwith Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum Trustees Frank Carpenelli
and Jeannine Wyatt. The last time this flight was accomplished was
50 years ago by Ninety-Nine Ann Pellegreno.

Amelia – The Town and the People Who Loved Her

Book Review

Author: J.A. Kiehl (Jeannine Wyatt)
Available at Blurb.com/Bookstore as a hardcover or eBook
Hardcover Imagewrap - $88.99 eBook - $28.99 (iPad format)
By Jacqueline Boyd, AEMSF ChairFirst, this is a fresh and unexpected book about Amelia Earhart. Next, this isreally not a book about Amelia Earhart. It’s much more a book about Atchison,
Kansas, and their continuing relationship and love affair with one of their own.
It’s very much a book written by a native-daughter about a native-daughter.
It’s an absolutely beautiful book. The author, J.A. Kiehl, grew up in Atchison,and much of the book is about her relationship with her town, the influence ofher father (who met Earhart) and her dreams. While some of the narrative may
be a little “sweet” for some readers, the majority of the text is extremely well
written and gives a glimpse of Atchison and Earhart that few books have covered.
The cover is a beautiful Earhart “print,” and the quality of the paper and thephotographs make this an investment piece. The author describes this book as
an “artful keepsake book,” and she’s correct. Honestly, buying the eBook format
would be a waste. This is a book to covet.
J. A. Kiehl is actually the non-de-plume of Jeannine Wyatt, writing underher maiden name. She is a Board member of The 99s Amelia Earhart Birthplace
Museum and a Friend of The Ninety-Nines.

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Grass Roots
Australian Section
On April 29, members of the Australian
Section gathered for a photo opportunity prior
to relocating to another venue in Bendigo fora light lunch followed by our Annual Meeting.
This year we were absolutely delighted towelcome Lisa Cotham, International Director, toboth our meeting and to the Annual Conference
held by the Australian Women Pilots’ Association. Although the Section is small in numbers
and the members are geographically dispersed
all around this vast country, we generally manage to have a 40-50 percent attendance at theAnnual Meeting.
The year has seen members progress to- Members of the Australian Section gather on the steps of the Capital Theatre,
wards their goals, including Amellia Formby, Bendigo, a regional city in the State of Victoria. Photo: Julie Oates
who was awarded a Fly Now Award in 2016 andhas completed her first solo.
On the higher end of achievements, we congratulated Heather
Lisa left for home via a stop in Sydney for some sightseeing,
Ford on being offered a position with the Royal Flying Doctor
and 99 Cathy Hobson kindly arranged a small gathering for dinService to be based in Alice Springs in late July. For many Austraner, including Nivedita Bhasin, India Section, who just happened
lian pilots, a position with the Royal Flying Doctor Service is very
to be overnighting in Sydney at the same time, so three different
much the ultimate, and we wish Heather well and look forward tocountries were represented at the one time!
­— Jennifer Graham
hearing about the life of a pilot with the RFDS.

Appalachian Aviatrixes Chapter
Two of our members were able attend the International Conference in San
Antonio. Our youngest member, Emma
Perdue, 17, and her mom, Jodi Fox-Perdue,
accompanied Janice and Patrick Pelletti in their A36 from Tri-Cities Airport(KTRI), Tennessee. Emma attends school

year-round and had to miss three days ofclass to attend. Her private checkride wasscheduled for August 11.
Emma shared her experience at theConference: “Last week I had the privilege of going to San Antonio, Texas, andmeeting some of the world’s finest women

Fuel stop enroute to San Antonio. From left, Emma Perdue, Jodi Fox-Perdue
and Janice Pelletti.
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pilots. Each had a story about different featsand obstacles, but each had a similar quality, a similar strength. All had the perseverance to fight for their share of the skies.
“These special women did not hesitate
to give both their time and advice thatwas so helpful to a new pilot like myself.
I learned so much from these spirited
women and am already looking forward
to seeing them again at next year’s Conference.
“Along with meeting some remarkablepeople, I saw how The 99s organization wasrun. I met almost all the Chairmen, who
conducted the annual business meetingand even participated in the decisions of
the entire organization. Seeing the innerworkings of an international organization, with thousands of members, was anamazing opportunity. I cannot describe
how inspiring and rewarding it was
to be able to participate in this event.
I am proud to be a 99!”
— Janice Pelletti

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Minnesota Chapter
Springtime in Minnesota is always a busy time for the Minnesota 99s, and this year was no different. We are happy to reportthat on February 28, the Faribault City Council in Faribault,
Minnesota, unanimously voted to rename Faribault’s airport toFaribault Municipal Airport – Liz Wall Strohfus Field for the late
Minnesota 99 and WASP Betty Liz Wall Strohfus.
We held our spring business meeting on March 18 at the Mora
Municipal Airport (KJMR) in Mora, Minnesota. At the meeting,
we were treated to a fabulous weather presentation by Minnesota
99 and broadcast meteorologist Natasha Stenbock.
Once again the Minnesota 99s had a booth at the Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering (GMAG) held at the Anoka County Airport (KANE) on April 29-30. While busy working the Minnesota
99s booth at GMAG, Cheryl Daml also presented “Pinch Hitter:
A Safety Course for Non-flying Pilot Companions” on April 29.

Our summer meeting on July 8 at the Faribault Municipal
Airport – Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL). From left, Natasha
Stenbock, Heather Shorten-Gruba, Cheryl Daml, Jessica
Rowland, Marcy Drescher, Kate McDonald, Sheila Gruba, Jan
Moll, Robyn Stoller, Christina Larson and Kjersti Sandusky.
Taking the photo was Chapter member Patti Sandusky.

Minnesota 99s volunteer at the Air Race Classic’s Bemidji Airport(KBJI) stop on June 20. From left, Robyn Stoller, Elaine Morrow,
Robin Giguere, Cheryl Daml, Jan Moll, and Patti Sandusky. Not
shown, Fred Stoller and Melissa Aho.
Our Chapter members volunteered at the Air Race Classic’s
Bemidji Airport (KBJI) stop over June 20-22. Many thanks go out
to our volunteers: Patti Sandusky, Cheryl Daml, Robin Giguere,
Elaine Morrow, Jan Moll, Melissa Aho, Robyn and Fred Stoller
and also the wonderful staff and community volunteers at the
Bemidji Airport.
We held our summer meeting on July 8 at the Faribault Municipal Airport – Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL), and members
took advantage of glider rides organized by Christina Larson.
Chapter elections were held at this meeting. Cheryl Daml is the
new Chapter Chair; Robyn Stoller, Vice Chair; Kate McDonald,
Secretary; and Tracy Davenport will continue as our Treasurer.
Congratulations also go to Natasha Stenbock, who passed hercommercial written exam, to Christina Larson for receiving the
2017-18 Flying Montagues scholarship from the Women Soaring
Pilots Association and for receiving her commercial glider rating,and to Jan Moll on her first solo!
— Melissa Aho

West Virginia Chapter
West Virginia Ninety-Nines, from left, Marie
Caltrider, Evy Bryant and Jean Pickering, present information about the International Women’s Air & Space
Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. The museum displays thehistory of women of aviation and aerospace. Information
was distributed to members at a recent meeting.
— Evy Bryant

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Orange County Chapter
The Orange County Chapter offered a scholarship for the firsttime this year, and three 99s were awarded funds to continue theiraviation training. Jamie Tanabe of the Fullerton Chapter will work
to complete her multi-engine rating. It will allow her to expand herbusiness, A Journey With Wings, that scatters cremated remains
from airplanes.
Kristina Hamm and Kiersten Ellis, both of the Orange County
Chapter, will use their scholarships to complete their private pilot
certificates. Both women do much to support others and seek
to include flying as a means of doing so. The Chapter intends tocontinue offering the scholarship.
— Shirley McFall

Kiersten Ellis, Kristina Hamm and Jamie Tanabe won the firstscholarships offered by the Orange County Chapter.

New York Capital Region Chapter
On May 20, members of the New York Capital Region
Chapter and Connecticut Chapter volunteered at theNorth Adams Airport (AQW) in Massachusetts to painta compass rose and airport identifier. It was a perfectly
gorgeous New England day with clear skies and calm wind,
and the compass rose came out beautifully.
— Kaitlyn Koch

New York Capital Region Chapter and Connecticut Chapter members
paint a compass rose at North Adams Airport (AQW).

Oklahoma Chapter
The Okie Derby Proficiency Air Rally, sponsored by
The Oklahoma Chapter Ninety-Nines, is the world’s largest
proficiency air rally. Since 1990, the Okie Derby has generated more than $65,000 for funds for aviation scholarships.
All proceeds benefit the “Wings of the Future” scholarshipassisting women in realizing their dream to fly.
The Oklahoma Chapter of The Ninety-Nines relies on
the support of this aviation event to help achieve the goal for
driving funds for the Wings of the Future Scholarship. The
yearly event for the scholarship program helps encourageinterest in aviation, and helps Okie Derby participants polishtheir piloting skills for this wonderful event.
The event this year was held on August 19. For more
information visit okiederby.com.
— Angela Drabek

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Angela Drabek, Phyl Howard, Elaine Regier, Wyvema Startz, andLeona McGee participated in the 39th Annual Okie Derby in August.

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Tennessee Chapter
Members of the Tennessee Chapter recently met at the Sky Ranch
Airport (TN98) in Knoxville, Tennessee, for our monthly meeting,luncheon and installation of newly elected officers and chairman.
An exciting and informative program on banner towing waspresented to the group by Frank Wilson, who is also president of theEast Tennessee Pilots Association. Frank shared pictures and a videoof his many accounts as owner/operator of his banner towing business.
Newly elected include Chair Martha Miller; Vice Chair Karen
Hughes; Secretary Barb Lewinski; Treasurer and Airmarking Chair
Judy Wayman; Scholarship Chair Nancy McGinnis; Newsletter Chair
Linda Haynes; and Membership and News Reporter Chair Melisa
Grissom.
The Tennessee Chapter 99s are busy planning upcoming educational opportunities with various groups, clubs and schools. A companion class for spouses and friends of our pilots who desire to learn
more about flying is also in the works.
— Melisa Grissom

Treasure Coast Chapter

Scholarship Chair Nancy McGinnis with Fly Now Scholarship recipient Melisa Grissom and her mentor, Barbara
Lewinski at the Tennessee Chapter monthly meeting andluncheon.

On August 11, the Treasure Coast 99s met for their first anniversary
party in Stuart, Florida. We are happy to report that on our one-year anniversary, we have doubled our membership from 13 at the charter meeting
to 26 on the first anniversary.
Chapter members were honored to have the Honor Guard from theNorth Palm Beach County Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron join us. The
presentation of colors was in honor of our own Bee Haydu, an aviator anda Women Airforce Service Pilot.
Bee was selected to receive the Award of Inspiration at The 99s 2017
International Conference. Although Bee was unable to attend the event in
San Antonio, Myra Bugbee, former Southeast Section Governor, presented
the award to her at our meeting.
After the formalities of the evening, the party began with music, BBQ,
door prizes and a silent auction. We are happy to report that the silent auction was a success, and we are building our scholarship fund.
— Marcy Lannon

Above, Myra Bugbee, left, former Southeast Section
Governor, presents Bee Haydu with The 99s Award
of Inspiration.

The Honor Guard from the North Palm Beach County
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron presented colors inhonor of WASP Bee Haydu.

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Welcome New Members
Adams, Emily, (F) Oklahoma
Alexander, Faith, (F) NOLA
Anderson-Smith, Marian, Las Vegas Valley
Avelar, Elizabeth, San Antonio
Bakker, Karina, British Columbia Coast
Bamber, Demi, (F) Monterey Bay
Bania, Anne, (F) Greater Seattle
Batista, Danilda, (F) Aloha
Beaufeaux, Hannah, (F) Minnesota
Bell, Michele, Old Dominion
Benson, Melinda, (F) Sugarloaf
Bentson, Lisa, (F) Rio Grande Norte
Benua, Susan, Eastern New England
Benz, Donna, (F) Lake Erie
Berardino, Pamela, (F) Connecticut
Bergqvist, Pia, Ventura County
Beylerian, Rebecca, Alberta
Bobseine, Liza-J, New York Capital Region
Bodnar, Kristen, Washington DC
Boesiger, Jamie, Idaho
Boulas, Maria, (F) Phoenix
Brandenberger, Jennifer, Intermountain
Branscomb, Karley, (F) Minnesota
Brdar, Brynn, (F) Columbia Cascade
Brenner, Kathryn, (F) Chicago Area
Brewer, Ann, Carolinas
Brickl, Guistine, (F) Wisconsin
Bryan, Darcy, (F) Fullerton
Buccowich, Brooke, (F) Mid-Columbia
Burnett, Mary, Florida Firstcoast
Bury, Ashley, Mommy Pilots
Bush, Caitlin, (F) Houston
Cangemi, Martha, Lake Erie
Cannavaro, Nicole, (F) Montana
Carswell, Kathleen, (F) Kitty Hawk
Chambers, Alicen, Phoenix
Chang, Christine, (F) Idaho
Chhabra, Smriti, India Section
Chriswick, Adrienn, British Section
Ciccone, Alexa, Phoenix
Clark, Taylor, (F) Mid-Columbia
Clement, Jacinta, Dallas
Cook, Kristena, (F) Kentucky BluegrassCorause, Francoise, French Section
Creed, Brianna, (F) Sugarloaf
Cribb, Catherine, (F) Western Washington
Curtis, Laura, Katahdin Wings
Davis, Carrie, (F) Kitty Hawk
Davis, Elizabeth, Placer Gold
Davis, Heather, Marin County
Decker, Meredith, (F) All-Ohio
Del Principe, Isabella, (F) Phoenix
Derby, Ronnea, Colorado
Dible, Kylie, (F) Scioto Valley
Ditlevson, Laura, (F) El Paso
Dougherty, Caroline, (F) Keystone
Dubois, Renee, Wisconsin
Ducharme, Ruth, (F) Connecticut
Ebrahim Hazara, Saadah, (F) Ambassador
Egge, Beth, (F) Michigan
Entringer, Lauren, (F) Wisconsin
Espinoza, Katrina, (F) Monterey Bay
Falconer, Lillian, (F) Intermountain
Farquharson, Amelia, (F) Connecticut
Findley, Victoria, Alabama
Foster, Marjorie, (F) San Fernando Valley
Fournier, Maggie, (F) Mississippi
Freeman, Margaret, Chicago Area
Fullerton, Elizabeth, (F) Eastern New England
Funk, Linda, Phoenix
Gipple, Sarah, (F) San Luis Obispo County
Goodall, Sharon, Chicago Area
Goonen, Mary, Spaceport
Gorman, Kathleen, (F) Greater St. Louis
Gorrell, Nena, (F) Alabama
Gregoire, Vivian, Manitoba
Gressard, Sandrine, Montreal

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Griffith, Cheyenne, (F) Mid-Columbia
Guillian, Robin, Katahdin Wings
Hamby, Eileen, (F) Alabama
Haney, Melissa, Montreal
Hanson, Annaliu, (F) Eastern New England
Harrison, Atlanta, (F) Kentucky Bluegrass
Hathaway, Anna, (F) Houston
Hawkins, Natalie, Western Washington
Haynes, Elizabeth, Washington DC
Hertsch, Kaylyn, Rio Colorado
Hillabrand, Erin, Arkansas
Holmes, La'Shanda, Florida Goldcoast
Hoover, Elizabeth, Sugarloaf
Hovanec, Nicki, (F) Emerald Angels
Hoylman, Julia, Greater New York
Hunsberger, Janice, (F) Alaska
Hunt, Eden, Dallas
Hvasta, Paula, Phoenix
Isola, Eileen, Fort WorthItani, Nadine, (F) Arabian Section
Jensen, Fie, (F) First Canadian
Jochl, Kimberley, Appalachian Aviatrixes
Johnson, Hope, (F) Indiana Dunes
Johnson, Jayla, (F) Kentucky Bluegrass
Johnson, Jill, (F) All-OhioJohnson, Stephanie, Old Dominion
Jones, Gladys, Tennessee
Katzke, Lisa, Phoenix
Kenney, Judi, (F) Fullerton
Kerentseva, Ksenia, (F) Phoenix
Ketcham, Sherry Ann, (F) Colorado
King, Brandi, San Antonio
Kisic, Emma, (F) Arkansas
Kness, Eva, (F) Greater Seattle
Koeppen, Brenna, (F) Wisconsin
Koskela, Liisa, Finnish Section
Koskinen, Marjo, Finnish Section
Kratz, Carol, Wisconsin
Krutsinger, McKenzie, Indiana
Lanier, Kathryn, Eastern New England
Lauria, Amanda, (F) Greater New York
Lauria, Amy, (F) Minnesota
Leary, Gayla, (F) Texas Dogwood
Lewin, Brittany, (F) Wisconsin
Lockerbie, Stephanie, Dallas
Lopes, Ashleigh, Pikes Peak
Lyman, Helen, (F) Washington DC
Madello, Mikhael, Palomar
Majid, Mariyam, Arabian Section
Makin, Jessica, Rio Grande Norte
Malcomb, Madison, (F) Indiana
Manriquez-Wilbanks, Beatriz, (F) Long Beach
Manthey, Lori, Lake Erie
Marcus, Nichole, Florida Suncoast
Markham, Melissa, (F) Florida Goldcoast
Marshall, Janet, Appalachian Aviatrixes
Martin, Alison, Rio Grande Norte
Martin, Clara, (F) French Section
Martin, Natacha, Finger Lakes
Martinez, Jennifer, (F) Aloha
Mattei, Antoinette, Las Vegas Valley
McClelland, Joan, (F) Mount Tahoma
McGilvray, Andrea, San Antonio
McHugh, Samantha, Colorado
McManus, Lindsey, (F) Sarasota Ladybugs
McMurtrie, Janette, Golden Triangle
Metoyer, Karrie, (F) Shreveport
Miller, Helen, All-Ohio
Minnock, Debra, Spaceport
Moats, Carrie, Old Dominion
Moors, Camellia, (F) Florida SuncoastMorgan, Morgan Rose, (F) Northwoods
Morisen, Krista, Indiana
Mueller, Stephanie, Chicago Area
Mukhamedova, Alena, Arabian Section
Munson, Carla, (F) San Diego
Naderi, Shideh, (F) Antelope Valley

Nakama, Kaori, (F) Florida Suncoast
Napier, Katherine, (F) Georgia Flying Belles
Nazimova, Kristina, (F) Sacramento Valley
Neal, Susan, (F) New York Capital Region
Norton, Nikita, Montana
Olguin, Teresa, (F) Sacramento Valley
Ortega, Teresa, Kansas
Osisek, Leanna, (F) Long Island
O'Toole, Ciara, Member At Large
Pala, Audrey, Dallas
Parris, Jennifer, (F) Florida Goldcoast
Pearson, Deborah, (F) Minnesota
Peltola, Maija, Finnish Section
Peric, Rebecca Jean, (F) British Columbia Coast
Perry, Madison, (F) NOLA
Plasschaert, Catherine, Minnesota
Plasschaert, Tabitha, (F) Minnesota
Polyukh, Marianna, (F) Mid-Columbia
Porras Gil, Maribel, Ambassador
Reasoner, Shelly, (F) Columbia Cascade
Reecy, Kirsten, Chicago Area
Reich, Jennifer, (F) Mid-Columbia
Reid Allin, Lola, First Canadian
Reigan, Yolanda, (F) Carolinas
Reilly, Shannon, (F) Coyote Country
Rhines, Gayle, Dallas
Rice, Nancy, (F) Texas Dogwood
Richter, Huguette, (F) First CanadianRichter-Sand, Kathy, (F) Rio Grande Norte
Robbins, Brittany, (F) Indiana
Roberts, Corinne, (F) Minnesota
Rosenkranz, Rachell, Greater Seattle
Rosinsky, Lauren, (F) Wisconsin
Ross, Lauren, Mommy Pilots
Rossini, Rebecca, (F) Orange County
Roude, Gabriella, (F) NOLA
Rowland, Jessica, (F) Minnesota
Salinas, Maribeth, Tennessee
Schafer, Amy, (F) Old Dominion
Schulz, Laura, (F) Colorado
Secker-Walker, Julia, Eastern New England
Semich, Sidnie, (F) Treasure Coast
Shafi, Fatima, Arabian Section
Smith, Lori, (F) Keystone
Stafford, Kathleen, Treasure Coast
Steele, Cassidy, (F) Texas Dogwood
Stoddard, Kelly, All-Ohio
Stoltz, Anna, (F) Colorado
StoneLaBoy, Jessica, (F) Western New York
Strandberg, Sara, Sleeping Giant
Strong, Julie, Aloha
Sullivan, Barbara, Shreveport
Sykes, Esther, Sutter Buttes
Sztmanska, Sabina, (F) Arabian Section
Taff, Kayla, Indiana
Talbot, Valerie, (F) Florida Goldcoast
Thierry, Eva, (F) Eastern Pennsylvania
Thompson, Catherine, (F) Palomar
Thompson, Patti, (F) Palomar
Thornton, Lauren, (F) Kitty Hawk
Trent, Amanda, (F) Columbia Cascade
Underwood, Heather, (F) Colorado
Vallarino, Stephanie, Houston
Van Schoonhoven, Cortni, (F) Greater Seattle
Van Wormer, Jennifer, Tennessee
Velasquez, Carla, (F) Connecticut
Verry, Mary, Cascade
Weidenhaft, Betty, Oregon Pines
Welby, Samantha, (F) Garden State
Wessels, Quin, Daytona Beachin' Eagles
Whelen, Kathleen, (F) El Paso
Whitfield, Christeena, (F) Oregon Pines
Wiebe, Candice, Manitoba
Williams, Misha, (F) Reno High Sierra
Williams, Tonia, (F) Las Vegas Valley
Wohn, Janette, (F) Sacramento Valley
Wright, Samantha, (F) Florida Goldcoast
Xu, Muzi, China Section
Zettwock, Allison, (F) Florida Goldcoast

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Corrections

new horizons

Big Sky Chapter Officers
In the May/June 2017 issue, Grass Roots Section, page 27, theBig Sky Chapter officers were listed incorrectly. They are: Patty
Mitchell, Chapter Chair; Trena Boyd, Vice Chair; Ossie Abrams,
Secretary; Bobbi Powers, Treasurer.

This space is dedicated to our members and 49½s who havepassed on to New Horizons. We miss you and thank you for all
your contributions to our organization, The 99s. By capturing partof our members’ lives, we keep them alive in our hearts forever.
Our members who recently flew to New Horizons were:— Patty Viall

Vicki Cruse Emergency Maneuver Training
Scholarship
In the July/August issue, under the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships, Fanny Leroy's award should have read
“Fanny Leroy, Vicki Cruse Memorial Scholarship for Emergency
Maneuver Training.”— Judy McCarthy

Bonnie Seymour Obituary
In the July/August issue, the obituary for Bonnie Seymour,Lake Tahoe Chapter, was written by Bonnie’s daughter Cindy
Bashford and Lake Tahoe Chapter Chair Alanna McClellan. It
was incorrectly attributed to Lynn Meadows.

— Lynn Meadows

Zonta International Amelia Earhart
Fellowship Applications Now Being
Accepted for 2018
Zonta International anticipates 35 Amelia Earhart Fellowships of 10,000 USD will be awarded in 2018.
This fellowship encourages and supports women to expand
their horizons by pursuing degrees and careers in aerospacerelated sciences or aerospace-related engineering.
Women of any nationality are eligible. Zonta International
established the Amelia Earhart Fellowship in 1938 in honor Earhart, who was a Zontian.
A copy of the Fellowship application canbe downloaded from the
Zonta International website at www.zonta.org/
Global-Impact/Education/
Amelia-Earhart-Fellowship.
The 2018 Amelia Earhart Fellowship application, recommendations,
official transcripts andverification of enrollment
in a Ph.D. or doctoral program must be received or
post-marked by November
15, 2017 to be considered.

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Adelle Bedrossian – May 4, 2017
Sylvia Garratt – May 3, 2017
Irene Leverton – July 23, 2017
Joan Lynum – April 26, 2017
Myra MacLure – June 2, 2017
Norah O'Neill – September 22, 2017
Dawn Seymour – July 18, 2017
Eleanor Todd – June 16, 2017
Dorothy Warren – May 3, 2017
Roger Baird – 49½ Sylvia Baird – July 14, 2017
The full obituaries and photos are now posted on
The Ninety-Nines website. To read them, follow the link,
www.ninety-nines.org/new-horizons.htm, or you can access theobituaries from the home page of the website. Click on the Historytab, then on New Horizons in the drop-down list.
The decision was made to move the obituaries to The 99s website. This will ensure the tributes will be published in their entirety,
along with photos, and also be preserved for future reference forboth families and researchers.

Friends of The 99s
Matt Brignac, Columbus, Mississippi
Emily Brutko, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Nikia Chartofylax, Winnipeg, MB Canada
Warren Clark, Revere, Massachusetts
Brinn Colenda, Angel Fire, New Mexico
Alan Engard, Costa Mesa, California
Jeff Gery, Moorpark, California
Blake Graham, Roanoke, Texas
Betty Green, Fort Worth, Texas
Mike Hanisey, Golden Triangle Regional Airport,
Columbus, Mississippi
Amy Howard, Grapevine, Texas
Donna Inman, Norman, Oklahoma
Edward Marquet, Lafayette, Louisiana
Breana Muir, Slidell, Louisiana
Rick Plasschaert, North Mankato, Minnesota
Zac Rogers, Durham, North Carolina
Scott Rossow, Saint Joseph, Missouri
Thomas Saniewski, Greer, South Carolina
Sara Stoutland, Brookline, MassachusettsKatie Sweatt, Cochise, Arizona
Jacqueline Withers, Denver, Colorado

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2017 San Antonio International Conference
Far left:
Embarking on the River
Walk tour are Paula
Sandling, Jeanne Fenimore,
Joan Steinberger, Lilian
Holt, Bertie Duffy and
Lynne Orloff.
Right: Lois Gronau-Fietz,
center, welcomes Ginger
Adelston, left and Liz Poeppelman and her daughter.

Near right: AEMSF Trustees,from left, Dorothy Norkus,
Jacque Boyd, Shelley Ventura
and Dorothy Berthelet.
Far right: Mae Marquet, left,and Liz Poeppelman, right,
receive the official Charterfor the new Mommy Pilots
Chapter from President Jan
McKenzie.

Far left:
From left, Mae Marquet,
Sean Tucker and Cindy
Pickett enjoying theSaturday night banquet.
Left:
Also enjoying the evening
are, from left, Rae Willis,
Evelyn Kropp, Candie
Oldham and Carolyn
Balickie.

Start Planning for 2018 in Historic Philadelphia

From left, Mary Wunder, Heather Hill, Barbara Little, Angela Leedy, Beth Signore, Linda
Evans, Debi Dreyfuss, Juliet Lindrooth invite all 99s to the 2018 Conference in Philadelphia.