To be eligible for the scholarship, the student had to be enrolled in the Odegard s School aviation program and register for the scholarship at Aerospace tradeshows or on-line. Over 3,000 applicants registered for the scholarship, which created a beneficial data base for Aerospace.
Aviation is a demanding and expensive program.
Williams has been building and operating remote-controlled planes since he was eight years old. He graduated from Charles B. Aycock High School located in Pikeville, NC and was named a North Carolina Scholar by his school for his grade point average. Williams is the son of John and Barbara Williams. The UND Aerospace Foundation initiated the scholarship program in 1997 to aide future aviators and create an awareness around the globe with a world-class training program. With more than 1,500 students from throughout the world, the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences is the second largest college at the University of North Dakota.