Scholarship Program
To help ease the transition from high school to college, sixteen area college-bound high school graduates are the recipients of annual scholarships, awarded by DM AIRPORTS, LTD., (formerly D.M. Airport Developers, Inc.) operators of Morristown Municipal Airport. In its tenth year, the airport management-sponsored program awards each student a one-time $1,250 scholarship that may be used for tuition, books or other eligible fees associated with college attendance. To date, DM has awarded $176,000 in scholarships under this program.
Airport management structured the criteria for the award of the scholarships to students who reflect the same qualities of the college graduates they seek when hiring. Awards are based on the overall achievements and activities of the student, emphasizing that grade point average is only part of the criteria. That philosophy mirrors DM’s hiring practice at the airport, where we look for recent college graduates who not only did well in their college studies in aviation management, but who also exhibit a successful work history and a record of community involvement. This type of well-rounded individual serves the airport and its tenants best.
DM AIRPORTS, LTD., the private company that operates Morristown Municipal Airport, funds the grant program and defined the selection criteria. Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based Scholarship Managers, a division of Career Opportunities Through Education, Inc administers the program by receiving and evaluating individual applications, and selecting the actual scholarship recipients.
This year’s scholarship recipients are:
MORRISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL: Bridget A. Byrne, Adrienne M. Cytto, Rachel E. Diamond, Jaime L. Fellers, Emily A. Goss, Peter A., Hamfeldt, Nikhil R. Shah, & Daniel S. Stornetta
WHIPPANY PARK HIGH SCHOOL: Jonathan Y. Aharon, Alyssa N. Marino, Emily A. Pinnes, & Kyle A. Potkay
MADISON HIGH SCHOOL: Emily A. Rutland, & Amy Terracciano
HANOVER PARK HIGH SCHOOL: Camille A. Sanchez, & James Tenebaum
Updated May 2011
