NBAA Announces Recipients of 2026 Schedulers & Dispatchers Training Scholarships

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The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and its Schedulers & Dispatchers (S&D) Committee announced the recipients of the 2026 Schedulers & Dispatchers Training Scholarship. These individuals were recognized during the 2026 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC2026), taking place March 24-26, in Cleveland.

The training awards, given in conjunction with annual sponsors, promote the career development of current and aspiring schedulers and dispatchers. The 2026 donors include:  

  • Aircare International 

  • Avianis, A Portside Company

  • Baldwin Safety & Compliance (Portside)

  • BART, A Portside Company

  • Flight Safety International 

  • Horizon, A Portside Company

  • King Schools

  • LD Aviation/Business Aviation Collective

  • NBAA Air Traffic Services

  • Portside, Inc.

  • PFM, by Portside 

  • Scott International, LLC

  • Service Elements International

  • Universal Weather and Aviation Inc.

The following are the recipients of 2025 NBAA S&D Training Scholarships:

  • Jasiel Casillas Ramirez

  • Karla Cienfuegos Garcia

  • Brady Duros

  • Morghan Good

  • Dustin Hamon

  • Skyler Harris

  • Leah Lentz

  • Alexander Lozano

  • John Lyimo

  • Wendi Macon

  • Natasha Moleele

  • Jaeden Murray

  • Sophia Nall

  • Nathan Shelley

  • Julio Trevino

NBAA’s S&D Committee offers scholarships through two separate but related programs that specifically promote professional and career development for business aviation schedulers and dispatchers.

Through the S&D Scholarship Program, the committee offers cash grants, which can be used for a variety of professional development initiatives. Since 1997, more than $890,000 has been awarded through this program.

NBAA offers several scholarships to promote professional development and business aviation careers. For more information about NBAA scholarships, visit www.nbaa.org/scholarships.

For information about the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee, contact NBAA Senior Director, Events and Credentialing Tyler Austin at taustin@nbaa.org.