Air Force Association Aerospace Education Report to AFA BoD/Delegates Sept 2016

Major Aerospace Education Activities Aerospace Education Council: Guides overall direction and responsible for developing programs, policy, goals, and fiscal guidance for the Association’s Educational Mission. Conducted 21 bi-monthly telecons, plus two face-to-face meetings. Great support. Major Topics: AFA policy on For-Profit Education Relationships finalized. Mike & Gail Donley Spouse Scholarship, 3nd year of joint AFA-MAJCOM expansion—All MAJCOMs participated, 187 qualified applicants (128 enlisted, 49 officer, 10 GS/Civ), very successful with twelve, $2500 Scholarships awarded.

Major Aerospace Education Activities Major Topics(Con’t) AFA Teacher of the Year Program: 2016 National Aerospace Teacher of the Year: Mr. Greg Ennis, Tennessee Valley Chapter, AL. 2016 National AFA Aerospace Teacher of the Year- First Runner Up: Meredith Swartzendruber, BG Bill Spruance Chapter Delaware 2016 National AFA Aerospace Teacher of the Year- Second Runner Up: Cecelia Ann Carroll, BG Harrison R Thyng, NH AFA Teacher of the Year Program had 72 Chapter TOYs recognized this year to date. Rolls-Royce and AFA have signed an MOU for Rolls-Royce sponsorship of the AFA National Teacher of the Year Program

Major Aerospace Education Activities Major Topics (Con’t) Aerospace Connections in Education (ACE) Program, had a great first year 28 AFA Chapters have sponsored 335 classrooms, surpassing 2016 goal of 250, with 10,480 ACE Program T-shirts Thanks, AFA, for our special ACE shirts!

Air-Minded Strategies Education Initiative Objective: To understand the many different ways the U.S. military and the US Air Force in particular, provide value to the nation, its political leaders, and military commanders The first public symposium, Senior Surprise/Secret Squirrel, was held in Shreveport, Louisiana, in January by the ARK-LA-TEX Chapter and AFGSC—very successfully. A blueprint for other chapters. Hi-lighted in September AF Magazine article Bob Elder will moderate a “Winning AF Strategies” panel of three nationally recognized Historians at the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference, Tuesday, 1410-1455

Arnold Air Society and S Silver Wings Currently our strongest source of young college age members We have approximately 3,000 student AFA members, AAS Commander and SW President will brief Sunday afternoon The AEC has published the fall ARCON schedule in August Newsline, also passed to Field Council AAS/SW alumni in each of our Emerging Leaders Program, 3 of 7 this year Reaching out to AAS/SW alumni in AFA, slide for 70th National Conclave in Orlando, Florida being displayed Future AFA leader, AFA should be AAS/SW Alumni Association as well

AFA’s Aerospace Education Activities AFA’s Aerospace Education Programs have a breadth and depth that significantly supports/forwards our AFA Mission. Funding challenges are reducing outreach/support. These programs are the foundation of our chapters outreach programs. Scholarships, both endowed and AFA funded: to AF spouses; Dependents; AFROTC, Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings Cadets Education/Support Grants: to AF Enlisted (Pitsenbarger); Educator Grants; CAP/AFJROTC Instructor Grants; AFA Chapter Matching Grants. STEM Education: Outreach Programs: CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program; StellarXplorers National High School Space Competition; CAP/AFA K-12 Aerospace Education Programs Recognition: Outstanding Educators, AFA Contributors, Industry Education Efforts, Young people: Teacher of the Year Program; Distinguished Sustained Aerospace Education Award; Chairman’s Award for Aerospace Education Achievement; CAP, AFJROTC, AFROTC Outstanding Cadet Awards—every unit

Concern– AEC Initiative AFA Financial Challenges have/will further reduce funding for all AFA Programs, to include Aerospace Education—reduces AFA Education Support and STEM outreach. Rolls-Royce sponsorship of the AFA National Teacher of the Year Program demonstrates attractiveness for like type AFA Education funding. AFA/AEC plans to develop a sponsorship package to attract/develop similar type of external funding support We need your help in identifying and providing introductions to potential sponsors