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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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!

5. 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,

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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