1. The Spaatz Association …Leading the Legacy Into the 21st Century Col Richard L. Anderson TSA National President 27 August 2003

2. The Spaatz Association (TSA) What We’ll Talk About  Mission  Heritage  Membership  ALS Grants

3. The Mission of TSA  Memorialize General Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz  Preserve the high standards of the Spaatz Award  Instill in America’s youth a devotion to integrity, leadership, professionalism, and public service  Harness the collective contributions of past Spaatz Award recipients to make today’s cadet program the finest youth program in America  Provide a fraternal organization for Spaatz Award recipients

4. Our heritage…. General Carl A. Spaatz  First among the giants of American airpower  First USAF Chief of Staff  First Chairman of the CAP National Board  …and namesake of CAP’s highest cadet program award

5. General Carl A. Spaatz Award...earned by <1% of all CAP cadets after successful completion of all Cadet Program achievements...earned by <1% of all CAP cadets after successful completion of all Cadet Program achievements (1500 cadets since 1964, and all are members of TSA) (1500 cadets since 1964, and all are members of TSA)

6. The Spaatz Association Aerospace Leadership Scholarship (ALS) Investing in tomorrow's leaders…today Investing in tomorrow's leaders…today

7. The Spaatz Association Aerospace Leadership Scholarship (ALS)  Our flagship program  Promotes enduring Aerospace Leadership through continued general aviation flight instruction  An annual $2,500 scholarship to bridge the gap between a cadet’s first solo and the FAA private pilot certificate

8. The Spaatz Association Aerospace Leadership Scholarship (ALS)  Eligibility:  Be a CAP cadet in good standing  Earned the Gen Billy Mitchell Award  Earned solo badge in powered aircraft  Maintain 3.0 GPA  Not selected for a similar grant  Application: Visit our Web Site: www.spaatz.org Visit our Web Site: www.spaatz.org

9. The Spaatz Association ALS Honor Roll Year Name Unit 1997C/Lt Col Nathan ColeNH Wing 1998C/FO Tonya BlodgettTX Wing 1999C/Lt Col Ryan WallaceND Wing 2000C/ColMelissa BlandCO Wing 2001C/Capt Carolyn PackUT Wing C/Capt Crystal ReedWA Wing C/Capt Travis R. AhrensDE Wing 2002C/Lt Col Joshua D. HallPA Wing C/Lt Col Robert G. Lowery IIIMO Wing C/2d Lt Brandon D. HarmonSC Wing

10. The Spaatz Association This Year’s Recipients Year Name Unit 2003Cadet Emily HudsonMD Wing Cadet Keelan DiehlMN Wing Cadet Jeremy LamonteTX Wing

11. The Spaatz Association …Leading the Legacy Into the 21st Century Congratulations to Cadets Hudson, Diehl, and Lamonte