Thomas Hudner Scholarship of Honor
As a fighter pilot in the Korean War, Thomas Hudner routinely completed his missions by air. But in a dramatic rescue attempt of a fellow pilot, Hudner executed a wheels-up landing in enemy territory and found himself battling the elements on the ground. The snow and cold of December 1950 in North Korea found Hudner thinking not of himself or the enemy, but of one fellow Navy pilot, Ensign Jesse Brown, the Navy’s first African American aviator.
President Truman awarded Thomas Hudner the Congressional Medal of Honor on April 13, 1951 for his courageous actions. He now resides with wife, Georgia, in Boston, MA.
Recipients
2011
Margaret Viola graduated from the University of Chicago in 2010 with a BA in Physics and is currently working as a science teach in Somaliland, East Africa. She is participating in Flight Lessons to obtain her private pilot's license. Margaret is pictured here with Doug and Renee LaViolette, her brother Adam and parents, Laurie and Joel.
2010
Shelly Schaub is attending the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. She is studying Elementary Education.
2009
Irene Trujillo plans to teach abroad after graduation from the University of New Mexico.
2008
Wesley Rhett Kicklighter is persuing a career in Aeronautical Engineering. Pictured here with his mom, Joellen and Doug and Renee LaViolette.
2007
Kris Aspenson II entered the field of Aviation. He is pictured with Doug and Renee LaViolette.
2006
Heidi Kline is persuing a career in Commericial Aviation. She is pictured here with Medal of Honor Recipient, Leo Thorsness.
2005
2004
Jason Jarvi received the first Thomas Hudner Scholarship of Honor and entered the Aerospace Program
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Contributors
Endowment Sponsor
The Brian LaViolette Foundation