Aviation for Women - September/October 2010

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Terry Carbonell (WAI #20641) was part of
the team Wild Mama, who, with team-
mates Laura Ying Gao (WAI #44478) and
ellen Herr (WAI #16784), won the Air
Race Classic 2010 competition. Her man-
tra for life is “Never let fear, alone, stop
you.” Carbonell started flying at the ripe
old age of 44 at the request of her hus-
band, a private pilot who passed away
in 2008 from Alzheimer’s Disease. Four
years after beginning her flight training
she has logged more than 1400 hours,
earning an instrument rating, a com-
mercial rating, tailwheel endorsement, a
seaplane rating, ground instructor certif-
icate and CFI certificate. This was Car-
bonell’s fourth Air Race Classic.
WAI Members win Air race Classic
CAreers
National Intercollegiate Flying Associ-
ation scholarship winner Jennifer Alicz
(WAI #41413) earned the Women’s
Achievement Award, sponsored by The
Ninety-Nines. The prestigious award
recognizes the recipient’s academic ac-
complishments, aviation involvement
and community service. Alicz is a mem-
ber of Chicago’s Leading Edge Chapter,
recent graduate of Lewis University and
past president of Lewis University Wom-
en in Aviation Chapter. Her teammates
on the Lewis University flight team at
the National Intercollegiate Flying As-
sociation National SAFECON in Terre
Haute were: Nicole Mott (WAI #44422),
Coach Tiffany Bilski (WAI #32707), Coach
Megan Montgomery (WAI #3052). Chicago
WAI Chapter President and NIFA Judge
Dolores Pavletic (WAI #40898) was also
there. Lewis University placed eighth in
the 2010 National Competition.

nied three WWII Veterans as a guardian
on the Lone Star Honor Flight #4 from
Houston to Washington, D.C., to see the
W WII Memorial dedicated to them. Mov-
ing 100 veterans involved a herculean ef-
fort by at least 80 guardians and organiz-
ers, and a voluntary flight crew of a B-757.
Dr. Barbara Lee Harper, (WAI #7588) of
Tuscon, Arizona, was among the new
members of the Arizona Aviation Hall of
Fame, located inside the Dorothy Finley
Space Gallery at the Pima Air & Space
Museum. Harper came to Arizona in the
early 1970s, has been a member of the
Civil Air Patrol since 1971 and served
as the Chief Pilot for the
Davis-Monthan AFB
Aero Club from 1975 to
1984. From 1989 until
she retired in 1998, she
was a pilot for Continen-
tal Airlines. Harper did
aerial survey work for
organizations studying
archeological sites. This
interest led to her earn-
ing a B.S. in Anthropol-
ogy from the University of Arizona. She
also received Master’s and Doctoral de-
grees from the University of Phoenix in
Organizational Management. Harper
has worked extensively with both the
FAA and pilot’s organizations to im-
prove aviation communications and en-
hance flight safety.
steve Hofmann (WAI #27505) com-
pleted the Cirrus Standardized In-
structor Pilot course.

Yankee Air Museum
Lewis University Flight Team at NIFA

A dedication ceremony for “The
Yankee Air Museum–Dave and Andrea
Robertson Education Center” took place
at Willow Run Airport in Belleville,
Michigan. Education Coordinator rachel
Krumwiede (WAI #42721) will oversee
Simulator Saturdays, Aviation Camps,
and Educational Field Trip Visits.
Monica Leone (WAI #42649) appeared
on Air Power Radio. Hosted by Jeremy
Nelles and smoky Young, the Air Power
Radio podcast features guests from all
areas of aviation. Leone discussed a va-
riety of topics including WAI member
benefits, scholarships, the Girl Guide
Teresa Camp (WAI #6879) and Bev Cleair
(WAI #45758) participated in the Air Race
Classic raising money for Wings of Hope.
eve Cascella (WAI #29490) earned her
commercial rating.
Mer wyn Croston (WAI #17801) is work-
ing on his instrument rating.
Vickie Croston (WAI #14291) accompa-

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