AIAA Foundation to Establish the Neil A. Armstrong Scholarship Endowment Fund

Fund Established at the Request of the Armstrong Family, Honors First Person to Walk on the Moon

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation (AIAA Foundation), at the request of the family of Neil A. Armstrong, who was the first person to set foot on the Moon, and an AIAA Honorary Fellow, has established the Neil A. Armstrong Scholarship Endowment Fund.

“We are honored to have been selected by the Armstrong family as one of three recipients of gifts made in memory of Neil Armstrong”

“We are honored to have been selected by the Armstrong family as one of three recipients of gifts made in memory of Neil Armstrong,” said Robert S. Dickman, executive director of AIAA. “Donations will fund the Neil A. Armstrong Scholarship Endowment Fund, to help ensure that the students of today have the opportunity to pursue the education that will be necessary for them to follow in Neil’s footsteps as the aerospace leaders of tomorrow.”

To make your memorial gift to the Neil A. Armstrong Scholarship Endowment Fund, please visit www.aiaa.org or call 703.264.7518.

The AIAA Foundation seeks to “make it exciting, make it empowering, and make it fun.” That simple, compelling philosophy drives the Foundation’s commitment to math, science, and technology education. The AIAA Foundation offers a wealth of resources to support educators from K–12 through university: scholarships, classroom grants, design competitions, and student conferences, improving scientific literacy and advancing the arts and sciences of aerospace. For more information on the AIAA Foundation and its programs for students, teachers, and professionals, please visit www.aiaafoundation.org.

AIAA is the world’s largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession. With more than 35,000 individual members worldwide, and nearly 100 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit www.aiaa.org.

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