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Aviation Student Earns Top National Scholarship

Scholarship recipient Madchen (Maddy) Petry stands next to a plane at Advanced Air at the Council Bluffs Airport.

Scholarship recipient Madchen (Maddy) Petry stands next to a plane at Advanced Air at the Council Bluffs Airport.

Maddy Petry, a University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) aviation student, recently earned a top national scholarship provided by Alpha Eta Rho (AHP) International and sponsored by Mesa Airlines.

Annually, the National AHP Office awards scholarships to outstanding members that show leadership, academic achievement and professionalism in aviation. The top two scholarship winners are awarded $2,000 each sponsored by Mesa Airlines. Petry was one of the two 2018 Mesa Airlines Scholarship winners.

Petry is currently the Upsilon Nu Omicron Chapter President and is majoring in Professional Flight. She works two jobs and is active in volunteering. She is currently working on achieving her Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) rating.

Alpha Eta Rho, International Aviation Fraternity, is a professional collegiate fraternity founded in 1929 to bring together students having a common interest in the field of aviation. AHP is the oldest aviation organization on college campuses today. Currently, AHP has over 35,000 alumni and over 2,000 active members in 45+ chapters on college campuses.

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