Aero Club members attending the Nov. 16 general meeting re-elected five members of the Board of Directors to new, three-year terms.  They are Charles May, Jack Norris, Jim Ragsdale, Gil Speed and Bill Withycombe.  Nine other current Board members are serving terms that continue through 2011.

A slate of four officers was elected by the Board to serve during 2011.  They are Nissen Davis, president; Jim Ragsdale, vice president; Alan Wayne, secretary, and Art McAlister Jr., treasurer.

At the dinner meeting held at the Flight Path Learning Center at LAX, the Club’s annual scholarships were presented to five Southern California students working toward careers in aviation.  Selected by the ACSC Scholarship Committee from a list of well qualified applicants, the students include Brian Bathke, Boeing-sponsored grant of $2,500; Trisha Cummings, $5,000 Bill Schoneberger Scholarship; Chris Francis, $5,000 Jack Real Scholarship; Leandra Lee, $2,500 Marsha Toy Scholarship, and Karl Pruhsmeier, $2,500 Marsha Toy Scholarship.

Scholarship chairman John Durant congratulates student winners (from left) Trisha Cummings, Leandra Lee and Brian Bathke.

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Also at the meeting was National Aeronautic Association President Jonathan Gaffney, who presented official NAA record certificates to six Southern California aviators who have set speed or distance records this year.  They are Carl Nurmi, Brent McNevin and Charles Reid, transcontinental speed record in a Robinson helicopter; John Parker, speed record in a Thunder Mustang; James Dexter, distance record in a Zeppelin, and Arnold Ebneter, distance record in a homebuilt E-1 aircraft.

NAA President Jonathan Gaffney (center) presents flight record certificates to (from left) Travis Reid, James Dexter, Arnold Ebneter and Carl Nurmi.