Tom Hendershot, Executive Director of AMTSociety, Unanimously Elected to Board of Northrup

Tom Hendershot, AMTSociety Executive Director, was recently unanimously elected to the board of the Northrop Rice Foundation. The Northrop Rice Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, was established in 1994.

The mission of the Foundation is to promote the advancement of the aviation technician and to help young people in or entering the aviation industry. The Foundation administers numerous scholarships and awards programs that provide assistance and awards to aviation maintenance training schools, instructors and students.

Among programs that the foundation administers is AMTSociety’s scholarship program which includes the $1000 William F. O’Brien Scholarship and the $1500 Charles E. Taylor Scholarship. The assistance is in the form of aviation tools and books for students; upgraded training scholarships and financial assistance for instructors; and the acquisition of training equipment for the schools. Scholarship programs also provide assistance for recently discharged veterans from the aviation branches of the U.S. Armed Forces who are preparing to take the FAA examinations for certification as airframe and power plant technicians.

The Foundation also administers programs that help schools acquire donated materials and equipment, aircraft parts and airplanes. The Foundation is a staunch supporter of the schools of the Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC). It has also received much support from the members of the aviation industry that have provided training opportunities for instructors so that they can better teach the students who are preparing for certification by the FAA.

Also, the Foundation sponsors the James Reardon Student of the Year Award that is presented to one student each year selected from those nominated by the schools of ATEC. The student is honored at the ATEC annual conference for outstanding academic achievements and participation in community projects. For additional information about the Northrup Rice Foundation, visit www.northropricefoundation.org.