Ohio Memorial Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Foundation -fbo The Buckeye Tigers, A.C.E. (Aerospace Career E

Name of Your Sponsor
Capt. Mitchell (USAF Ret.), CW4 Harris (Ret.) & S.F.Payne, Sr.

Name of Your Nonprofit
Ohio Memorial Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Foundation -fbo The Buckeye Tigers, A.C.E. (Aerospace Career Education)

Tell us about your organization and why people should vote for you
As the Ohio Memorial Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Foundation - we focus on honoring the accomplishments and perpetuating the history of African Americans who participated in air crew, ground crew and operations support training in the Army Air Corps during WWII.

The Buckeye Tigers A.C.E. (Aerospace Career Education) is a youth aviation program focused on exposing young adults in middle and high school to various aviation career fields in the Columbus and greater Central Ohio region. Started in 2008 by a group of aviation professionals and community volunteers, this summer program visits aviation related venues and organizations that are involved in airline operations, corporate and general aviation, and military aviation. Our students are exposed to career fields such as pilots, air traffic controllers, aircraft mechanics, airport administration, aerospace engineers, military operations, and flight simulation to name a few. Our young adults also experience actual flight in a real single engine airplane as the culminating event of the program.