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City Council Agenda Request
March 21, 2023


AGENDA REQUEST NO: 

AGENDA OF: City Council Meeting

INITIATED BY: Natalie Serrano, City Council Liaison/Interim City Secretary

PRESENTED BY: Mayor Joe Zimmerman

RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: City Council Office

AGENDA CAPTION:

REVA JOGDAND

2023 COMMANDER OF NAVAL AIR FORCES

PRIVATE PILOT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recognize Reva Jogdand for being selected to attend the 2023 Commander of Naval Air Forces Navy and Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corpos (JROTC) Flight Academy. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Reva Jogdand, a Junior at Austin High School, has recently been awarded a $24,000 scholarship to receive her FAA Private Pilot License this summer through the 2023 CNAF Private Pilot Scholarship Program.

Reva was 1 of 26 students selected nationwide from over 400 applicants. She was evaluated on her grades, leadership roles in school, community service and a 400-word essay, in addition to completing and passing the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Qualifying test and other exams that measured their knowledge in all aspects of aviation.

Reva is the second student from Fort Bend ISD to be chosen to attend the Flight Academy.

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