Support the Costas Sivyllis Endowed Memorial Scholarship

The Costas Sivyllis Endowed Memorial Scholarship was established to honor one of our most inspirational Eagles. Costas Sivyllis, a United Airlines first officer, was just 30 years old when he and his wife Lindsey Vogelaar, who was a United flight attendant, were tragically killed Oct. 5, 2020, in a plane crash east of Telluride, Colorado. The couple, who lived in Port Orange, Florida, had married Oct. 1, 2020, in Telluride and were returning home.

Supporting the next generation of aspiring pilots, the Costas Sivyllis Memorial Scholarship funds flight training costs for students in the Aeronautical Science program at the Daytona Beach Campus. More than 330 individual donors have contributed to the fund to date.

Costas achieved so much by age 30. After graduation, he remained a frequent visitor to Embry-Riddle and a mentor to future pilots, inspiring them with his positivity and passion for aviation. He was chairman of the National Education Committee for ALPA and served on the Industry Advisory Board for the College of Aviation at the Daytona Beach Campus. He was also an advocate for Embry-Riddle through his work with the ALPA ACE campus club and United Aviate, United Airlines’ pilot development program.

Your contributions to this fund will honor Costas’ service to the people of aviation and ensure that generations of aspiring pilots will realize their dreams of flight.