FedEx Partnership with Embry-Riddle

ERAU students working on a jet engine

FedEx and Embry‑Riddle: Ensuring Excellence in Aviation Maintenance

The aviation industry is facing a widely anticipated shortage of aircraft maintenance technicians (AMTs). To contend with the potentially severe effects on the airline industry, FedEx is supporting Embry‑Riddle students in their pursuit of Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) certifications, through the Purple Runway Aviation Scholarship.

The scholarship aligns with an important need to prepare future generations of AMTs and instructors for the workforce. An important component of this effort is ensuring that the aviation industry has a talented and diverse workforce that reflects Embry‑Riddle's and FedEx's worldwide reach.

Current FedEx Scholars

This year's FedEx scholarship recipients are listed below.

Dominic, with curly hair, a patterned shirt and vest, and a bow tie, poses in front of a fireplace mantel decorated with holiday stockings.
Dominic Gallegos
Gretchen, with long red hair and wearing a sleeveless top, smiles confidently.
Gretchen Pals
Young person looks ahead seriously, holding up a cell phone, wearing a jacket and tie.
Hunter Porter
Jonathan wears a white button down shirt and light blue tie, smiling, arms folded.
Jonathan Hill
Renso wears a dark blue t-shirt and smiles confidently into the camera, standing in front of an airplane. He has medium skin tone.
Renso Fernandez
Shelby, with light skin tone, in a grey button down shirt, stands in front of an engine turbine fan.
Shelby Quillinan
Dimitry Madsen in Air Force ROTC Uniform
Dimitry Madsen
Conor, with light skin tone, looks calmly at the camera, standing centered in front of palm-tree lined Legacy Walk.
Conor Blair

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