Aero Club of Southern California Receives $100,000 Endowment from Longtime Aero Club Supporter Marsha Toy.Business Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2001 The Aero Club of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, (ACSC ACSC Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA) ACSC Australian Computer Science Conference ACSC Air Command & Staff College ACSC Association of Carolina Shag Clubs ACSC Area of Critical State Concern (Florida) ) received its largest endowment ever from Marsha Toy, founder and president of Academy Pacific Travel College. The Marsha Toy Scholarship fund -- to be administered by the Aero Club -- was established with a $100,000 endowment from Ms. Toy. The $100,000 check was presented today to Aero Club President, Agnes Huff huff - To compress data using a Huffman code. Various programs that use such methods have been called "HUFF" or some variant thereof. Opposite: puff. Compare crunch, compress. , PhD, at an Aero Club of Southern California luncheon program at the Proud Bird Restaurant. In presenting the endowment, Ms. Toy said, "I want to help the young people of tomorrow. I'm confident the Aero Club will ensure that recipients of Marsha Toy Scholarships will move toward becoming the aviation, travel and aerospace leaders of tomorrow," added Ms. Toy, a longtime Aero Club supporter, board member, and current Director Emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. . Requirements for the endowment state that the scholarships are to be awarded to junior and senior high school students who might otherwise not pursue post-secondary education. One criterion for the scholarships is that they be "awarded without regard to race, gender, ethnic background or local residence." Through her endowment, Ms. Toy, a longtime education advocate, will provide students with a competitive edge in education they wouldn't otherwise have. Two $2,500 scholarships will be awarded annually with monies derived from income on the Fund's principal. The distinction between the Toy scholarships and the nearly 20-year-old ACSC scholarships is that the Club's current scholarships are awarded to students who have already committed to advanced education at aviation/aerospace-related schools, while the Marsha Toy Scholarships will benefit high school students who are now in the process of making career decisions. A former TWA TWA Time-weighted average, see there flight attendant, Ms. Toy established Academy Pacific in 1948 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
(2) (Compatible Communications A ) recently honored Ms. Toy with the Pioneer Award during its annual meeting in Chicago. The award honors an individual whose life has been devoted to the advancement of educating young men and women, preparing them for lifelong careers. The Aero Club of Southern California owned the famed Howard Hughes Flying Boat (Spruce Goose) for two decades before transferring it to the AirVenture Museum in McMinnville, Oregon McMinnville is the county seat and largest city of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, it was named by its founder, William T. Newby, an early immigrant on the Oregon Trail, for his hometown of McMinnville, Tennessee. . Note to Editors: Photos available upon request. |
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