Dr. Lewis A. Jackson
Scholarship Fund Dinner
Great Hall of the David H. Ponitz Sinclair Center
Building 12, 444 W. Third Street
Dayton, Ohio
February 9, 2007
66th
Army Air Forces Flight Training Detachment
Moton Field
Tuskegee, Alabama
(World War II)
| The late Dr. Lewis A Jackson,
famed Xenia, Ohio aviator, educator and entrepreneur was honored with the
establishment of a Sinclair Community College scholarship in his name
targeting black students pursuing careers in aviation. Keynote speaker was Chauncey E. Spencer, II, Detroit, Michigan, the son of Chauncey E. Spencer, the famed American pilot and aviation advocate, who along with fellow pilot Dale L. White, in 1939 helped influence then United States Senator Harry S. Truman to fight for the appropriation of funds for the establishment of Civilian Pilot Training (CPT) programs at Black institutions of higher learning.
Give Online at:
https://www.sinclair.edu/aldo/donors/give/donation/index.cfm Designate for the Dr. Lewis A. Jackson Fund Or, call the Sinclair Foundation (937) 512-2510 for assistance in making your gift.
The Sinclair Foundation The Sinclair Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Sinclair Foundation Tax I.D. 23-7032312 |
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