M A R C H / A P R I L 2 0 1 6 Aviation forWomen 9
LAST
FRONTIER
CHAPTER
STARS
OF
THE
NORTH
CHAPTER
NIGERIA
CHAPTER
STARS OF THE NORTH CHAPTER
The M i n neapol is-a rea Sta rs of t he
North Chapter and Minnesota State
University Northern Lights Chapter
teamed up for a tremendously success-
ful outreach event at Feed My Starving
Children in January. ✈
NIGERIA CHAPTER
The WAI Nigeria Chapter held a conference in November for all women in Lagos and other
states. The conference included a tour of the Murtala Mohammed Airport facilities, seminars,
workshops, and guest speakers. Awards were also presented for outstanding female aviation
mechanic, outstanding female airport managers, outstanding female airline mangers, and out-
standing female aviation CEO, and Apple iPads were awarded to our mentees who performed
exceptionally well during Girls in Aviation Day. ✈
LAST FRONTIER
CHAPTER
Anchorage, Alaska's Last
Frontier Chapter teamed
up w it h t he A laska Gi rl
Scouts, PenAir, and several
other sponsors in Novem-
ber 2015 to put on an excit-
ing introduction to aviation
event for young girls at the
PenAir hangar at Anchor-
age International Airport.
Nearly 100 Girl Scouts
from Anchorage and the
surrounding area came to
learn about careers in aviation, airplanes, and a variety of opportunities available to
them. There were several stations, including meteorology, aerodynamics, aviation
careers, a static airplane display, and a simulator to try a takeoff and climbout. ✈
Jennifer Paniati coaches a
Girl Scout through her frst
takeoff in a Cessna 172.