$2,000 Darlene Kelly Scholarship Winner Announced

Alexandra Nye has been selected as the 2009 winner of the San Diego 99s Darlene Kelly Scholarshipp for advanced training. Allie currently works for an FBO at Montgomery Field as a dispatcher. She began flying at age 15 with Quantico Marine Corps Flying Club in Quantico, Virginia and soloed in in 2005 at 16. She received a scholarship to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she earned her Private Pilot certificate at 17 and was the youngest member of their Precision Flying Team. She finished her instrument rating in 2008 and is currently working on her Commercial Pilot certificate with the help of this scholarship.