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Amelia Earhart Fellowship Program 80 Years and Counting January 2019

The Amelia Earhart Fellowship Program, established by Zonta International, honors the legacy of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart by providing scholarships for women graduate students in aeronautical engineering. This program aims to improve the status of women in the field and inspire them to pursue non-traditional roles. Over 80 years and counting, the Fellowship has supported countless women in their pursuit of education and careers in aerospace engineering.

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Amelia Earhart Fellowship Program 80 Years and Counting January 2019

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  1. Amelia Earhart Fellowship Program80 Years and CountingJanuary 2019

  2. Amelia Earhart – Early Years • Started in a “socially acceptable” female role as a nurse’s aide • Enrolled in pre-med program at Columbia University • But, in 1920 she had a plane ride and instantly decided to be a pilot

  3. Amelia’s Accomplishments • Set new altitude record for women by flying to 14,000 feet - 1922 • First woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic - 1928 • Set new altitude record by flying an autogiro to 18,415 feet – 1931 • First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic - 1932 • First woman to fly solo transcontinental - 1932 • First woman to fly from Hawaii to the mainland - 1935 • Attempted record to circumnavigate the world when she disappeared - 1937

  4. Amelia’s Fame Belgian King and Queen President Hoover Eleanor Roosevelt

  5. Amelia Earhart’s Influence • Advocated for improving the status of women • Inspired women to pursue non-traditional roles • Counseled women in their careers as Purdue visiting faculty member

  6. Why An Amelia Earhart Fellowship? Zonta International wanted to honor the memory of Amelia, an internationally known and respected member of Zonta, with a scholarship for women graduate students in aeronautical engineering.

  7. Scholarship Announcement1938 • Radio broadcast on Zonta’s 19th birthday announcing Zonta’s memorial to Amelia Earhart • Featured nationally on NBC’s “Let’s Talk it Over” program • Canadian Broadcasting Company offered the program over 36 outlets • Hawaii and Europe listened by short wave radio

  8. First AE Fellow - 1940 • Rose Elizabeth Lunn - doctoral student in aeronautical engineering at MIT • Accomplishments • 1941 head of Vibration and Flutter Department at Curtiss Wright Corp • 1942 head of Vibration and Flutter Group at North American Aviation • Started and managed her own vibration laboratory and an analog computer facility

  9. AE Fellow – 1943 • Gertrude Hill Fila (1943 & 1953) • Graduate study at Caltech received M.S. from Oklahoma A&M • 1952 second women in Oklahoma to be licensed as an engineer • 1950-1953 only female instructor and research engineer at Oklahoma Institute of Technology

  10. Early Years of the Fellowship • In 1941, the Amelia Earhart Scholarship became an official International Service Project • Between 1940 and 1957, only 19 applicants qualified for the Amelia Earhart Fellowship • First award to non-US citizen - 1951 • First award for study outside the US - 1957 • Aeronautical Engineering definition broadens - 1959

  11. AE Fellows and Status of Women • Today’s AE Fellows are following in Amelia’s footsteps • Breaking down image barriers • Advancing the Status of Women • AE Fellows are mentors and role models, improving the prospects for women in the future • Zonta is enabling women to move into positions of influence in universities, industry and government

  12. Women in Aerospace Today • In the U.S., women represent 11.5% of the workforce in aerospace engineering fields • Women make up about 15% of aerospace engineering students • Women still have a long way to go

  13. AE FellowshipZonta International’s Longest Running Service Project To date, Zonta has: Enabled 1,144 women from 73 countries Funded 1,573 Fellowships Awarded over $10 Million US

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