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HUBERT L. “HOOKS” JONES CHAPTER
1ST
ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN AVIATION
Luncheon/Celebration/Raffle
TO COMMEMORATE
BESSIE ‘QUEEN’ BESS COLEMAN
FIRST
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PILOT
Saturday,April
10, 2010 11:00am
RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL
1881 CURTIS STREET
DOWNTOWN DENVER
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
THELMA RUDD,
PRESIDENT
BESSIE COLEMAN
FOUNDATION
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Ms Rudd, an
Enroute Field Automation Support Specialist at the Memphis Air
Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) validates accurate,
updated automated information for Memphis Controllers. She is
the current President and founding member of the Bessie Coleman
Foundation. In 1993 Ms. Rudd launched the "Fly-Sister-Fly"
forum where African American female aviators are highlighted and
their achievements documented. Like Bessie Coleman and inspired
by both her grandmother and her mother, Ms. Rudd's life mission
is ensuring that children and young adults are exposed to the
multitude of opportunities available in aviation related
industries. For additional information on the Bessie Coleman
Foundation:www.searethelegacy.com. |
B/G STAYCE D. HARRIS
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Brig. Gen. Stayce D. Harris is the Mobilization Reserve
Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Africa Command based in the
Command's liaison office in the Pentagon, Washington, DC. She
provides policy representation on behalf of the command and
Joint Chiefs of Staff(JCS) and contributes to the development of
U.S. international policy in the formulation of international
military plans and policies of U.S. Africa Command's positions
and policies on all issues related to the African continent, in
response to Secretary of Defense and JCS taskings.
EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and systems
engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1985 Master of Aviation Management degree, Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University
1988 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1996 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2000 Air War College, by correspondence
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,500 hours
Aircraft flown: KC-135R, C-141B/C T-38 and T-37
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CELEBRATION OF OUTSTANDING COLORADO WOMEN IN AVIATION
RAFFLE
BESSIE COLEMAN COMMEMORATIVE QUILT
Created by Rocky
Mountain Washonaji Quilt Guild
Autographed by
Original Tuskegee Airmen
Come with me on this
journey as we explore the history of quilts and the lives of the
women who made them. Judy Anne
Witness, firsthand, results of the intricate patchwork design
constructed by a group of women determined to perpetuate quilt
making as an art form; an art form dedicated to celebrating the life
and legacy of the heroes and sheroes of our culture......past,
present and future...
There have been women trailblazers throughout American History women
have had a profound impact on the intellectual, social, and
political development of our society, but many of their
contributions have gone unnoticed. (excerpt from Her Story-a
timeline of the women who changed America)....the journey
continues...
as the women commemorate the legacy of our nation's very first
licensed African-American Pilot..
and, nine (9) Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen representing the
Tuskegee Airmen Inc.,
Hubert L. "Hooks" Jones Chapter,
and its legacy.....
And now, ladies and gents......onward toward The Legend....
As Keepers of the Culture proudly present The Bessie Coleman
Commemorative Quilt to Tuskegee Airmen
With Love...
This Quilt as well as a 2nd prize will be Raffled at the Luncheon.
Historical Souvenir Journal
Luncheon-$75.00 per person
Quilt Raffle Tickets $3.00 each
For additional
information:
Excellenceinaviation@comcast.net
(303)795-6836
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