EAA 80 is pleased to announce that it will be administering the 2025 edition of the Rex Ekwall Foundation Scholarship. Rex was a lifelong Nebraska resident who passed away in the Fall of 2022. He owned Rite Way Oil & Gas Company and was a lifelong aviation enthusiast and philanthropist. The Rex Ekwall Memorial Scholarship is a highly competitive scholarship that allows the recipient one year and $12,000 to complete their Private Pilot’s License.
EAA 80 will utilize the same rules and application processes that it uses for the Ray Scholarship. It will also conduct Rex Ekwall interviews at the same time as the Ray Scholar applicants. EAA 80’s Graduated Rex Ekwall Scholar: Josh Hyrnkow (2024).