AMSAT Student Members Win QCWA Scholarships
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The Quarter Century Wireless Association has announced AMSAT student
members Ruth Willet, KM4LAO and Grace Papay, K8LG as two of its 2024-25 Scholarship winners.
*Ruth Willet, KM4LAO*
Ruth was first licensed in 2015 and passed her Extra in May 2016. She was
the first Carole Perry Young Professional Award winner in 2023 and named
the ARRL Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award recipient in 2018.
Ruth is heavily involved in the Youth On The Air initiative in the
Americas. She is Assistant Director, Satellite workshop leader, and a
member of the "Youth Planning Committee." She attended the first every YOTA Camp in Region 2 in 2021, both learning as a camper and teaching as the satellite workshop leader. During that camp, she served as the “YOTA Host” for the first scheduled contact with an astronaut through the ARISS program.
She is a member of the ARRL, the Gwinnett Amateur Radio Society, the North Fulton Amateur Radio League, the Genesee County Radio Club, the Amateur
Radio Club of Columbia County, the Young Ladies Radio League, the Young
Amateur Communications Ham Team, AMSAT, CWOps, and the Straight Key Century Club.
Ruth attended Kettering University in Michigan and graduated with a double major in Engineering Physics and Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Acoustics. She is currently a graduate student at Penn State University pursuing a Master of Science in Acoustics.
*Grace Papay, K8LG*
Grace is a 3rd generation 19-year-old amateur radio operator from Holland, Michigan. Grace was licensed in 2021 and holds an Amateur Extra class
license. She enjoys communicating via amateur satellites and has so far achieved via satellite DXCC, VUCC, WAS, and WAZ. She is actively working towards the AMSAT GridMaster Award.
Grace has participated in many contests both as a Single Op, Multioperator,
and Multi-Multi. Grace has participated in many major contests
including WAE, Sweepstakes, and several CQ WW contests. She was a member of
the 2023 K3LR CQWW Phone team and the 2024 J62K CQ WW WPX Phone team.
Grace is a member of the ARRL, AMSAT, Holland Amateur Radio Club, Young Amateurs Communications Ham Team, the West Chester Amateur Radio
Association, Northwest Ohio VHF Amateur Radio Society, and Dayton Amateur
Radio Association.
Grace is attending Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio where she is studying electrical engineering.
*[ANS thanks QCWA and the winners for the above information]*
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