Building a Strong Foundation Tracing the impact of the ISTAT Foundation Scholarship and witnessing how it strengthens our industry Intro by Roland Moore, Co-Chair, ISTAT Scholarship Committee F or those of you who attended the ISTAT Annual Conference in Orlando this year, I think you will agree that the group of ISTAT scholarship recipients were among the best ever. And what was so incredible was the amount of money raised before and during the gala dinner for future ISTAT scholars and our other wonderful grant and internship programs. We raised more than $1 million! Foundation Chairman Steve Rimmer was brilliant in ferreting out those with the deepest pockets. Our heartfelt thanks go to the hardworking trustees of the ISTAT Foundation and the ISTAT Board of Directors who feel so strongly, as I do, that we really owe it to ourselves to give back to the next generation of aviation leaders in our industry. This year we exceeded any previous year with respect to the numbers of scholarship applicants and the amount of geographic diversity. A strong emphasis was placed in recruiting applicants from countries around the world. The number of international students more than doubled from previous years. 10 The official publication of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading T