Southwest Champions Education by Awarding Scholarships
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Southwest Airlines awarded a total of $110,000 to 17 students through the Southwest Airlines Scholarship Program. This program continues the carrier's focus on providing more equitable education opportunities to college-bound students while promoting diverse academic pathways, and ultimately inspiring future generations to pursue careers within the airline industry.
The scholarship program supports Southwest's continued commitment to its Diversity and Inclusion goals aimed at promoting an equitable and inclusive talent pipeline and workforce. Students could apply for one of the two scholarships in the spring of 2021: the Hebert D. Kelleher and Rollin W. King Scholarship and the Southwest Airlines Scholarship.
The Hebert D. Kelleher and Rollin W. King Scholarship is an internal scholarship honoring Southwest's Founder and its namesake by providing financial assistance to Southwest Employee dependents.
The Southwest Airlines Scholarship is a new community-centric scholarship underscoring the airline's commitment to building a diverse talent pipeline and highlighting the importance of equity and inclusion for future generations.
Herbert D. Kelleher and Rollin W. King Scholarship winners include: Amber, Brigham Young University; Christian, University of Oklahoma; Fernando, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Sofia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Sophia, University of Missouri – Kansas City.
Southwest Airlines Scholarship winners include: Adrianna, Seattle University; Anika, Middle Tennessee State University; Erika, Fisk University; Grace, Emory University; Jalen, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; James, Southeastern University; Lydia, University of Oklahoma; Michal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Paul'Jacob, The University of Nevada Las Vegas; Rufus, Morehouse College; Safwan, University of Illinois at Chicago; and Sukhman , San Jose State University.
