Southwest Celebrates 2022-2023 Scholars

Southwest Airlines offers two scholarships – the Herbert D. Kelleher and Rollin W. King Scholarship, which is available to dependents of Southwest Employees, and the Southwest Airlines Scholarship, which is a community-centric scholarship available to students across the country. The mission of the Southwest Airlines Scholarship Program is to encourage students to explore careers in the aviation industry and support Southwest’s efforts toward building a diverse talent pipeline.

Through these 2022-2023 scholarships, Southwest has committed to awarding $260,000 over four years to these 15 recipients. As a fun surprise, each student also received four roundtrip tickets on Southwest to help them stay connected to their families throughout the year.

Herbert D. Kelleher and Rollin W. King Scholarship recipients include: Erin G., University of Utah; Madison W., Pennsylvania State University; TaShia H., Xavier University of Louisiana; and Vanessa N., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Southwest Airlines Scholarship recipients include: Aiden C., College of Charleston; Asher J., Stephen F. Austin State University; Bailey P., North Carolina State University; Bryan D., Texas Southern University; Emily Kate F., Texas A&M University; Isai V., California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan R., SUNY Schenectady County Community College; Lei H., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Precious A., University of Nebraska at Omaha; Raef M., UC Berkeley; and William Y., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach.