Students Honored at 20th Annual Dolphin Aviation Scholarship Awards

June 18, 2021 – Sarasota

For the 20^th consecutive year, Dolphin Aviation owner Ron Ciaravella presented the Dolphin Aviation Scholarship Awards to Sarasota-area high school graduates to support their first year of college. “For 20 years we’ve helped young scholars pursue their academic goals and for two decades they’ve given me back hope in our collective future,” said Dolphin Aviation Owner Ron Ciaravella in an in-person award ceremony. “I’m impressed every year with their intelligence, drive and focus, and this year even more so. With me today you see our future artists, lawyers, teachers and pilots. We invite you to honor, applaud and support them in their dreams as well.”

2021 Dolphin Aviation Scholarship Award Recipients:

Name                                 High School              College/University
Dylan Suzuki                   Sarasota H.S.            Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ.
Alexis Evans                    Venice H.S.                Florida Institute of Technology
Christina Harding            Riverview H.S.           Florida State Univ.
Isabella Zaccone             Booker H.S.               Ringling College of Art
Madelyn Kona                  Venice H.S.                Florida Gulf Coast Univ.   
Thy Le                               Sarasota H.S.            Univ. of Central Florida 

Ron Ciaravella of Dolphin Aviation (http://dolphinaviation.com/) has been awarding academic scholarships to deserving recipients for the past 20 years. Ron has been with Dolphin Aviation for over 50 years, starting as a flight instructor and then purchasing Dolphin Aviation in 1979. Since then, Ron has grown Dolphin Aviation’s size, scope and services – nearly tripling total acreage from nine to twenty-five acres, multiplying hanger space by a factor of five and quadrupling the total number of employees.  Dolphin Aviation is an exciting aviation nexus hosting many flight-related businesses including FAA-approved flight schools; aircraft sales companies; a world-class avionics facility; aircraft maintenance and repair shops; helicopter companies and aircraft storage for private and corporate aircraft.