Written by
Kim Sheeter
Lift Alumni Magazine
Winter 2023

The Blue Angels recruited Christopher Awes for Embry-Riddle, at least indirectly.  Years later, a Vietnam-era veteran delivered a scholarship and continuing mentorship that helped turn this early dream into a career for the U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

When Awes (’19) watched the Navy and Marine Corps pilots at an air show as a child, he was thrilled.  He then got serious about an aviation career in the Marine Corps.  His reporting officer was a former F-18 pilot who recommended Embry-Riddle.  In the military, he also met an American Airlines pilot, Bob Dunning, who has encouraged him over the years.

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