FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sonex Aircraft Establishes Jeremy Monnett and Mike Clark
Memorial Scholarships; Seeks Donations

October 5, 2015, Oshkosh, WI

Sonex Aircraft, in conjunction with the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation has established two scholarship programs to further the memory and legacy of lost team members Jeremy Monnett and Mike Clark. The Jeremy T. Monnett Memorial Scholarship Fund is available to graduating high school seniors from Oshkosh, WI public and private high schools who are pursuing degrees in Aerospace or Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or any other Aerospace-related major field of study. The Mike Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund is available to graduating high school seniors with a passion for aviation who plan to attend Clark’s alma-mater, Fox Valley Technical College’s SJ Spanbauer Center, or other colleges for a degree in the aviation field. "Both Jeremy and Mike would be so proud that their legacy will live on through the opportunity these scholarships provide," comments Sonex Founder and President John Monnett, "With your donation, these wonderful scholarship programs will live on!"

Each scholarship fund will award $600 annually to a qualifying candidate, and donations are needed to maintain and expand these funds. "Sonex Aircraft is asking members of the Aviation community and residents in the Oshkosh and greater NE Wisconsin communities to contribute by submitting donations online to the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation," remarks Sonex General Manager Mark Schaible. "Just $10,000 in total donations for each fund will allow these scholarships to exist perpetually using their own interest income to make award disbursements at $600 per year, creating a lasting legacy." Donation levels exceeding $10k will allow the scholarships to increase award values, increase the number of recipients per year, or increase the frequency of award disbursement. If the funds continue to grow beyond those levels, fund managers may make discretionary donations to related causes or capital campaigns. All funds are held in the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation’s investment pool, and foundation committees solicit student applications and select winning scholarship candidates.

Donations may be made online at the following links:
• Jeremy T. Monnett Memorial Scholarship Fund: http://oshkoshareacf.org/donor_faf.cfm?f=841
• Mike Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund: http://oshkoshareacf.org/donor_faf.cfm?f=842

"We are so proud to have awarded over $611,000 in scholarships last year," writes Oshkosh Area Community Foundation Board President Mark Lasky, "and the addition of these two new funds is a tremendous opportunity to honor and remember Jeremy and Mike. Their love of aviation will carry on through these scholarships."

Sonex Aircraft, LLC is a leader in the experimental kit aircraft industry, providing a series of sport aircraft along with the AeroConversions line of products, which include the AeroVee engine, AeroVee Turbo, AeroInjector and ancillary aviation products. Sonex Aircraft’s Sonex, Waiex, and Onex sport planes, the Xenos sport motorglider, and the SubSonex Personal Jet, offer outstanding performance in an easy to build, easy to fly kit package that can be purchased and completed with full technical support at an unrivaled price. Highly regarded as an engineering company, Sonex has diversified its offerings to include the Teros line of UAV aircraft for civil and defense missions in conjunction with Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation. Sonex and AeroConversions continue to invest heavily in developing new products. Our team is committed to providing simple, elegant and low-cost solutions for sport flying. Simply put, Sonex Aircraft and AeroConversions products provide the Best Performance Per Dollar. Check us out at www.SonexAircraft.com and www.AeroConversions.com

IMAGES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD:

Jeremy Monnett
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Mike Clark
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SCHOLARSHIP DONATION LINKS:
• Jeremy T. Monnett Memorial Scholarship Fund: http://oshkoshareacf.org/donor_faf.cfm?f=841
• Mike Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund: http://oshkoshareacf.org/donor_faf.cfm?f=842

OSHKOSH AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HOME PAGE: http://oshkoshareacf.org

JEREMY MONNETT OBITUARY: http://www.sonexaircraft.com/news/newsarchive122.html#Jeremy-Obituary-060415

MIKE CLARK OBITUARY: http://www.sonexaircraft.com/news/newsarchive122.html#Mike-Obituary-060915

FORWARD: THE BUSINESS OF MOVING-ON: http://www.sonexaircraft.com/news/newsarchive122.html#Forward-061215

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PRESS CONTACT:
Mark Schaible
Sonex Aircraft, LLC
www.SonexAircraft.com
Phone: (920) 231-8297
Fax:     (920) 426-8333
E-mail: mark@sonexaircraft.com

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