Moya Lear, who this past July received the $10,000 monetary portion of the 1999 Amelia Earhart Pioneering Achievement Award at the Amelia Earhart Festival in Atchison, KS, donated the money to Embry Riddle University on Wednesday.

Mrs. Lear told a small group attending the ceremony at NBAA that the monetary reward was given with the understanding that it would, in turn, be given to the university of the awardee's choice and "that was easy. I didn't have a problem with it. It would be Embry Riddle."

The money will fund one $5,000 scholarship for a young lady pursuing a career in aeronautical sciences at each of the school's two campuses at Daytona Beach, FL, and Prescott, AZ.

Mrs. Lear is a former trustee of Embry Riddle and received an honorary doctorate there in 1981. In 1992, she also established the Bill and Moya Lear Endowed Scholarship at the university. "One of the university's most important needs is scholarship assistance for students," said Embry Riddle President Dr. George H. Ebbs. "What an honor it is to receive continuing support from Moya Lear!"