2025 Propel Gala
Save the Date:
The AeroStar Avion Institute’s Propel Gala 2025
We are thrilled to announce that our signature event, AAI PROPEL GALA 2025, sponsored by United Airlines, will feature The Founder’s Reception: Scholarship and Remembrance, where we will pay tribute to our trailblazing founder:
HONORING DR. TAMMERA L. HOLMES will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
Honoring a Legacy
This will be a powerful evening of celebration, legacy, and inspiration—highlighting the stories, scholars, and strides made possible by Dr. Holmes’ vision.
For sponsorship opportunities, please email propelgala@avioninstitute.org
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GIVING WINGS
TO DREAMS
We enhance, promote and support the academic awareness of aviation and aerospace career opportunities for underrepresented students, especially female, African American and Latino youth.
Click the button below to learn more about the Avion Institute.
GIVING WINGS
TO DREAMS
We enhance, promote and support the academic awareness of aviation and aerospace career opportunities for underrepresented students, especially female, African American and Latino youth.
Click the button below to learn more about the Avion Institute.
Programs
Flight Training
April 26th 2025 - August 15th
Exploration Summer Program
June 30th - August 7th
Aerospark Aviation Exploration
July 19th (Grade K - 4th)
OUR IMPACT
Today technical and scientific skills are increasingly important in the work force and exposing children to STEM programs is critical.
STEM shapes creative and critical thinking, improves math scores, provides hands-on technical experience,
creates access to new opportunities and develops 21st-century skills.
Today technical and scientific skills are
increasingly important in the work force and exposing
children to STEM programs is critical.
STEM shapes creative and critical thinking, improves math
scores, provides hands-on technical experience, creates
access to new opportunities and develops 21st-century skills.
Today technical and scientific skills
are increasingly important in the
work force and exposing children to STEM programs is critical.
STEM shapes creative and critical
thinking, improves math scores,
provides hands-on technical
experience, creates access to
new opportunities and develops
21st-century skills.
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INCREASED INTEREST IN STEM
%
INTERESTED IN AEROSPACE & AVIATION
%
NOW CONSIDERING STEM AS A CAREER
%
OVERALL GRADE IMPROVEMENT IN SCHOOL
%
ASPIRING PILOTS
Support our mission
Avion/Footlocker
Footlocker LEED Grant
ABC 7 - 2022
United Airlines/Girls in Aviation 2022
AeroSTEM Expo
NBC 5 Chicago: Celebrating Women's History 2022
NBC 5 Chicago celebrates women’s history and talks with Tammera L. Holmes.
Black Aviation Excellence Day (2022)
On February 26 we celebrate Black Aviation Excellence Day! Black aviation professionals gathered virtually to discuss aviation, aerospace, careers and more!
NBC Nightly News
“The Sky’s The Limit”:
AeroStar Avion Institute highlighted on NBC Nightly News.
NBC Chicago News
AeroStar Avion Institute highlighted on NBC Nightly News.
TEDx Talks: Get Kids High
Tammera L. Holmes speaks at TEDx Talks.
Comcast Newsmakers
AeroStar Avion Institute highlighted on Comcast Newsmakers.
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. If you adopt their attitudes, then the possibility won’t exist because you’ll have already shut it out…
You can hear other people’s wisdom, but you’ve got to re-evaluate
the world for yourself.”
– Mae Jemison –
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.
If you adopt their attitudes, then the possibility won’t exist
because you’ll have already shut it out…
You can hear other people’s wisdom,
but you’ve got to re-evaluate the world for yourself.”
– Mae Jemison –
“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.
If you adopt their attitudes,
then the possibility won’t exist because you’ll have already
shut it out…
You can hear other people’s wisdom, but you’ve got to re-evaluate the world for yourself.”
– Mae Jemison –
Mail: aai@avioninstitute.org
Phone: (312) 883-6383
122 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 1390
Chicago, IL 60603
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