I am deeply grateful to the Combat Control Association for this generous gift toward my education. I am currently a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, majoring in Nursing, and will be using this scholarship to help cover my tuition. My goal is to earn my BSN at UNC and then pursue a master's degree to become either a Nurse Practitioner or a CRNA.

I want to thank the Mark Forster Foundation for awarding me this scholarship. This support will go a long way in helping me cover the cost of my pilot ratings and certificates at Epic Flight Academy. I'm currently working on my Commercial Flight Instructor – Instrument and look forward to teaching others how to fly. I'm incredibly grateful and honored to have this opportunity, and I hope that one day I can pay it forward.

My name is Katelyn Davidson, and I'm deeply honored to receive the Mark Forester Scholarship. As a freshman at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, this support enables me to focus on my studies in Global Politics and Economy. Inspired by Mark Forester's legacy of perseverance, discipline, and service, I'm committed to carrying those values forward—and one day, giving back to students as this Foundation has done for me.

I am incredibly excited and grateful to have been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Mark Forester scholarship. Thank you so much to all the members of the Foundation and the donors who make this scholarship possible. Your support will enable me to take crucial steps toward achieving my academic goals at Clemson University by covering my housing and academic expenses. I am currently pursuing a degree in biological sciences and plan to go to school for functional medicine after graduation. Once again, thank you so much for this tremendous honor, and may God bless.

Thank you to the Combat Control Association for awarding me the 2025 Mark Forester Scholarship, an incredible honor that deeply affirms my roots in the Combat Control community. As a freshman at the University of Central Florida, pursuing a career in medicine, this scholarship will enable me to graduate early, enter medical school, and ultimately serve in the Air Force as a physician. With God's grace and support like this, I hope to complete both degrees with minimal debt and proudly continue my family's legacy in the Air Force.

Using the scholarship, I hope to fund my education in Arts, Technology and Business Innovation at USC which, in turn, will help me fund my startup AI Fashion app. I hope to learn more about the design industry’s trends and how incorporating design with film and visual media plays a crucial role in developing a successful business.

I am so grateful to the Mark Forester Scholarship Foundation for the generous gift towards my education. I plan to use the scholarship towards housing at Auburn University where I currently attend as a freshman. I am pursuing higher education as a Nutrition Sciences major under the Pre-Physician’s Assistant program. After my undergraduate here at Auburn, I would like to attend PA school to become a Physician’s Assistant.

I am currently attending the University of Oklahoma, I've really enjoyed the short time that I've been here. I'm currently playing hockey here and rushing the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. This money is going to help me with books, fraternity, and hockey expenses. For the near future I plan to continue studying, work hard in the weight room to become a better hockey player, and most importantly I plan to grow as a young man throughout my four years here in Oklahoma. I feel extremely blessed to be given this opportunity, my family and I are beyond grateful to be granted the honor and privilege to receive this scholarship

I am attending the University of Nevada, Reno. This scholarship will help me immensely with pursuing my double majors of Psychological Science and Musical Theatre. I want to obtain my doctorate in Psychology.

I am currently attending the University Of Wyoming and plan to stay at the University Of Wyoming until 2027(When I Graduate). This scholarship will help me proceed with my academic goals. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.

I am extremely honored and humbled to be selected for this scholarship! In reading about Mark, I also learned more about Combat Controllers and what my dad did when he was in the Air Force, so that was kind of cool. I'm currently attending two schools - Delaware Technical Community College where I'm studying Automotive Technology and Brandywine Aviation where I'm working towards my private pilot license. This scholarship will help tremendously in paying for flight school. Once I get my private pilot's license I plan to continue training to reach my goal of becoming a commercial pilot and flying for Delta Airlines. I am very thankful for the opportunity to apply for and receiving this scholarship.

I am a student/cadet at USAFA, where I compete in cross country and track & field for the Air Force Academy team. I plan to use this scholarship to go towards textbooks, uniforms, and a car for this next year. I plan to finish my time at the Academy over the next two years, studying geospatial science, and commission into the Air Force in 2026. I am greatly honored to have had this opportunity and to receive this scholarship.