Ashland County Pilot's Association--Leo K. Heyl Memorial Scholarship Grant

Ashland County Pilot's Association--Leo K. Heyl Memorial Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Ashland County Community Foundation
Last Updated: September 23, 2025

Summary

The Ashland County Pilot's Association created the Leo K. Heyl Memorial Scholarship to honor Leo's passion for aviation. This scholarship assists high school seniors from Ashland County or neighboring areas, particularly those majoring in Aviation, with a minimum GPA of 2.5. It reflects the foundation's commitment to nurturing future aviators and maintaining Leo's legacy, ensuring that his love for flying continues to inspire new generations.

Overview

What We Do The community foundation is like the community’s charitable savings account. We pool resources from community members, invest them and then use them to make grants for the betterment of the entire community. We exist to serve donors, nonprofit organizations and the community as a whole. Donors to ACCF enjoy tax advantages not available to private foundation donors. They also receive professional services without hiring staff. Nonprofit organizations receive grants from community foundations to support their programs and projects. Many nonprofits also establish their own endowment funds with the foundation as a means of investing for the future. We’re also engaged as a community leader. We help set the vision for Ashland County while ensuring charitable gifts are used effectively to meet the community’s present needs and to build a brighter future. Ashland County Pilot's Association--Leo K. Heyl Memorial Scholarship Ken Heyl, along with family members and The Ashland County Pilots Association, chose to honor his father’s love of flying by creating a scholarship to assist students pursing a career in Aviation. Leo K. Heyl was born in Jeromesville, Ohio in 1912. His interest in airplanes and flying began as a young boy and persisted throughout his lifetime. His first airplane as a young man was an “OX-5 Travelaire” biplane. At middle age, he took time off from his funeral business to serve as a flight instructor for The U.S. Army Air Corp during WW II. After the war, he returned to Ashland and his funeral business. Maintaining his interest in flying, he gave flying lessons to many folks in the area. His love of flying never diminished. A few weeks before his death in 2002, he could still be seen driving to the Ashland County Airport and visiting with the other pilots. As a tribute to Leo’s life, 11 fellow Ashland County Pilots flew a “Memory Fly-by” as his committal service was being held in Ashland Cemetery.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. This scholarship is to assist graduating seniors of any high school from Ashland County or neighboring counties (students planning to major in Aviation or a related field are preferred) with a GPA of 2.5 or above who have been accepted to an accredited two or four-year college or university.