For nearly 40 years, Professor Emeritus Thomas J. Connolly, who also served as chancellor of Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus, dedicated himself to the education, training, and advancement of thousands of Embry-Riddle aviation professionals. He was regarded as an icon of leadership and a champion for excellence in education at the university.
Joining the faculty in 1973, Connolly served as chair of the Aviation Education Design department, the Flight department, the Aeronautical Science department and as dean of the School of Aviation. In 2001, he was appointed the university’s first endowed chair in aviation and in 2005, he was named chancellor of the Daytona Beach Campus.
The Dr. Tom Connolly Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in his memory, after he passed away June 15, 2021. The scholarship is for Master of Science in Aviation graduate students at the Daytona Beach Campus.
Make a gift to support his scholarship, as well as future Master of Science in Aviation students.
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