{"id":38004,"date":"2021-10-13T09:25:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=38004"},"modified":"2021-10-13T09:25:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:25:04","slug":"air-line-pilots-association-international-to-present-50k-to-wcu-for-michael-horrocks-football-scholarship-endowment-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=38004","title":{"rendered":"Air Line Pilots Association, International to present $50K to WCU for Michael Horrocks Football Scholarship Endowment Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"
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West Chester University football players walk past a statue of former WCU QB Michael Horrocks, a United Airlines Pilot who was killed on 9\/11.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) will present a $50,000 gift to West Chester University (WCU) for the Michael Horrocks Football Scholarship Endowment Fund. Vice President of Finance-Treasurer of ALPA\u00a0Joseph Genovese will\u00a0present\u00a0a check\u00a0to West Chester University President Christopher Fiorentino on Saturday, October 16, during halftime of the noon WCU vs. East Stroudsburg University football game.<\/p>\n

On September 11, 2001, Michael Horrocks \u201885, a former WCU football quarterback, was the copilot of the United Airlines Flight 175 that crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The Michael Horrocks Football Scholarship was established in 2012 in Horrocks\u2019s memory and a bronze statue of him stands in WCU\u2019s Farrell Stadium. The scholarship is awarded annually to a standout West Chester University Golden Rams football player by Head Coach Bill Zwaan and WCU Director of Athletics Terence Beattie. Since its inception, the renewable scholarship has awarded $21,225 to four student-athletes. This year\u2019s scholarship recipient is Gabrial A. Schappell, a senior wide receiver from Reading, PA.<\/p>\n

Joseph Genovese says, \u201cThe Air Line Pilots Association, International is proud to provide this support to the Michael Horrocks Football Scholarship Endowment Fund. As we commemorate 20 years since 9\/11, it is important that we continue to honor our fallen heroes, who were also our beloved colleagues and friends, by ensuring that their contributions to our profession are never forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n

Horrocks\u00a0was a quarterback\u00a0for the WCU\u2019s Golden\u00a0Rams football team from 1981 to 1984. After graduation,\u00a0he served\u00a0as\u00a0an\u00a0officer in the\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Marines as a pilot and later as a flight instructor.\u00a0After retiring from the military, Horrocks became a pilot for United Airlines.\u00a0Attendees for the check presentation on October 16 include:<\/p>\n