The Mission of The Dee Howard Foundation (DHF) is to honor San Antonio’s aviation and aerospace history and to nurture our innovators of the future. We seek to inspire, challenge and empower innovators in these fields while helping to train a skilled workforce for the San Antonio, Texas region while being open to expanding our programming beyond this region in the future. Our educational focus is primarily on Pre-K thru 12 underserved students and first-generation college students through the DHF Pre-K thru 12 Aeronautical STEM Pathway Initiative
Dee Howard Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, UTSA
Chair Marketing and Branding Committee
Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia
Former City of San Antonio Councilwoman
Chris Beardsall
Dean for Academic Success at St. Philip's College
Lt. Col. Olga E. Custodio, Ret. USAF
ED of Women in Aviation Alamo Chapter
Tony Magaro
Vice President, Human Resources, Southwest Research Institute
Dr. Sean Maika
Superintendent North East ISD
William W. Surbey
Ret. Aerospace Engineer
Wayne Fagan
Founder & Board Chair Emeritus, The Dee Howard Foundation
DHF News
Empowering Educators Through Industry Insight: Highlights from the Aerospace Educator Externship Week
07 August 2025
Celebrate San Antonio's Aerospace Legacy and Support the Next Generation of Innovators
Be a changemaker! Join us September 12 for a celebration of our community’s longstanding aviation and aerospace heritage and help grow programs that have already provided thousand…
17 June 2025
Nominations Now Open - 2025 San Antonio Aviation & Aerospace Hall of Fame Awards
03 April 2025
The Dee Howard Foundation names workforce development leader as new Executive Director
San Antonio, TX – March 13, 2025 – The Dee Howard Foundation, whose mission is to connect young people in the San Antonio region to careers in aerospace, has named Christopher Mam…
13 March 2025
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