This scholarship is awarded in memory of LCDR David Wooster “Woot” Taylor Jr., a World War II-era Naval Aviator who commanded two TBF / TBM Avenger torpedo squadrons, VT-4 and VT-7. Woot was killed 16 May 1944 when his F6F crashed following low-altitude engine failure during a training flight. Woot was a San Francisco, California native and was a 1935 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.