MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. (WSVN) – American Airlines presented Florida Memorial University with a $150,000 check on Thursday to help support the school’s aviation program. “The number one issue in college today is affordability, having access and then being able to matriculate. This scholarship today will help expand that, and will help uplift and empower young people in the field of aviation,” said William McCormick, interim president at FMU.