Annual Recognition Dinner
15th Annual WMU College of Aviation Recognition Dinner
This event was hosted Friday, November 8th at 5:30 p.m. We were honored to recognize the 2024 Excellence in Diversity Award Winner, Jelani Kelley (see below), and our inductees into the WMU Aviation Hall of Honor, Andy Richards and Randall Rochon (see below).
Watch the event here!
Excellence in Diversity Award Winner
2024
Jelani Kelley
- Senior Manager Regional Flight Operations Asia Pacific at FedEx
- Western Michigan University College of Aviation Alumnus - Bachelor of Science, Aviation Flight Science
- WMU College of Aviation Advisory Board Member
Hall of Honor Class
2024
Andy Richards
- Chief Operating Officer at Duncan Aviation
- University of Minnesota Alumnus - Master's Degree, Fine/Studio Arts, 1992
- Hope College Alumnus - Bachelor's Degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences, 1988
Randall Rochon
- Captain at United Airlines
- Western Michigan University College of Aviation Alumnus - Bachelor of Science, Aviation Flight Science, 2004
- Also a recipient of the WMU College of Aviation Excellence in Diversity Award, 2016
- WMU College of Aviation Advisory Board Chair
