Meet Kelly Pagels - Delta 3 Graduate of WMU's Aviation Program

Kelly was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Battle Creek, Michigan. She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School. Kelly always loved flying ever since her first airplane ride to California as a child.

In 2002, Kelly was selected as a Delta Scholar and in 2003 graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Flight Science. Her most favorite memory of flying at WMU was her first solo to Muskegon, Michigan. It was great weather and Lake Michigan looked amazing from the sky. 

Since graduating from WMU, Kelly has stayed in the industry that she loved so much, becoming a flight dispatcher for United Airlines.