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Mott Just Another Typical Pilot - Nicole's Journey to the Left Seat

College of Aviation

… by Tom Thinnes on Mott and Capt. Dave Powell, WMU College of Aviation Dean The thrill of piloting is to be in command … Charting her course from the time she was a junior in high school, Mott has navigated herself from point A to point B – … what it takes to become a pilot.” In addition to gaining valuable insight in relation to aviation, she also gained the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/01/mott

VanHowe You Get Things Done! Lessons Learned and Applied by Thomas VanHowe

College of Aviation

… to the song lyrics "Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again."    His job interview for … the 2012 graduate of Dakota High in the Chippewa Valley School District was upgraded to the rank of captain in … dream.  Online research introduced me to some good flight-school programs at universities.  It turned out that …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/09/vanhowe

Cheering Up a Career in Aviation Technical Operations with Katelyn Mobley

College of Aviation

… Tom Thinnes on Nothing wrong with enrolling at the college of your choice without any particular career plan, and then … study.  "I loved the feeling at Western more than any other school I visited," she says.  She was so unsure of what she … a member of the 2022 graduating class of Dundee-Crown High School.  In its early years, Algonquin served as a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/mobley

Ready to serve: Grad Molly Cochran prepares for duty in Army Nurse Corps

News

… degree puts her closer to fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a nurse.   “I’ve always liked helping people and … and started thinking about applying to WMU as a high school student attending Western’s summer music program.   …   Western’s pre-licensure nursing program in the Bronson School of Nursing sets students up for success by providing …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-nursing-rotc-molly-cochran

Gaining Altitude with Guadalupe Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Guadalupe … up, son!  The bus is on the way."  Not the bus to head for school -- the one taking the 9-year-old and his four … how the Guzman kids helped the family raise money for school clothes, shoes, supplies and anything else needed to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/guzmanramos

CEHD faculty awarded three WMU grants to enhance experiential learning programs

College of Education and Human Development

… on KALAMAZOO. Mich.—Western Michigan University's College of Education and Human Development's (CEHD) faculty were … commitment to supporting students as they engage in valuable, real-world learning experiences," says  Dr. Laura … at one of the Kalamazoo Youth Development's after-school care programs. Family science and human development …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74780

Riding High with Adam Rice

College of Aviation

… hooked him on a career in the clouds. (3) The WMU College of Aviation's reputation in the industry is unmatched in … pledge when Rice was a sophomore at Neuqua Valley High School .  That led to his first real connection to aviation. … for Rice during his first flight lesson when he was being schooled in a pretty important thing to remember -- how to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/rice

Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation

College of Aviation

… well.  Good enough as an athlete at LakeVille Memorial High School in Genesee County, Brown earned a track-and-field … . Request WMU Aviation Information! The aviation part of the equation was spawned a little earlier when Brown was … coordinator RoseElla Lyke, who aviator Brown met on a school visit with her parents.  "She helped steer me in the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/04/brown

The Lovable Latvian, Janis Strupis is making waves in the WMU Aviation Technical Operations Program

College of Aviation

… operations at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation , he's intent of acquiring the same ease of … University's College of Aviation Janis attended high school and university in Riga , the eastern European … now considered part of Northern Europe. His version of high school was the Grammar School of Nordic Languages in Riga …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/strupis

Medallion Scholar to cross ocean and cultures to continue military legacy

First-Year Faces

… she says. “There was a military base there, and both of my parents teach in military schools. I’ve pretty much lived my whole life on military … applied to three universities—Western, Michigan State and a school in Tennessee, where I would be near my aunt, but I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68548