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From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines

College of Aviation

… From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines Submitted by Tom Thinnes on William Walles, a 2019 alumnus of the College of Aviation, is living … Such was the case when AAR Corp ., which provides aviation services to commercial and government customers, stopped by …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/05/walles

From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines

College of Aviation

… From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines Submitted by Tom Thinnes on William Walles, a 2019 alumnus of the College of Aviation, is living … Such was the case when AAR Corp ., which provides aviation services to commercial and government customers, stopped by …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/05/walles-0

Shannon Carpenter Fine Tunes Her Time in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… any and all of that at the College of Aviation, she has a warm spot in her tool box for faculty specialist Dr. Gail …  "I liked the pace of them," she says, "and that each step was hands-on.  You had to right your own mistake on the … charters, avionics maintenance, in-flight catering, and services for fixed-based operators at airports.  For the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/shannon-carpenter

Propellors, Powerplants, and Passion: Mason Mihelich’s Pursues a Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… Taking a trip up into the clouds as a senior in high school was more than just a joy ride for Mason Mihelich.  It pointed the sophomore from Elgin, Ill., toward Western Michigan University and charted a career path.  … radar is a fleet-maintenance job with United Parcel Service (UPS) Worldwide.  But if competitors such as the U. …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/mihelich-0

Propellers, Power-plants, and Passion: Mason Mihelich Pursues a Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… Taking a trip up into the clouds as a senior in high school was more than just a joy ride for Mason Mihelich.  It pointed the sophomore from Elgin, Ill., toward Western Michigan University and charted a career path.  … radar is a fleet-maintenance job with United Parcel Service (UPS) Worldwide.  But if competitors such as the U. …

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

Pursuing Airport and Operational Opportunities: Ricardo Escalante-Villalta is Catapulting from AZO to an Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… by Tom Thinnes on Everybody is unique in his or her own way, but Ricardo Escalante-Villalta can boast of another … affinity for all things aviation to a childhood home that was in the proximity of a major airport -- in his case two, … joining Lansing and Chicago's Midway as its other nearby service areas.  "I loved working there because of its group …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/escalante-villa

No Aviation Legacy, No Problem: Joe Zynda’s WMU Journey to Envoy Air and Beyond

College of Aviation

… College of Aviation is a firm advocate of the paying-it-forward philosophy because of how he was treated during his higher-education years that began in … faculty and staff supported, taught and helped me along the way in an innumerable amount of different ways." Zynda …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/07/zynda

Climbing Higher - Mark Brady's Aviation Journey from WMU to IFL

College of Aviation

… Argentine American architect César Pelli. While Pelli was referring to the desire of our species to build taller … flight in 1903, humans have continued to look and push upwards. For WMU College of Aviation Alumnus Mark Brady, this … I was working at the College of Aviation for the Line Services department and made the decision to continue my …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2016/06/brady

WMU experts in medicine, engineering and communication earn national recognition for efforts to reduce medication dosing errors for children

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… left are KC Christopher, Dr. Bryan Harmer, Dr. Autumn Edwards, Dr. John Hoyle, Dr. Tycho Fredericks, Dr. Lee Wells, … a $1.37 million from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The … Tycho Fredericks , professor and chair of the Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/02/medicine-engineering-national-award

WMU sociology professor's new children's book celebrates Michigan's therapy dogs who help kids in crisis

College of Health and Human Services

… from the Unified Clinics in the College of Health and Human Services to disaster sites. "A Pack of Therapy Dogs: Helping People One Wag at a Time," written by Angela Moe, a professor of … the Resiliency Center. "My hope of working with kids has always been to hold space for their unique experiences and …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/07/new-childrens-book-celebrates-michigans-therapy-dogs