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The Kalam-AZO Connection - WMU Broncos at the Helm of the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport

College of Aviation

… by Tom Thinnes on Airport operations are at the heart of aviation. The responsibilities of overseeing day-to-day … who have a couple of strong connections: their love of aviation and their membership in the alumni association of … graduated from WMU in 1991, earning his bachelors degree in aviation management, with a business minor. Chris Sieklucki, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2016/02/connection

Takeoffs and Touchdowns – Matt Thaler Scores with Delta

College of Aviation

… Air Lines based out of Detroit.   Request WMU College of Aviation Information Both have themselves, their skills and … football program and the other by the WMU College of Aviation. There's another link.  Thaler has the technical … native and with the opportunity to attend a top-tier aviation program only two hours from home was very …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/08/thaler

A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as Professional Pilots

College of Aviation

… They enrolled in the Western Michigan University College of Aviation that fall. They received their degrees in aviation flight science in 2019, along the way enjoying the … both worked as certified fight instructors for Superior Aviation Gateway, which is based at the executive airport …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/karleighandmitch

"Eggles" lands his "Field" of Dreams

College of Aviation

… Tom Thinnes on Captain Dave Powell, dean of the College of Aviation, is often quoted as saying, “Sometimes it’s better … Egglesfield was both good and lucky. For Sean Egglesfield, aviation was not his dream.  Graduating from a high school … than a mid-field pass from Tim Lester: he would catch the aviation bug.  “Long story short, after a dorm friend, who …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/07/egglesfield

Michael Richardson: Wings, Wax Records and Making it Happen

College of Aviation

… why can't I?" Richardson, a senior at Western majoring in aviation flight science , says he got the flying bug from … a tie among music education, culinary arts, photography and aviation. As a kid, I was always fascinated with flying.  … No doubt the Western Michigan University College of Aviation was the most renowned program of its ilk in the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/michael-richardson

Patrick’s Plan: Senger Turns Wrenches, Makes Music and Aspires to Fly in the Military

College of Aviation

… choice. Not for Patrick Senger, a fifth-year major in aviation technical operations in the WMU College of Aviation. Instead of humming the notes that accompany "From … we go, into the wild blue yonder." Request WMU College of Aviation Information And Senger can easily do that musically …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/02/senger

Aspiring Professional Pilot, Patrick Lambour, Lands at His Perfect Destination

College of Aviation

… always music to his ears.    Today, as a senior majoring in aviation flight science at the Western Michigan University College of Aviation , they still are.  But airports and airplanes have … year at Western Michigan University Request WMU College of Aviation Info  Lambour's affinity for aviation originated …

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

A Flying Fish: David Fish takes Tech Ops to Army Air School

College of Aviation

… come into view. As a 2006 graduate of the WMU College of Aviation with a degree in aviation maintenance technology , Fish was trained to make … mirror the normal trajectory.  Done with the College of Aviation, the 2002 Marshall High alumnus entered the U. S. …

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

Get Up and Gokey: Garrett Marches His Way to Delta

College of Aviation

… For a long time, the Western Michigan University College of Aviation was music to the ears of Garrett Gokey.  Once … the program's 2012 alumnus who graduated with a degree in aviation flight science. Gokey didn't have to travel far to pursue his dream of a career in aviation.  He hails from a community so nice, they named it …

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

Bronson Barth Keeps his Eyes on the Sky in Louisville

College of Aviation

… Michigan University alumni, Air Traffic Controller and aviation enthusiast. As a child experiencing his formative … School in 1988, Barth was positioned to pursue a degree in aviation.  With the fascination that stemmed from the basic … Michigan University in 1988, Barth began working on his aviation degree.  While studying about the aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/07/barth