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Josh Blain: Networking, Navigation and his Expedition to Envoy Air

College of Aviation

… advice to those who want to follow him into a career in aviation is to get a passport or update the one you have. … destinations in the United States. Blain's diploma in aviation flight science was awarded by the Western Michigan University College of Aviation in 2014, a symbol of the wisdom he showed in …

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

It’s the Mainline for Hainline – Rebekah Pursues the Path with Allegiant Air

College of Aviation

… a certified flight instructor (CFI) for the WMU College of Aviation into her selection as a first officer for Allegiant … its career-pathway Accelerate program.  Request College of Aviation Information Not bad for a person whose family had no links to the aviation industry other than regular attendance at Field of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/10/hainline

WMU recognizes recipients of WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students

News

… Students will help her complete her training in aviation flight science, The WMU/AAUP Scholarship for … communities after graduating in 2027.   Rahoizha , an aviation flight science major from St. John, Indiana, told … on my family and me.”   Rahoizha is active in multiple aviation organizations, serves as a College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/wmu-aaup-scholarship-recipients

Eric Johnson – Flying High from Mesaba to FlightSafety International

College of Aviation

… as a Lee Honors College graduate with a degree in aviation flight science, Eric Johnson is still in a learning … knew it all, or at least he was close. Request College of Aviation Info But after five-plus years as a first officer … main campus was a short drive westward to Kalamazoo and its aviation program would eventually be based in his backyard, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/04/johnson

Friday Feature: Chris Ko

College of Aviation

… is a junior at Western Michigan University majoring in aviation flight science. He is an instrument rated private … a student assistant in the Dean’s office at the College of Aviation. Chris grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He decided to study aviation at WMU because it seemed like the best, most …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/ko

Props, Planes, and Police - The Abe Herr Story

College of Aviation

… a 2010 graduate of Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation, was surrounded by transportation.  Although the … York, was better known as a railroad town, it also had an aviation connection.  Being the manufacturing location of … it is better to be lucky than good.  Fortunately for the aviation industry, Herr’s childhood house happened to be in …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/12/herr

Friday Feature: Naomi Griffin

College of Aviation

… and resources available to her, and wanted a collegiate aviation program in Michigan.  Her favorite thing about WMU … she wants to work in cargo or at a company like Duncan Aviation, this will absolutely help her reach her career … of Women in Aircraft Maintenance at WMU, as well as an Aviation Ambassador out at the airport. She has also taken …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/11/griffin

Friday Feature: Jessica Birnbaum

College of Aviation

… from the program in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in Aviation Administration (now Aviation Management and Operations) and is now a Faculty Specialist at the College of Aviation. “I chose WMU because we are one of the best flight …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/birnbaum

Rising from Republic Airways and Soaring with Spirit Airlines: Aaron Jones Climbs Higher

College of Aviation

… Aaron Jones.  The spring 2010 graduate of the College of Aviation recently swapped captain's uniforms, ending a … into the colors of Spirit Airlines .  Request College of Aviation Info! Coming out of Ann Arbor Pioneer High School … Jones came to the Western campus with a bit of collegiate aviation in his system.  He was dual-enrolled at Eastern …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/09/ajones

Corporate Pilot Dan Homolek - Giving Back by Going Back

College of Aviation

… MI, Dan Homolek is “not quite sure” how his interest in aviation began.  “If you ask my parents, they’ll tell you I … plotting the next part of his journey. As everyone knows in aviation, networking is instrumental in the pursuit of … possess the skills necessary to operate and work within the aviation industry, a person must be fluent in networking and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/06/homolek