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Riding High with Adam Rice
College of Aviation
… 20 years and the only family member joined at the hip to aviation, promised to take the young Adam for a ride -- an … him on a career in the clouds. (3) The WMU College of Aviation's reputation in the industry is unmatched in … since his December 2018 graduation with a degree in aviation flight science , Rice complemented the above three …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/rice
The Migration of Jonathan Miller - A SouthWestern Journey to Success
College of Aviation
… graduated from the Western Michigan University College of Aviation with degree in aviation flight science in 2008. Take yourself back to that … when Miller got into the game -- the financial crisis sent aviation in particular into a headfirst -- and really fast …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/01/jonathanmiller
A Bronco in a Blackhawk – A Salute to Doug Stutzman’s Service
College of Aviation
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/dougstutzman
Grayson's Anatomy - The Parts and Pieces of a Professional Pilot
College of Aviation
… known an industry that can get into people's blood the way aviation does,” stated Robert Six, founder of Continental … girl from Kalamazoo, Michigan realize how this initial aviation experience would direct and change her life. Request WMU Aviation Information! From this initial experience, young …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2017/08/grayson
From VP to FO – Logan Brown’s Involvement, Engagement and Internships Lead to Success
College of Aviation
… believe they are on during his first real "job" in the aviation industry -- serving as a flight operations intern … of 2017, about two years after enrolling in the College of Aviation . Request Information about the College of Aviation Brown and his parents at his 2019 Graduation On …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/loganbrown
Wing Walking with Delta Pilot Tom Whittles
College of Aviation
… Submitted by Tom Thinnes on In the Tom Whittles clan, the aviation acorn does not fall too far from the tree. But it … dad -- Jim Whittles -- has been part of the WMU College of Aviation faculty for 20-plus years and is currently a lead … instructor. Captain Tom Whittles, SkyWest Airlines If the aviation gene for the 2013 graduate of the college with a …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/10/whittles
From Saabs to Delta – Steve Denomme Surfs the Turbulence to Success
College of Aviation
… by Tom Thinnes on Steve Denomme's movie script for his aviation career could be "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," … 2000 graduate of the Western Michigan University College of Aviation has enjoyed the "Good" of an exciting career for … his wife, Becka, at the Motor City Bowl Request College of Aviation Information Denomme was raised, the son of a …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/11/denomme
Building Her Future, One Aircraft at a Time: The Journey of WMU’s Natalie Smeltzer
College of Aviation
… during one's college years. Attending the College of Aviation's annual Recognition Banquet, she found herself … sharing a table with the chief executive officer of Duncan Aviation that operates a major enterprise at the Battle … home base. Smeltzer during a 2022 tour of the College of Aviation. Guess where the WMU junior majoring in aviation …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/04/smeltzer
Missionary Magic – Tommy Pagawak’s Path from New Guinea to WMU
College of Aviation
… that's how Tommy Pagawak ended up at the WMU College of Aviation. His home nation is Indonesia, which consists of a … with pilots who were on missionary flights for the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). One of them was Phil Nelson, an alumnus of Western's College of Aviation. His counsel sent Pagawak on a long voyage to …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/12/pagawak
Aiming High with the Air Force ROTC – Noah Bielat’s Sights are Set
College of Aviation
… Noah Bielat, an August 2020 graduate of the WMU College of Aviation . While the Portage, Mich., resident is not quite … when I was really, really young." Request WMU College of Aviation Information Bielat says that, as his years at … applied and the primary reason for that is its College of Aviation, which is close to his Kalamazoo-area home. "It's …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/02/bielat