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Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new generation

W Magazine

… or when we did have a house, we didn't have heat or water. We got to a point where we lived in an abandoned … the Seita Scholars Program. "For a long time, I felt that I wasn't worthy of going to college," Justin says. "It wasn't …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63818

Barrier-breaking book program offers new chapter for parents of nonnative English speakers

W Magazine

… Their parents work hard to provide for their families and want to provide a good education for their children." … childhood experience and not having those available when I was growing up," says Gutierrez, who moved to the United … this is something that's long overdue. I feel like it's my duty," says Gutierrez, remembering the challenges she faced …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69835

Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All

College of Aviation

… section of the plane's upper fuselage.  A flight attendant was sucked out and her body was never found.  The pilots safely landed the damaged … of safety inspection of airline fleets.     "That accident was the catalyst for the Aging Aircraft Program," Whittaker …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/whittaker

Wrenching Wings and Gearing for Professional Growth with Dr. Gail Rouscher

College of Aviation

… in a situation in which to grow. Being involved in any way, showing that I am passionate about what they are … suburb of metropolitan Detroit, Rouscher needs a large wall in her home to showcase the four diplomas she has … Naval Air Facility near her home community and a tour of duty at the U.S. base near Cadiz, Spain.    Examining the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/04/rouscher

Wing Walking with Delta Pilot Tom Whittles

College of Aviation

… Wing Walking with Delta Pilot Tom Whittles Submitted by Tom … machines overcome the laws of gravity.  His grandfather was a member of "the Greatest Generation," serving in the … logged two years at the university's maintenance warehouse, duty that he found beneficial.  Assigned the "tedious" task …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/10/whittles

Dominic Nicolai – Aviation Dynamo and WMU Faculty Member

College of Aviation

… 1959 WMU graduate who served as the program's chief when it was part of the College of Engineering and coordinator of … of the program from Kalamazoo to its current base at what was then the W. K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek .  WMU … up being a part of the Michigan program that trained him was not exactly a function of dead reckoning.  With diploma …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/09/nicolai

AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force

College of Aviation

… AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … passion for youthful aviation enthusiasts.  But if your dad was part of the administrative team that kept the Navy's … airborne in their precision flights, there's a career pathway for you leading out of the small community located about …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/bush

From Behind the Scenes at Disney to the Front Lines of Corporate Aviation - Matt Bila is No Stranger to the Wild World of Aviation Management

College of Aviation

… how it functions effectively.  Blending a stint at the Walt Disney Co . with what he learned as a student … as a toddler during my first flight," he says.  "The family was traveling to Florida for spring break, and it was going to be my first time on an airplane.  I was …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/12/bila

Michael Carnarvon’s Carnival of Aviation Careers – Culminating at the Michigan Office of Aeronautics

College of Aviation

… County Airport 30 miles north of New York City, and the Wayne County Airport Authority that operates the Detroit … Request WMU College of Aviation Information Carnarvon was almost destined to be a Bronco in his higher-education … in aviation, the world in, around and above airports had always piqued his interest.  It was during his student days at …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/12/carnarvon

Career Cruising with Kurt Kraczon – Laying the Foundation for a Successful Career in Aviation Management and Operations

College of Aviation

… many Americans, Covid 19 did a pretty good job of "taketh away" for Kurt Kraczon, but it also did a bit of "giveth" for … on the first day of his safety internship with Republic Airways. May 2023 Raised in Portland, an Ionia County community …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/12/kraczon