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Michael Richardson: Wings, Wax Records and Making it Happen

College of Aviation

… to prove it), Richardson also enjoyed a class in American Sign Language .  "I've always wanted to learn about this," … Students with NASA Astronaut Mae Jemison There were a couple of ancillary benefits to his choice of Western.  It … are two amazing women who inspired me to continue to stand up for my rights," Richardson says.  Still etched in his …

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

'The Muppets' is Wednesday's featured Miller Movie

News

… 'The Muppets' is Wednesday's featured Miller Movie Submitted by … Card and $2 for all others. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and free popcorn is available on a first-come, first-served … their own separate ways. Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/169

WMU departments collaborate to advance addiction prevention and care

College of Health and Human Services

… specialist Nancy King of the COPE Network. Together, the group has created hands-on learning opportunities for students … Dr. Jessica Cataldo to develop an advocacy plan to bring a free naloxone box  to WMU’s campus. With guidance from Dr. … students collaborated with Dr. Brady and Dr. Ford to design an implementation and evaluation plan  to support the …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/02/phwmed

Rockin’ His Wings – Ryan Sewell is No Foo, But Loves His Aviation Gig at Sky West

College of Aviation

… him.  Ryan Sewell enjoying the perks of flying the Piper Super Cub with Amphibious Floats Request WMU College of … my first instructor," Sewell says.  "She had flown some bigger airplanes before deciding to be an instructor.  Helping … Lake Michigan.  What we see is incredible."    Another job bonus for Sewell amounts to the latest chapter of what …

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

There “Arndt” Reasons to Skydive? Teagan Works to Maintain and Jump

College of Aviation

… could say that she is aviation-ready from the ground floor up. Request Info about the WMU College of Aviation Arndt … been the membership officer for the organization, a role designed to help new and prospective teammates enter that … away the minute I stepped out of the plane.  When I was free-falling, everything happened so fast.  After I pulled …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/10/arndt

Lessons That Don’t Appear on a Checkride: Nick Garrod reflects on flying, learning, and what really matters after 20 years in aviation

College of Aviation

… of Michigan, Garrod had determined a tentative career path upon his 2006 graduation from Coloma High School.  Flying … it was something they would let 19-year-old me do.   I signed up for my first flight lesson and as soon as the … first flight in a C-152 going to a fly-in where they got "free" tacos Garrod then took advantage of a pilot-training …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/01/garrod

Magnificently Managing an Airport: Sarah Pagano’s Aviation Management and Operations Success

College of Aviation

… scarf given to her by a mentor Sarah Pagano kind of grew up near the airport that serves her home community of … to come to one of the chapter's Young Eagles Day and get a free flight.  I fell in love with it, and aviation."  In … (COA) based at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field .  "It offered the program I wanted in aviation …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/08/pagano

Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo

College of Aviation

… Not only is Buster a great mascot, he’s also a pretty good Cupid!   Featured in a PBS documentary , the Clarks tell a … That is always very rewarding.”  He experienced the hidden bonus of teaching — the teacher always learns as much as the … to more than 100 countries and completed piloting assignments that came from the U.S. presidency.  Harper …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee-0

As “Goodison” as it Gets: Miranda’s Ascension into Aviation

College of Aviation

… , she visited the college's main headquarters at W. K. Kellogg Airport (now Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg … famed Cereal City just east of Kalamazoo. Goodison holding up her Future WMU Aviation Student sign "When taking my first steps on to the runway," she …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/mirandagoodison

From “Oorah” to “Oh Yeah” – Troy Kinnunen Springboards from the Marines to the College of Aviation

College of Aviation

… what he is talking about.    The senior from Michigan's Upper Peninsula has an immediate family numbering 17, which … occupational specialty) job."  That qualified him for assignment to the Marine installation at Cherry Point, N.C., … 8 through 17 with their first trips into the sky -- and for free.    "I remember thinking about how that experience was …

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