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Alumnus expanding access to sustainable, affordable homes

College of Arts and Sciences

… “I thought I’d take classes until I figured out what I wanted to do. Then I met up with a couple of really great professors in anthropology and history and I was hooked. I ended up taking several classes with each of … says, adding that he also worked doing landscaping and maintenance for his father’s company starting at age 15.  …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-hollander-housing

Shannon Carpenter Fine Tunes Her Time in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… after the 2020 fall semester with a degree in aviation maintenance technology, she is the reigning chapter … any and all of that at the College of Aviation, she has a warm spot in her tool box for faculty specialist Dr. Gail …  "I liked the pace of them," she says, "and that each step was hands-on.  You had to right your own mistake on the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/shannon-carpenter

Friday Feature: Dr. Gail Rouscher

College of Aviation

… aviation students. Dr. Rouscher’s first jump into aviation was as a member of the U.S. Navy. She was an aircraft engine mechanic, stationed in Rota, Spain … Aviation – which is part of the corporate world of aviation maintenance.  Dr. Rouscher started in the interior shop and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/02/rouscher

Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring

College of Aviation

… "I have found that there is nothing more thrilling than watching an aircraft, which you helped tear apart, inspect, … fix and then reassemble, again take off from the runway and fly home."   Request College of Aviation Information … she says, "and where I truly fell in love with aviation maintenance through a series of hands-on projects."   Boyd …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/07/boyd

Props, Planes, and Police - The Abe Herr Story

College of Aviation

… of Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation, was surrounded by transportation.  Although the little city, … in Erie County near the northwest border of New York, was better known as a railroad town, it also had an aviation … However, as he gained an understanding of aviation maintenance, his interest moved away from engineering and he …

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

Pride and Passion: Mitchell Patterson Aviation Technician Extraordinaire

College of Aviation

… about her later. What Patterson saw at the museum -- World War I biplanes, World War II Pacific Theater warbirds, relics from the pivotal … University College of Aviation with a major in aviation maintenance technology and a minor in business management . …

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

Hints from Helmer – Charles Culminates Marine Tenure with Aviation Technical Operations Enrollment

College of Aviation

… Corps Ball  Request College of Aviation Information Helmer was raised in Six Lakes, Mich., located about 30 miles … its name from the geographic fact that the six bodies of water are a chain of lakes connected to each other. After … career in the industry -- specifically a degree in aviation maintenance. As his enlistment was winding down, Helmer …

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

Celebrating Legends: 2025 Hall of Honor & Diversity Award Recipients

College of Aviation

… Celebrating Legends: 2025 Hall of Honor & Diversity Award Recipients Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Register to … The Aviation Hall of Honor and the Excellence in Diversity Award are two of the college’s highest accolades—celebrating … a dual major in Aviation Sciences: Professional Pilot and Maintenance Management. As a student, she served as …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/10/ard

WMU College of Aviation receives federal funding to expand workforce development

News

… will be used to purchase vital tools such as simulation software, maintenance training simulators and cockpit electronic … indicates a need for 660,000 new pilots and 710,000 new maintenance technicians worldwide in the next 20 years. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/aviation-funding-workforce-development-gary-peters

Jumping In and Out with Keaton Jeffrey: Aviation Technical Operations Student, Sky Dive Bronco Member and RAI Jets Intern

College of Aviation

… WMU Skydive Broncos shortly after arriving on campus.  "I wanted to get out of my comfort zone," Jeffrey says, "and jumping out of planes was the best way for me to do that."  Request College of … in his home area, but the two-year school did not have a maintenance program.  Western Michigan University offered a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/03/jeffrey