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Bronson Barth Keeps his Eyes on the Sky in Louisville

College of Aviation

… something so mammoth take to the skies was inspiring to the young Barth.  Thinking back on the experience, Barth doesn’t … If I had an opportunity to travel by the Detroit Airport with my parents, I was begging to stop and watch.” WMU … that stemmed from the basic question, “How in the world can an 8,000 pound machine fly?” Barth pursued and obtained …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/07/barth

Pursuing Airport and Operational Opportunities: Ricardo Escalante-Villalta is Catapulting from AZO to an Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… in his or her own way, but Ricardo Escalante-Villalta can boast of another factor that is distinctive.  A senior … play in the late 1940s.  Escalante-Villalta and his sister with their best pal!   Born in the capital city of San … Located 15 miles east of Seattle, Redmond provided young Ricardo, who had to learn to speak English, with a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/escalante-villa

Lessons Learned by Aviation Technical Operations Faculty Nate Lisak

College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/01/lisak

RSO Gold Rush

Student Engagement

… steps that shape next year. This includes re registering your organization, applying for Soc Space, and submitting … Golden Bronco Award nominations. Next year starts with what you do in March. Log into ExperienceWMU today to complete …

https://wmich.edu/studentengagement/news/2026/03/rsogoldrush2026

Escalating Aviation Opportunities with Emma Hughes

College of Aviation

… Escalating Aviation Opportunities with Emma Hughes Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Many women have … comparatively speaking.  Why?  Primarily because, in American culture, then is then and now is now. Hughes with her … toward a possible career, sealing the deal was the EAA's Young Eagles program , where licensed pilots volunteer their …

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

Make Way for Matteson – Alysse Finds Her Aviation Destiny

College of Aviation

… way up there, they were helping formulate a career for a young child way down there. Request WMU Aviation Information … looked into it, I knew that was exactly what I wanted to do with my life." With that choice locked in, not surprisingly … love that the College of Aviation is small enough that you can learn most people's names and make actual connections, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/05/matteson

Bravo For Bravman: How Two Internships Led to One Outstanding Career

College of Aviation

… (now the management and operations program). He graduated with his BS in the Spring of 2016. Justin also was part of … is over-the-top nice, friendly, and helpful. They want you to succeed not only for yourself, but also by helping … company you work for, but having at least one internship can give you the edge you need when hunting for your first …

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

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

College of Aviation

… thing to choose to attend Western Michigan University if you hail from Saginaw, Ypsilanti, Ishpeming or some other … Sewell enjoying the perks of flying the Piper Super Cub with Amphibious Floats Request WMU College of Aviation … hook set in the young man from southern California?  "I can talk about the great airplanes we fly and the enormous …

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

Behind the Boarding Gate: Brady Wilson’s Impact on Aviation Management

College of Aviation

… child for what a college education is all about and how it can catapult one's career and life.   On a spring Saturday … Detroit.   Request College of Aviation Information Wilson with his Delta Network Planning Co-Workers Now part of … the answer was 'no.'   "Once a hotel is built," he says, "you can't move it.  If you stop making money, you're stuck …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/12/wilson

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

… future wife at his College of Aviation Graduation in 2010 With the best part of two decades in professional aviation … College of Aviation admits that in his chosen industry, "You have the potential to make a lot of money .   My biggest … a lot of holidays, birthdays and other special events. This can put a lot of strain on a relationship which leads to a …

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