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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

Duncan Aviation gift establishes first endowed professorship in WMU College of Aviation

News

… students for the increasingly complex demands of aviation maintenance and technical management, including safety … power of people to drive the business aviation industry forward. Throughout his decades of leadership at Duncan … also will support development of new academic pathways, including:  A technical leadership pathway within the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/duncan-aviation-gift-endowed-professorship-college-aviation

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

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

From Success at Southwest to Directing Denver International Airport: Dave LaPorte’s Aviation Operations Pathway

College of Aviation

… Airport: Dave LaPorte’s Aviation Operations Pathway Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Dave LaPorte - Denver … airport's deputy manager of aviation, which oversaw the maintenance and engineering division and environmental … place to be.  We are preparing our airport to reach 100 million passengers annually and expect to be there by …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/03/laporte

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

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

The Kalam-AZO Connection - WMU Broncos at the Helm of the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport

College of Aviation

… Chris Sieklucki, Assistant Director for Operations and Maintenance, graduated with a degree in Business … Operations Supervisor. At one time, each of these four was a Blue Devil, Husky, Trojan, or Northman. However, in … they all became Broncos, which helped to project them towards their current situation. David Reid David Reid grew up …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2016/02/connection

Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus

Sindecuse Health Center

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69214