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Joshua Yoweni’s Voyage of Vowels: Aviation, Excitement, Indonesia, Obstacles, and University

College of Aviation

… Christmas visit back home to Jayapura, Papua, in 2018. This was his last visit with his father before his passing in July, 2021 "When I was a little kid as I was being fed," says the 2013 graduate … tiny holes that can lighten the darkness and offer fresh air.  Nothing should stop you from seeking that light and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/yoweni

WMU Aviation’s Jersey girl and recent grad: Jade Joseph

College of Aviation

… as I can remember," she says, "I have been interested in airports, traveling, planes and the aviation industry.  None … in 2019."   Two years earlier while on a tour of Delaware State University with her sister and father, she "accidentally wandered off" on a tour of its program in aviation.  "Both …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/joseph

4 aviation grads first to qualify under new FAA program

News

… qualify under new FAA program Submitted by Deanne Puca on Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative KALAMAZOO—Four … Mich.; Marco Morales , of Wyoming, Mich.; Nichole Treganowan , of Gladstone, Mich.; and Mark Ward , of Caledonia, Mich., all graduated from WMU's College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1240

Western's Dr. Chansheng He receives third Fulbright award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Western's Dr. Chansheng He receives third Fulbright award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Mich.—Western Michigan University's Dr. Chansheng He was awarded his third Fulbright Specialist Program award in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71392

Dominic Nicolai – Aviation Dynamo and WMU Faculty Member

College of Aviation

… of Aviation Hall of Honor inductees as:  Tom Deckard , an Air Force instructor pilot who joined the WMU 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 …

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

The American Dream: Matt Taylor Ascends Through the Airline Operations World

College of Aviation

… The American Dream: Matt Taylor Ascends Through the Airline Operations World Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni Matt Taylor Want a short story about a dynamic career and how the WMU … the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport for what was then American Eagle Airlines, and indicative of why it …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/taylor

Eric Johnson – Flying High from Mesaba to FlightSafety International

College of Aviation

… Johnson figured either he knew it all, or at least he was close. Request College of Aviation Info But after … five-plus years as a first officer for the former Mesaba Airlines and now as director of training products for FlightSafety International , there is always more to learn, and that's the way he wants it. Eric …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/04/johnson

Marching with Mardoian – Dylan Sets His Sights on the Sky

College of Aviation

… well. Dylan Mardoian sizing up his future during a United Airlines visit Request WMU College of Aviation Information "I did not want to be just someone twiddling their thumbs throughout my college years," he says. "I wanted to make a difference. I had been part of a marching …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/08/mardoian

From Saabs to Delta – Steve Denomme Surfs the Turbulence to Success

College of Aviation

… star of the show most of the time.  Now a captain for Delta Air Lines, the 2000 graduate of the Western Michigan … because of the Covid pandemic, and like the rest of us -- was staggered under the ramifications of the "Ugly" -- the … City Bowl Request College of Aviation Information  Denomme was raised, the son of a police officer, in Oakland County's …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/11/denomme

Maintaining Aviation Excellence – Christopher Myrick Purposely Picks A Career in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… says, "I would constantly be driven past the Detroit metro airport to see my grandmother in Detroit.  I remember always looking up and seeing the planes fly over (interstate highway) I-94 to land.  They were so big and it always …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/04/myrick