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HOH Induction Speech from Herm Linder - WMU Aviation Faculty

College of Aviation

… HOH Induction Speech from Herm Linder - WMU Aviation Faculty Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Herman William … one of a kind.  I  have many fond memories of Dad as an aviation instructor during his years at Western.  I was … to experience the same passion he felt for engines, aviation mechanics, electrical systems....all of it.  From …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/05/linder

Breaking it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Technical Operations student Broderick Bebout … a plane."   Not only does the sophomore in the College of Aviation's program in aviation technical operations bring …

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

Earning His Western Wings – Shane Rembold Embraces All Aspects of Aviation

College of Aviation

… His Western Wings – Shane Rembold Embraces All Aspects of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Was Shane Rembold, a fourth-year student in the WMU College of Aviation , born to fly?  There is maybe a gene or a DNA … pilot But why did he choose Western ?  The quality of the aviation program has something to do with it, and so did his …

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

Hanging out with Helen Manumbu – Traveling Down the Aviation Tech Ops Path

College of Aviation

… Hanging out with Helen Manumbu – Traveling Down the Aviation Tech Ops Path Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Helem … of Danvers, Mass., in Essex County, the freshman major in aviation technical operations lived in Western's home … until her sixth-grade year in school.   Request College of Aviation Information "I knew about the university," she …

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

Propellers, Power-plants, and Passion: Mason Mihelich Pursues a Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… and Passion: Mason Mihelich Pursues a Career in Aviation Maintenance Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Mason Mihelich, an aviation technical operations student at WMU, pursuing a career as a professional aviation maintenance technician Taking a trip up into the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/mihelich

Waving the Western Flag: Claire Holloway immerses herself into Aviation and WMU culture

College of Aviation

… the Western Flag: Claire Holloway immerses herself into Aviation and WMU culture Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Flight Science Student Claire Holloway Getting … applies to the training of the next generation of aviation professionals.   Holloway, now a junior majoring in …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/04/holloway

Aviation Management leads to Philip Kroll’s One Constant – Change is Part of the Journey

College of Aviation

Aviation Management leads to Philip Kroll’s One Constant – … Not so for Kroll, a 2010 graduate of the WMU College of Aviation with a degree in aviation management and operations .  He has -- in effect -- …

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

AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force

College of Aviation

… AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air … is not exactly a molten-lava hotbed of passion for youthful aviation enthusiasts.  But if your dad was part of the … 15 miles northwest of Western's home campus in Kalamazoo.  Aviation Flight Science student Avery Bush visiting the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/bush

Meet Aviation's 2022 WMU Presidential Scholar - Yewon Lee

College of Aviation

… Meet Aviation's 2022 WMU Presidential Scholar - Yewon Lee … 2022 WMU Presidential Scholar representing the College of Aviation. On April 8th, 2022 , she was one of just 50 … scholar. Throughout her academic career with the College of Aviation, Yewon has engaged in her classes with a positive …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/11/presidentialscholar

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni and Retired Air Force Officer Tracy … 1983 alumnus of the Western Michigan University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf