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The Migration of Jonathan Miller - A SouthWestern Journey to Success
College of Aviation
… that place in time. President Barack Obama inherited an economic environment that financial historians rate as being on … of that was the airline industry, which is normally in the upper stratosphere of opportunity when it … for about 25 years. "Airlines went bankrupts, pilots were furloughed, and pay-cuts were a daily occurrence," he says, …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/01/jonathanmiller
The Concept of Home
Study Abroad
… and most recently in Granada, a Spanish city I was lucky enough to visit. After spending just 3 days in Granada, the … punch in the face in the best way possible. I still don’t know exactly what home means but in this blog I’m going to … we can figure it out together. Written by: Maggie Neuman Major: Business Location: Burgos, Spain I’ve …
https://wmich.edu/studyabroad/blog/2019/12/conceptofhome
Get Up and Gokey: Garrett Marches His Way to Delta
College of Aviation
… making collegiate progress on his future path in life that now features paychecks authorized by Delta Air Lines . That … from Paw Paw took him to the aviation museum in Kalamazoo known as the Air Zoo . An airplane ride courtesy of the … with him to class to complement a doctorate from Northern Arizona University and a master's from Arizona …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/08/gokey
Pride and Passion: Mitchell Patterson Aviation Technician Extraordinaire
College of Aviation
… of Aviation with a major in aviation maintenance technology and a minor in business management . He prepped for his current post … corporate flight department. He and his wife -- plus dog -- now call The Alamo City home. He came in contact with …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2020/02/202002mitchellpatterson
William Doe Delivers – From WMU to FedEx Express
College of Aviation
… Information "My interest in aviation simply came from another passion of mine -- traveling," he says. "I wanted a … traveling and seeing the rest of the world. Little did I know that the aviation industry would become another personal … he faced similar duties as with Kalitta, but with a "much bigger operation, way more crew members, and a larger fleet of …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2021/08/doe
A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as Professional Pilots
College of Aviation
… wanted to do after high school, I decided to go against the norm and become a pilot." That she has, along with completing a minor in Spanish at Western. Whitcomb and his family during … from home for me. I transferred in as a junior and minored in business." Pleyer, Whitcomb with Kam Bellfy and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2023/02/karleighandmitch
2023 LPA Scholarship Program
College of Aviation
… 2023 LPA Scholarship Program The Latino Pilots Association (LPA) Scholarship Program The Latino Pilots Association (LPA) is pleased to announce they have $181,500 in flight training scholarships …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/scholarships/blog/2023/07/lpa
Take Offs and Touchdowns with Alex Toger – Flying High as a College of Aviation Alumni and Current Endeavor Air Pilot
College of Aviation
… him "how to deal with and answer questions that might not always have the desired response while giving tours and … hometown of Troy, an 88,000-person community 16 miles northwest of Detroit in southeast Michigan -- which made his … Mayes, Truman Stuart, and Alex Toger "WMU was close enough to home," he says, "to be able to pop between school …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2022/07/toger
Joshua Yoweni’s Voyage of Vowels: Aviation, Excitement, Indonesia, Obstacles, and University
College of Aviation
… to Jayapura, Papua -- Indonesia's largest province on the northern coast of Western New Guinea. For the … side of the planet from Western's Kalamazoo campus. Nobody has a story like Yoweni's regarding how he got to … "Being able to fly a big bird that is almost 1,000 times bigger than the normal human seemed just awesome to me," he …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2023/02/yoweni
Any Einstein Can Fly a Plane. It takes a Special Kind to Jump Out of One – the SkyDive Broncos!
College of Aviation
… of the laws of physics and the miracle of applied technology. You return to terra firma, compliments of human courage and another application of physics -- the science that comes into … from the College of Aviation's three programs. It is not unusual for one of them to fly the planes, fix them, and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/blog/2023/10/skydive