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Taking Off with Tom Deckard - An Aviation Life Fulfilled

College of Aviation

… pilots at the local airport in Elkhart, Indiana.  This triggered something in him, and it wasn’t long before Deckard … by 1967, he earned a Bachelor of Science in math, with a minor in physics.  With his degree complete from WMU, Deckard … U.S. Air Force.  In 1967, he was on his way. As a newly anointed Air Force pilot, the recent flight training graduate …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2013/09/taking-off-tom-deckard-aviation-life-fulfilled

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

College of Aviation

… bachelors degree in aviation management, with a business minor. Chris Sieklucki, Assistant Director for Operations and … with her bachelor of arts degree with a business minor and has risen to the position of Assistant Director of … in aviation science and administration and a business minor. He is currently the airport’s Operations Supervisor. At …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/alumni/blog/2016/02/kalam-azo-connection-wmu-broncos-helm-kalamazoobattle-creek

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