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Head Banging with Helen Hoffman – Music Aficionado, Soon-To-Be Professional Pilot, and Student Extraordinaire

College of Aviation

… Hoffman – Music Aficionado, Soon-To-Be Professional Pilot, and Student Extraordinaire Submitted by Tom Thinnes on From … jockey to -- maybe -- desk jockey to stunt jockey.  Welcome to the career path of one Helen Hoffman. Now in her … is pursuing a double major in aviation flight science and aviation management and operations -- with a minor in …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/hoffman

Getting Underway and Unlocking Aviation Opportunity with Zach Orfin

College of Aviation

… Getting Underway and Unlocking Aviation Opportunity with Zach Orfin Submitted … Thinnes on As a sailor, Zach Orfin mastered his way through and on top of the water.  As a College of Aviation student, …   What led him to Western was the initial intent to become an airline pilot.  To him, WMU seemed like the logical …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/05/orfin

Gaining Altitude with Guadalupe Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … Guzman's father surmised that future prospects in his home community of Oaxaca near the southern tip of Mexico were not all that bright.  He dug up his roots and replanted them in southern Florida harvesting bumper …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/guzmanramos

From Oman to Aviation to America – Amna AI Bulushi Finds Her Fit in Aviation Management and Operations

College of Aviation

… – Amna AI Bulushi Finds Her Fit in Aviation Management and Operations Submitted by Tom Thinnes on   Contact: Posted …

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

Cole and Alec Hoffman: Brothers in Arms and Aviation

College of Aviation

… Cole and Alec Hoffman: Brothers in Arms and Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Enrolled students … College of Aviation to be "like family" because of its welcoming and caring environment.  For the Hoffman brothers, it …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/11/hoffman

Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All

College of Aviation

… Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All … safety (her personal favorite), airport administration and finance, introduction to aviation, aerodynamics, … issues between the manufacturer and airlines flying her company's products.     Whittaker logged more than four …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/whittaker

Airplanes, Students, and Camaraderie: Tracey Kauppila Keeps Her Head in the Clouds and Eyes on the Prize

College of Aviation

… Airplanes, Students, and Camaraderie: Tracey Kauppila Keeps Her Head in the Clouds and Eyes on the Prize Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When it comes to the nuts and bolts of how the WMU College of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/01/kauppila

Aviation, Broncos, and Cars – Brayden Broad’s Aviation Maintenance Career is Set to Go Far!

College of Aviation

… Aviation, Broncos, and Cars – Brayden Broad’s Aviation Maintenance Career is … Operations student Brayden Broad enjoying a Mocha in Scotland Field trips and family treks to interesting places make … its dual-enrollment program did give him the opportunity to complete college-level classes in calculus and speech.   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/broad

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

College of Aviation

… Breaking it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in … the West Michigan Aviation Academy Bebout has called the Grand Rapids-suburb community of Ada "home" since 2015 when his family moved …

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

Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo

College of Aviation

… Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo Submitted by Tom … on Many a Bronco aviator, with WMU diploma still fresh in hand, takes the career path to Apogee Air based at Oakland … Harper was born and raised in the Lake Michigan shoreline community of Holland.  Paffhausen, his Apogee compatriot, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee-0