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Bronson Barth Keeps his Eyes on the Sky in Louisville

College of Aviation

… Louisville and the Louisville International Airport, which was chosen in 2005 as the UPS heavy airfreight hub and a … just liked airplanes.  The experience and awe of watching something so mammoth take to the skies was inspiring to the … with the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller. Looking back on nearly 25 years of air traffic control, Barth continues to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/07/barth

D.R. artist-activist to visit WMU as part of School of Art lecture series

News

… is free and open to the public. Pineda Jorge Pineda Pineda was born in Barahona, Dominican Republic. A visual artist, … include painting, sculpture, installation, sketch and other mediums. Pineda is also recognized for his activism through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19845

Grayson's Anatomy - The Parts and Pieces of a Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… known an industry that can get into people's blood the way aviation does,” stated Robert Six, founder of … her first flight to San Francisco with her family. Little did the young girl from Kalamazoo, Michigan realize how this … initial experience, young Grayson was hooked. “I was extremely curious to know how the heavy aircraft, along with the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2017/08/grayson

Tadege Muluayehu

The Evaluation Lab

… USA Master's: Applied Economics Bachelor's: Research Methods, Psychology, and Statistics, Quest University (Squamish, British Columbia) Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Hobbies: Playing soccer, table tennis, … What inspired you to join the Evaluation Lab? I didn't just want to analyze data. I wanted it to mean something. …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation-lab/directory/muluayehu-tadege

Culture, Communication and Community Development in Tanzania: A transformative study abroad experience

Study Abroad

… Culture, Communication and Community Development in Tanzania: A transformative study abroad experience … says her 12-day trip to Tanzania with WMU Study Abroad was one of the most transformative moments in her four years … of communication at WMU, has led WMU Study Abroad trips for nearly a decade. “Culture impacts every aspect of life,” he …

https://wmich.edu/studyabroad/news/2025/11/tanzania

The ABCs of Braden Wilson: Aviation, Broncos, and Camaraderie

College of Aviation

… Submitted by Tom Thinnes on If you think the epitome of college life is shuttering in your dorm playing video games, you don't want Braden "Brady" Wilson as a "roomie."    A WMU College … time he logged with Annie Quardokus , manager of aviation dispatch and scheduling. "Being a dispatcher for flight …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/01/braden

Bruce Brown

Food Marketing

… Bruce Brown Home Agenda Registration Sponsorship Venue Bruce Brown brings … of chief customer officer of WK Kellogg Co.  Throughout his nearly 25 years at Kellogg, he held a variety of leadership … and customer marketing in both cereal and snacks, including as senior vice president, Western Customer Teams, and …

https://wmich.edu/foodmarketing/brown2026

Empowering Futures: 'So that all may learn'

W Magazine

… their children a better life, working on farms to make ends meet. She remembers going into the fields where her mother … makes on my life. —Jessica Cortes, Foundation Scholar "I did one day of work, and she said, 'This is why I don't want you to do it; this is what we live through on a daily …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/empowering-futures-so-all-may-learn

Cheering Up a Career in Aviation Technical Operations with Katelyn Mobley

College of Aviation

… in the WMU College of Aviation, Mobley admits that she was always interested in planes and what makes them fly … of what she wanted to do with her life that she adopted a different major during her freshman year as a Bronco.  … on target for Mobley.  "The aviation program stands out to me because it just seems right," she says.  "I have always …

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

Lessons Learned by Aviation Technical Operations Faculty Nate Lisak

College of Aviation

… by Tom Thinnes on Even though he started in the welding trade, Nate Lisak has forged himself a productive and rewarding career as a "Tech-Ops" instructor for the WMU … can do all this, he says, "in a safe, controlled environment where they can make mistakes and learn from them.  I …

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