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For the 13th consecutive year, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Business Club dominated the PBL Arizona Leadership Competition, held April 12-13 at the Embry-Riddle Prescott campus.
Top executives in aviation at an Embry-Riddle panel discussion presented a picture of a booming industry that is meeting challenges with innovation, while career opportunities abound.
“Working in aviation is an exciting world, it’s an exciting opportunity,” said panelist Edward Onwe, vice president and general manager at VT San Antonio Aerospace. “And of course, the demand for aviation workers will always be there.”
Held April 8 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus, the “Business of Aviation and More” panel discussion featured Onwe, who represents a leading global maintenance, repair and overall company; Sherry Ortiz, senior vice president at United States Aircraft Insurance Group; Damon D'Agostino, president and CEO of Zephyrus Aviation Capital; and Steve Powell, CEO of Synensys and captain at Delta Air Lines.
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Human Resources Dept. and TIAA Take First Place in the “Special Projects” category at the 2019 Eddy Awards
At the Pensions & Investments’ Eddy Awards ceremony at the East Coast Defined Contribution Conference, Embry-Riddle’s joint awards submission with TIAA, the university’s benefits management partner, won first place in the “Special Projects” category for special investment education and communication programs for plans with 1,000 to 5,000 employees.
Meet the winners of the Second Annual Student Innovation Awards at the Daytona Beach Campus
The Office of Undergraduate Research with the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and The Task Force on Innovation sponsored the Second Annual Student Innovation Awards, recognizing a team and individuals who proposed the best ideas to enhance student or academic life or the campus in general at the Daytona Beach Campus. The awards highlight the creative, innovative, problem-solving skills and digital communications skills of the students.
“This is a Great Time to Become a Commercial Air Line Pilot”
That’s what Joe DePete, head of the largest non-governmental aviation safety organization in the world, told a standing-room only crowd of aspiring commercial transport pilots last week at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus.
NSF Funds Study of Southwest Wildfires
Embry-Riddle Department of Applied Aviation Sciences faculty members Dr. Dorothea Ivanova and Dr. Michael Kaplan have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) funding of up to $102,000 over the next three years to study wildfires and other climate events in collaboration with researchers at North Carolina A&T University.
NROTC Drill Team Takes Home Top Finishes at National Competition
For the first time in over five years, the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Drill Team traveled to the Tulane University ROTC Mardi Gras National Drill Competition, held March 1 in New Orleans, and brought home first- and third-place honors.
Of 23 total schools participating in the completion, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University team, consisting of 18 Naval and Marine midshipmen, beat out squads from notable military academies such as West Point, Citadel, and Texas A&M, as well as from local rivals Florida State and the University of Florida. The drill team won first place in the Platoon Basic Drill competition and third place in the Squad Basic Drill competition.
Leadership Institute’s First-ever Individual Contributors Program at the Prescott Campus
Nine employees from the Embry-Riddle Prescott Campus and Embry-Riddle Worldwide were selected for the first inaugural Prescott Campus cohort of the Embry-Riddle Leadership Institute’s Individual Contributors Program. This three-day leadership intensive was held at the Hazy Library and Learning Center, Feb. 26-28. Chancellor Dr. Frank Ayers and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Rhonda Capron kicked off the program.
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Q&A: Airbus Executive Challenges Students to ‘Think Macro,’ Define Their Own Success
Eagle alumnus and Airbus Americas CEO and Chairman Jeff Knittel is no stranger to change.
In his 35 years in the aviation industry, he has launched a company that helped usher in the boom of aircraft leasing and, since transitioning to Airbus, has made it his mission not only to understand the current market but also to anticipate its permutations. That second part is the key, he told students at a Wednesday, April 10, panel discussion on the Daytona Beach Campus. Focusing on career exploration and evolution within the aviation industry, the event also featured Airbus Vice President for Research and Technology Amanda Simpson, as well as alumnae Melody Bruce, a level III stress engineer at Airbus’ Empennage In-Service Repair department, and Kim Friedle, principal engineer at the firm’s Mobile Engineering Center.
Hosted as part of the Aerospace on Campus Series organized by The Wings Club and Aviation Week Network, the event offered students the opportunity to interact with leaders and employees of one of the world’s leading aerospace firms. Their discussion is paraphrased as follows:
Eagles Ace Global Aerospace Maintenance Competition
An Embry-Riddle Aerospace Maintenance Science (AMS) team claimed first place in an international competition, overtaking challengers from 27 other schools by more swiftly and accurately completing 30 timed tasks.
Six Embry-Riddle undergraduate students participated in the 2019 Aerospace Maintenance Competition, organized by the Aerospace Maintenance Council and presented by Snap-On, April 9-11 in Atlanta, Ga.
“We are proud of our students for their technical performance as well as their sportsmanship during a global competition with highly skilled challengers,” said Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler. “Congratulations to the Embry-Riddle team and their dedicated mentors. In representing Embry-Riddle, they exemplified the Eagle spirit, demonstrating the highest standards of aviation safety and responsibility.”
Embry-Riddle Students Receive Prestigious Fellowship from National Science Foundation
Three aerospace engineering students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott campus and one from Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus have been awarded or received honorable mention for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).
Eagles Claim Three of 13 Global Space Ambassador Slots
Amy Ramos, a senior undergraduate at Embry-Riddle, and two accomplished graduate students – Karen Brun and Heidi Hammerstein – were selected to join a team of 13 talented female scientist-astronaut candidates who will serve as global ambassadors for space science and exploration.
The trio was chosen by an astronautics research and education program called Project PoSSUM (Polar Suborbital Science in the Upper Mesosphere).
The PoSSUM 13 ambassadors -- so-named to honor the legacy of an earlier group of female astronaut trainees known as the Mercury 13 – will lead student teams participating in an International Microgravity Challenge. Female students between the ages of 13 and 17 are being invited to propose science experiments to be performed in microgravity this October, in concert with the National Research Council of Canada and Project PoSSUM.
Four Embry-Riddle Students Win Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarships
In partnership with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Citation Jet Pilots Association (CJP), the Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation has annually presented Embry-Riddle students with scholarships to pursue careers in aviation since 2013.
This year’s recipients include Brandon Baber and Jacob Cook, both juniors at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus, as well as Prescott Campus students Matthew Gailey, a junior, and Otto Maytag, a sophomore.
All four recipients of the $25,000 scholarships are studying to become professional pilots and were selected for the award based on their academic excellence, leadership skills, service to others, work ethic, financial need and a written essay demonstrating their passion for, and commitment to, the aviation industry.
Delta Secures Top Spot in 29th Annual Airline Quality Rating
Prescott, Ariz. and Wichita, Kan. – Delta Air Lines is No. 1, and JetBlue is No. 2, according to the 29th annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR), released today, Monday, April 8. The AQR is the most comprehensive study of performance and quality of the largest airlines in the United States. The rating is a multifactor examination of the airlines based on mishandled baggage, consumer complaints, on-time performance and involuntary denied boardings.