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Worldwide Campus to Offer Master’s Degree in Singapore
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide
has made a landmark agreement to begin offering
aviation programs in Asia. The Worldwide Campus
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on
Feb. 4 with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
(CAAS) to begin a Master of Business Administration in
Aviation (MBAA) program in the second
half of 2010.
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“This is a long-term strategic relationship, and we are pleased to partner with the Civil
Aviation Authority to achieve our joint objective of providing quality aviation and aerospace education to support the growing aviation industry of Singapore,” said
Martin Smith, executive vice president of the Worldwide Campus.
The collaboration is a reflection of the shared
interests between Embry-Riddle and CAAS to promote
high-quality aviation education and training, as well as
information exchange and research. The MBAA
program will deliver the same high-quality program
that Embry-Riddle currently offers, but it will be
tailored to meet the demand for aviation management
professionals in Singapore.
“As Singapore’s aviation industry continues to grow,
there is a need to groom and empower the next
generation of leaders,” said Yap Ong Heng, directorgeneral of CAAS. “In addition to operational and
technical training, management training provided
through the MBAA will be useful for the overall
development of aviation professionals, and preparing
them to take on leadership positions.”
Embry-Riddle Worldwide’s Executive Vice President Marty
Smith signs the MOU on Feb. 4 with Yap Ong Heng, directorgeneral of CAAS.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to deliver a
Business Administration program in Singapore,” said
John R. Watret, Ph.D., associate vice president and
chief academic officer of the Worldwide Campus.
“Embry-Riddle’s successful MBAA program will
support the Civil Aviation Authority’s mission to further
establish Singapore as a center of excellence for the
aviation industry.”
Embry-Riddle’s MBAA degree will be delivered
through the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA), which
is the training division of CAAS. The SAA will give
input to the design and delivery of the MBAA, drawing
on more than 50 years of aviation training expertise
and extensive international and regional links. To date,
the academy has trained almost 50,000 people from
190 countries.
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Worldwide Bachelor Degree Programs to be Offered in Singapore
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide,
signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Feb. 5
with SIM University (UniSIM) and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) to offer two bachelor
degree programs; the Bachelor of Science in Aviation
Maintenance and the Bachelor of Science in Aviation
Business Administration. Programs will be available
July 2010 and January 2011. Students will graduate
with two separate degree certificates from UniSIM and
Embry-Riddle. This is a landmark collaboration as this
is the first time that Embry-Riddle is collaborating with
an Asian partner to offer undergraduate degree programs.
UniSIM, Embry-Riddle and WDA will also collaborate
to offer a series of professional and executive development programs which WDA will provide funding support for. WDA will also provide degree program
scholarship opportunities for selected trainees assigned
for leadership positions in companies.
“We are pleased to join forces with SIM University
and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency to
deliver the programs critical to support the growing
aviation and aerospace industries of Singapore,” said
Martin Smith, executive vice president of the Worldwide Campus.
According to Professor Cheong Hee Kiat, president
of UniSIM, “We are glad that UniSIM has this opportunity to offer the two degree programs that are needed
Marty Smith, John Watret and Graham Hunt pose for a photo
at the MOU signing event with UniSIM in Singapore.
to meet the exacting manpower needs of the aviation
industry. Through this partnership with Embry-Riddle
and WDA, our students now have the opportunity to
learn and earn a degree from a globally-recognized aviation and aerospace university.”
“WDA is pleased to work with UniSIM and EmbryRiddle. The partnership will draw on expertise of
Embry-Riddle in the aviation and aerospace sectors, the
experience of UniSIM in continuing education and
training and the work which WDA has been doing in
the sectors through the Singapore Workforce Skills
Qualifications. We are confident that the collaboration
will help nurture a core of leadership talent and professionals in the aerospace and aviation sectors,” said Mr.
Chan Heng Kee, chief executive of WDA.
Worldwide Alumnus Goes on Mission to Space Station
U.S. Air Force Col. Terry Virts Jr., an Embry-Riddle
Worldwide Campus alumnus piloted his first flight into
space as the STS-130 space shuttle Endeavour blasted
off from Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 7.
Virts and his crewmates, Commander George Zamka
and mission specialists Robert Behnken, Kathryn Hire,
Nicholas Patrick, and Stephen Robinson, embarked on
a construction mission that left the International Space
Station (ISS) almost 90% complete.
One of six current or former astronauts who are
Embry-Riddle alumni, Virts earned an M.A.S. in Aeronautics in 1997 from Embry-Riddle’s Worldwide Campus center in Spangdahlem, Germany.
He also holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the U.S.
Air Force Academy and received undergraduate pilot
training at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., and F-16 training at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Virts has logged over
3,800 flight hours in the F-16 and more than 40 other
kinds of aircraft.
Selected as a shuttle pilot astronaut by NASA in
2000, Virts has held many technical positions with the
agency, including lead astronaut for the T38 program, test crewmember for the
Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory,
Expedition 9 crew support astronaut, and
lead astronaut for appearances.
“The best thing about being an astronaut is that there’s no such thing as a typical day,” Virts said. “Some days we work
Virts
in a space shuttle simulator, which is like a
big video game that moves and rotates upward to simulate a launch, some days we practice for spacewalks underwater in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, and other days
we have flight training in supersonic jets.”
Other Embry-Riddle alumni who are currently astronauts are Nicole Stott, Daniel Burbank, B. Alvin Drew,
and Ronald Garan Jr. Alumna Susan Kilrain is a former
astronaut.
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First Aviation and Aerospace
Industry Manufacturing Summit
takes place in Orlando
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide, in
collaboration with the Aerospace States Association, held
its first Aviation and Aerospace Industry Manufacturing
Summit on February 22-24 at the Walt Disney World Swan
and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Fla.
Nearly 100 aerospace leaders registered for the fact-filled
event, which presented data and addressed issues on the
state of aerospace manufacturing in the U.S. and around
the world for both military and commercial markets, and
addressed key trends and projections for the future.
Distinguished speakers and guests came from across the
country and represented a myriad of organizations, including educational institutions, government agencies, and
small-to-medium manufacturing companies, OEMs and
primes, service providers, policy makers, and economic developers.
Attendees received a copy of the Aerospace Economic
Report and Outlook for 2010, known as the AERO 2010 Report. This nearly 300-page annual report recently created
media buzz by predicting a rebound for the U.S. aerospace
industry in 2010. The AERO 2010 Report provides an indepth analysis of major trends affecting the industry including sales data, employment trends, key international trade
statistics, and a forecast for the future based on a review of
what the major aerospace firms are saying and Embry-Riddle’s own analysis.
The Aviation and Aerospace Industry Manufacturing
Summit will be an annual event, bringing industry leaders
together to discuss the state of the aerospace industry and
unite to carry out a national mission to restore the U.S.
aerospace industrial base.
Keynote
speaker Tom
Davenport
presents
at the first
Aviation and
Aerospace
Industry
Manufacturing Summit
on Tuesday,
Feb. 23.
Photo by
Melissa Woods/
Worldwide
Marketing
Study Predicts Industry
Recovery in 2010
A new study by the Center for Aviation
and Aerospace Leadership (CAAL) at
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University –
Worldwide predicts that the aerospace industry will recover in 2010 – and the rate of
recovery could be relatively quick. In fact,
the study, titled the Aerospace Economic
Report and Outlook for 2010
(the AERO 2010 Report),
goes even further by suggesting that the recovery
in aerospace manufacturing may help lead
the U.S. economy out
of the recession.
“It may take some
time to return to the
pre-recession levels of output and employment in our economy,
but we anticipate that the rate of growth in
aerospace manufacturing will be better
than other sectors,” said Dr. Saul “Sonny”
Barr, a senior aerospace economist at
CAAL and primary author of the study.
However, the study also revealed a subtle but ominous trend. The data indicates
that there is a strong long-term trend toward the importation of aerospace components and parts. Even though the U.S.
continues to lead the world in the export of
assembled aircraft, it is clear that a growing percentage of the aircraft components
are being produced overseas.
“The vast network of U.S. manufacturers that are so critical to the production
and support of both civilian and military
aerospace products may be at risk if this
trend continues,” said retired Air Force
Brig. Gen. Robert Mansfield, an aerospace
executive in residence at Embry-Riddle
Worldwide and co-author of the study.
Dr. Robert Materna, director of CAAL,
notes that the U.S. aerospace industry is
unique because it plays a critical role in
both our economy and national defense.
The results of this study were discussed
at the Aviation and Aerospace Manufacturing Summit in February.
To purchase the AERO 2010 Report, contact Linda Lundquist at (210) 659-7703.
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Embry-Riddle Staff Members “Rough It” in the Field
By Sarina Houston
DAS, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait
Imagine an office with no running water for your
morning coffee. Or a classroom with a gun rack at the
entrance. Imagine sand in your computer keyboard and
a thin layer of dust on your desk at the start of every
work day. These conditions are not only typical of deployed soldiers, but they are all too familiar for our very
own ERAU staff members, who live, work, and help
Embry-Riddle students in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait.
While working downrange is challenging, these staff
members also view it as an experience of a lifetime.
ERAU employees work as civilian contractors at our
campuses downrange. The job seems “normal” from
the start. Each Assistant Director of Academic Support
(ADAS) must learn the ins and outs of ERAU: our programs, systems, admissions, accounting, evaluations,
marketing, etc. But it’s far from the typical ADAS job.
Employees must also complete a medical evaluation
and extensive pre-deployment training. Upon arrival,
employees quickly notice one thing: sand.
“The conditions are indescribable. You have to experience it to understand. The dust here is so fine that it’s
everywhere; it’s on everything, in everything, and always in the air,” says Mike Swafford, ADAS in Bagram,
Afghanistan. “Otherwise, it’s O.K. here.”
What makes working at a downrange location different than another campus?
“You have to be extremely flexible and always expect the unexpected,” comments Kuwait ADAS Christy
Coyne.
Stefanie Ramsey has been in Iraq for four months,
but has been with Embry-Riddle much longer.
“I worked at Katterbach before,” she said. “The difference is that in Germany I was able to take off on
weekends and holidays. Downrange we work 12 hours
a day, 7 days a week!”
Second to being separated from his family in Germany, Swafford comments that the worst part of his
job is “…walking 200 yards to the showers/toilets that
are shared with everyone.”
Stefanie agrees. “The worst part is to always have to
get dressed and walk to the showers/bathrooms - not
much fun in the middle of the night!”
Beyond the bathroom matter is another commonality. Employees that go downrange share a common
bond with military members. Not only do they see firsthand what it’s really like in a war zone, ERAU employees all find it equally rewarding to share in a soldier’s
achievements. They recognize that as a single person,
Embry-Riddle employees experience unique conditions and
challenges while working and serving U.S. soldiers’ educational needs in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait.
they are making a difference in the lives of soldiers by
helping them to further their education.
There is an excitement that lies in the bond between
a deployed ADAS and an ERAU student: as a soldier
completes his first college course successfully, an
ADAS witnesses firsthand the sacrifices being made for
our freedom.
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New Graduate Online Terms Begin in Second Half of 2010
Any students transferring from one delivery method to
Beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year, Worldwide online graduate courses will be even more closely the other will be fully responsible, supported by their
advisors, for assuring that they have the correct course
coordinated with the Worldwide regional schedules.
text and materials in-hand. This is a vital consideration
After much discussion between the deans and departas textbooks may vary and students will be expected to
ment chairs, additional policy agreements were
be ready to begin their
reached that should lead
studies when they arrive.
to greater opportunities
Some policies for online
for all Worldwide students
Term Term Starts
Drop-Add
Term Ends
courses will not change.
and increased enroll10/F2 August 3
August 9
October 4
Undergraduate courses will
ments for the campus as
10/W1 October 12
October 18
December 13
still begin on the 15th day
a whole.
11/S1 January 11
January 17
March 14
of each month. For both
Online graduate
11/S3 March 22
March 28
May 23
graduate and undergraduclasses, starting in the
11/U2 May 31
June 6
August 1
ate courses, no additional
second half of 2010, will
11/F2 August 9
August 15
October 10
sections will be added 14
be offered in five nine11/W1 October 18
October 24
December 19
days prior to the scheduled
week terms, with one
start date. However, suffidead week between every
cient sections will be
term. Ground classes will
scheduled to allow for potential transfer students,
start on Mondays and online classes will start on Tuesbased on projected enrollments and potential students
days to facilitate potential transfer of students, as
movements based on continuous input from regional
needed, to capture otherwise lost enrollments. There
leadership.
will be no deviation from this schedule without prior
Any questions regarding policy should be directed to
written authorization from the Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Ron Thomas, Dean of Online Instruction
of the Worldwide Campus. A table of graduate online
(ronald.thomas@erau.edu). Any questions regarding
term dates through the end of 2011 is provided here.
schedule details should be directed to Margaret WieIn addition, the registration period for online classes
gand, Manager of Scheduling and Contracting (marwill now run through the first day of class, with a dropgaret.wiegand@erau.edu).
add period that ends on the seventh day of the course.
New Online Courses Will Begin in March in the Nine-Week Format
The following new online courses are available in March in a nine-week format. The term begins March 7.
“Gold Format” Courses:
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ASCI 643 Management of Research and
Development for the Aviation/Aerospace
Industry (New)
LGMT 636 Transportation Management (New)
PMGT 690 Project Management Capstone (New)
ASCI 560 Rotorcraft Operations (Redevelopment)
Courses converted to 9 weeks for the March term:
ASCI 509 Advanced Aerodynamics
ASCI 512 Space Mission and Launch Operations
ASCI 514 Computer-Based Instruction
ASCI 516 Applications in Crew Resource Management
ASCI 517 Advanced Meteorology
ASCI 602 The Air Transportation System
ASCI 604
Human Factors in the Aviation/Aerospace
Industry
ASCI 612 Aviation/Aerospace Industrial Safety
Management
ASCI 614 Advanced Aviation/Aerospace Curriculum
Development
ASCI 620 Air Carrier Operations
ASCI 634 Aviation/Aerospace Psychology
ASCI 641 Production and Procurement Management
in the Aviation/Aerospace Industry
ASCI 645 Airport Operations and Management
ASCI 654 Adult Teaching and Learning Techniques
ASCI 660 Sensation and Perception
ASCI 665 Applied Experimental Design
LGMT 683 Supply Chain Management
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News from the Field
The Eastern Region had two faculty promotions;
Henry Brown from the Fort Walton Beach campus
and Jay Hines from the Tampa campus. They were
both promoted to Assistant Professor.
Jeremy Hodges, of the Colorado Springs campus,
has been requested to co-author a chapter in a
book relating to a conference he attended in San
Francisco last year, to be based on a paper he coauthored and presented at that conference.
Hawaii’s math instructor Iman Fallahinezhad
recently featured on NBC News, in a segment devoted to paperless learning technologies.
Dr. Peter O’Reily of the Sky Harbor campus, made
a presentation to the National Association of Purchasing Managers on “Developing and Implementing Best Procurement Practices in Tough Economic
Times.”
Mark Scharf, DA for the Great Falls campus, was
recently promoted to Air Force Colonel (O-6). Col.
Scharf just returned from F-15 pilot training as a
Montana Guardsman.
Randy Barcus, Adjunct Instructor for Economics,
was appointed the Chair of the Idaho Strategic Alliance as their economic policy advisor on renewable energy development legislative policy.
Steven Ewing, BSPA student at the Inland Empire
campus, was awarded a $2000 scholarship from
the Aero Club of Southern California. This scholarship is awarded annually to high school and university students preparing for careers in
aeronautics or aerospace-related fields.
Lakenheath Adjunct Instructor Joshua Franklin was
awarded USAFE Safety Career Professional of the
Year Technician.
Faculty Updates
Dr. Ian McAndrew has been asked to attend a
working party for the East of England development
forum to review supply chain issues for the 21st
century affecting the region’s aerospace industries.
This is a government-backed initiative to identify
training issues.
Dr. Alan Bender appeared on Bloomberg News for
a story about Japan Air Lines’ financial problems.
Curt Lewis completed preliminary participation
with National Geographic Channel & BBC Channel
4’s proposed television video on aircraft crash survivability and accident investigation.
Scott Burgess presented seminars for EmbryRiddle Worldwide at the Helicopter Association
International convention in Houston, Texas in
February.
Dr. Tom Sieland presented a paper titled: “The
Behavioral Dynamics Associated with Marketing
Rear Facing Airline Seats and Their Subsequent
Acceptance by the Public” (Co-authors James
Schultz, Marian Schultz and Lamont House) at the
Economics & International Business Research Conference in Miami. Dr. Sieland was also selected to
chair the first session of the conference.
Dr. James Barnard was featured in IE Magazine
Work Perfect column.
Upcoming Events
March 25-26
ERAU Board of Trustees
Spring Meeting
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Three International Region students awarded
ERAU Worldwide scholarships: Justin Stone, Clinton Waitkus, and Nathan Mead.
Jon Nelson, of the Fort Campbell campus, was
recognized as the Central Region Faculty of the
Year for 2008-2009. He was presented a plaque at
their faculty meeting.
May 8
Worldwide Campus
Commencement
Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Embry-Riddle to Train Unmanned Aircraft Pilots
As early as 2012, thousands of civilian unUnmanned aircraft have been in the news lately
manned air vehicles (UAVs) may take to the sky as
as the U.S. military uses drones to spy on and atsoon as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
tack targets in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But UAVs
allows them to share U.S. airspace with other aircan also be used for many civilian tasks. UAVs pacraft. When that happens, professionals will be
trol the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada and
needed to operate them remotely, both as
soon they will monitor the east coast of
pilots and as sensor operators, when they
DAYTONA Florida. They also are used to detect forest
carry video and audio equipment.
fires and relay images to firefighters.
BEACH
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is
Police would like to use them, too, but
CAMPUS the FAA restricts their use in civilian areas
stepping up to fill that need with a new
minor in Unmanned Aircraft Systems that
unless prospective users can prove the
begins on the Daytona Beach Campus in the fall se- UAVs won’t be hazardous to airplanes or people on
mester of 2010.
the ground. The approval process can take 45 days.
The 15-credit minor will consist of five courses:
“UAVs can do things that are impossible or too
Unmanned Aircraft Systems; Unmanned Aircraft
dangerous for regular aircraft to do,” says Ted
Systems Operations and Cross-Country Data Entry;
Beneigh, who initiated Embry-Riddle’s new acaOperational Aspects of Unmanned Aircraft; UAS
demic program. “For example, tiny ‘insect UAVs’
Robotics; and Unmanned Sensing Systems.
equipped with audio and video sensors can fly
Students in the program will learn about the
through windows and into limited spaces to assist
uses of civilian and military UAVs, how to select
with a rescue or security. In Japan, they’re used as
UAVs for civilian use, regulations governing their
crop dusters, and in Canada model airplane-sized
operation, and maintenance requirements. When
UAVs equipped with sensors fly over fields and
they graduate they will be qualified for jobs as UAV
identify which crops are healthy and which need
pilots and sensor operators with the U.S. Departhelp.”
ment of Homeland Security.
Beneigh, a professor of aeronautical science at
Embry-Riddle’s Next Generation Advanced ReEmbry-Riddle, serves as a technical expert on an
search Lab is developing a virtual-reality air traffic
FAA-funded research agreement with the university
system that will allow students to fly a simulated
that is laying the groundwork for UAV access to the
unmanned aircraft.
national airspace system for the FAA.
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Prescott Campus Offers the Best of Fixed-Wing
and Helicopter Flight Training With New Program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is
bon” GI Bill program to take helicopter flight and
pleased to announce its selection of Universal Helifixed-wing flight at Embry-Riddle.
copters (UHI) as the exclusive provider of the HeliGraduates of the training program can pursue
copter Flight Training Program to students at the
helicopter career opportunities with the U.S. armed
university’s Prescott Campus. The ERAU/UHI agree- forces, U.S. Departments of the Interior/Forest Servment brings together the experience of
ice/ Homeland Security/FBI, certified flight
two of the most respected names in aviainstructor, state/county/local law enforcePRESCOTT ment, medical air ambulance companies,
tion flight training. The Embry-Riddle
Flight Line will now be closely aligned
CAMPUS off-shore petroleum industry, fish spotting,
with Universal Helicopters’ Center of Extour operators, photography/cinematogracellence facility at Prescott’s Love Field
phy, executive/corporate pilot, utility/heavyAirport.
lift industry, logging industry, fire fighting, search
The new contract with UHI simplifies the path for and rescue, heli-skiing, cattle herding, animal capstudents seeking helicopter flight training while enture/control, and agriculture.
rolled in Embry-Riddle’s Helicopter Flight or HeliERAU/UHI provides helicopter training for stucopter Operation and Safety minors. The academic
dents to obtain the Private, Commercial, Instrucurriculum taken at Embry-Riddle helps prepare
ment, Certified Flight Instructor, and Instrument
students seeking a career in the helicopter industry.
Certified Flight Instructor certificates. ERAU/UHI will
Students will study aviation safety, environmental
use a combination of the Sikorsky S-300C, Robinoperations, crew resource management, flight man- son R22, and Robinson R44 IFR helicopters in the
agement systems, flight planning, and advanced
student flight-training program. These helicopters
helicopter operations. Specific topics will include
were chosen based on their accepted and proven
low-level flight planning, mountain flight, night-viusage in the general aviation community as well as
sion device operation, operations in adverse
how they each fulfill the student’s specific and indiweather, and the management of operations, trainvidual needs in primary helicopter training.
ing, personnel, and maintenance.
All students in the ERAU/UHI training program
This agreement will also allow students who are
will attend the Prescott Campus, which offers them
military veterans to receive the appropriate Veterthe additional benefit of training in high-density altians Administration benefits to attend Embry-Riddle
tude conditions/high-altitude environment, an expeand take helicopter flight training at Universal Helirience most pilots can obtain only at extra cost.
copters. This agreement allows students enrolled in Similar to the Embry-Riddle fixed-wing experience,
the program the opportunity to receive the approstudents in the helicopter program will train in an
priate student financial aid and VA funding, to assist area that is world-renowned for its sunny climate
with the cost of their training. This program allows
and great flying weather, allowing uninterrupted
veterans who qualify for the Post 9/11 “Yellow Ribflying year-round.
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Western Region Marketing Manager Completes Half Marathon
Sheri Byrd (center), along with her friends,
Elaine Foster (Georgia) and Dolores Boisvert
(Oregon), during the Girlfriends Half-Marathon
in Vancouver, Wash.
Sheri Byrd, Western Region Marketing Manager, had the opportunity to compete and complete the Girlfriends Half-Marathon on Oct.
18, 2009. The all-women’s 13.1-mile event was held in Vancouver,
Wash., the home of the Western Region Office of the Dean.
Sheri had been training for the event since February, checking in
daily online with friends in Oregon, Kentucky and Georgia, who were
also preparing for the event. Two days before the marathon, her
friends arrived and all completed the run with their goal times. The
event was open to walkers and runners. Sheri ran about two-thirds
of the distance, mixing in stretches of power-walking. She completed in exactly three hours.
This was Sheri’s second half-marathon, the first one in Amsterdam in 2005, when Sheri and her husband were working at Ramstein
Air Base, Germany. “I’m not really athletic, but I’ve always been active,” Sheri said. “So these events are a real challenge for me, and
give me a huge sense of accomplishment.”
Way to go Sheri!
Western Region Student Recognized as CGO of the Year
Maj. Ryan Hendrickson was recently recognized as the 2009 Company Grade Officer
of the Year for the Wyoming Air National
Guard. He is currently assigned to the 30th
Airlift Squadron (AS) as a C-130H Pilot. The
30th AS was the first Active/Guard Associate
unit in the Air Force and was activated as a
result of the most recent Base Realignment
and Closure commission.
Over the last year, Major Hendrickson
served as the point-man for the deployment
of eight crews and three aircraft to both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. In addition, his duties included
overseeing the training of all new pilots assigned to the squadron to insure they have
the experience and knowledge required
when they deploy. His goal was to ensure
that they maintained their mission ready status and were able to return safely to their families as quickly as possible.
In addition to their Global Airlift mission, the 153 Airlift Wing is responsible for providing Airborne Firefighting support to the Western U.S. during high danger times. In support
of this mission, Maj. Hendrickson generated three fully qualified crews from the Wing and
ensured they were prepared to be called into action at a moment’s notice.
Maj Hendrickson was also pivotal in assisting local businesses in the building of Christmas care packages for military members deployed over the holidays. He also actively participated in his squadron’s booster club, helping to organize activities and fundraising
events. Maj. Hendrickson is an avid family man who enjoys spending is spare time in the
company of his wife Chauri and newborn son, Briggs.
Maj Hendrickson is near the completion of his MAS degree and we are proud to have
him as a part of our Embry-Riddle Program in Cheyenne.
From left to right:
Maj. Carlin Gray
(MAS, 2007), Maj.
Michael Poynter
(MAS, 2008 ), Mary
Schwem (DAS
Cheyenne), Maj.
Ryan Hendrickson
(WY Air National
Guard CGO of the
Year and current
MAS student)
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Students Begin Nation’s
First Aviation Ph.D. Program
at Embry-Riddle
Eleven students have begun coursework in a
pioneering Ph.D. in Aviation program offered by
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The threeyear program, the only one in the nation, meets the
need for people with upper-level research credentials to tackle the major issues facing today’s
aviation and aerospace industry.
The Ph.D. program is designed for working
professionals; students take courses online and
complete three six-day residencies at an EmbryRiddle campus.
In early January, the first 11 students completed a
weeklong residency at the university’s Daytona
Beach, Fla., campus that covered critical and
scholarly thinking, statistics and research methods,
writing in APA format, success in graduate school,
philosophy of research, online community-building,
and a dissertation panel discussion.
“We were able to be highly selective in
assembling this first cohort of students in our aviation doctoral program,” said Alan Stolzer, professor
of applied aviation studies and residency director for
the Ph.D. program. “There’s a dynamic diversity in
their backgrounds, educations, and careers that will
create a vital interchange among them.”
Students enrolled in the academically rigorous
program will explore aviation topics in management, training, economics, regulation, communications, and NextGen air transportation. They will also
conduct research on important issues that impact
the aviation and aerospace industry. A special focus
of the new program is aviation operations.
Additional specializations in safety and security
are planned for the future.
Employers of the Embry-Riddle Ph.D. students
include an aerospace company, airlines, the Federal
Aviation Administration, the U.S. military, and a
university. Half of the students are female.
After they receive their doctorates, the program’s
first students have expressed a desire to conduct
research in a variety of areas including aero-medical
issues, airline operations, airspace redesign, human
factors, information technology, safety management, space tourism, and unmanned aerial systems.
Enrollment Management
Works with new Intelliworks
System and Establishes
24-Hour Call Center
William “Bill” Hampton, executive director of
Worldwide’s Enrollment Management Department
recently provided the Worldwide community the
following progress update regarding efforts to enhance the interactions with Worldwide’s prospective student pool.
Over the past several months, many individuals
and teams throughout the Embry-Riddle Worldwide organization have been working to implement
the new Intelliworks CRM system. This new system
will allow for much more powerful communication
with interested students as well as robust reporting
tools to aid in management decision making.
In addition to the Intelliworks implementation,
Enrollment Management has partnered with Presidium Learning, Inc. to provide 24/7 inbound and
outbound call support for prospective students (up
to the point of application) and financial aid (current and prospective students). As mentioned
above, both of these initiatives will provide a better
experience to our current and prospective students
with the ultimate goal of increasing new and continuing enrollments.
Timeline of “Go-Live” Events:
Jan. 28
Feb. 4
Financial Aid Call Center Opens
Prospective Student
Call Center Opens
Feb. 15
Pilot Campuses begin using
Intelliworks Prospecting Module
Feb. 24-26 Training Sessions for Intelliworks
March 15
All Worldwide Campuses begin
using Intelliworks Prospecting
Module
April 15-30 All Worldwide Campuses begin
using Intelliworks Application
Module
Sincere thanks go out to Worldwide’s Student
and Technology Services team, who continues to
work diligently on the Intelliworks and Presidium
implementation.
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Western Region Holds Annual Conference in San Antonio
The Western Region conference took place Feb. 8-11
in San Antonio, Texas, directly across the street from
the Alamo. Why host the
Western Region conference
in the home city of the Central Region?
“This is the cold, rainy
time of year in Washington
state where the regional offices are, so we were looking for some place warm
and sunny, with lots to do
within walking distance,”
said Western Region Dean
Dr. Katherine “Kat” Moran. “Unfortunately, the weather
did not really cooperate.”
Despite colder and rainier weather than the same
week back in Washington state, 72 representatives of
Western Region staff and campuses converged for four
successful days of shared best practices and new information.
The DAs and DASs spent most of the time together,
learning about teamwork from the region staff, as well
as marketing and EagleVision tips. One half day was
spent with the two groups separated, covering topics
such as Datatel and updating the POM, as well as research and curriculum changes.
Many of those attending had known each other for
years, while others were meeting a room full of colleagues for the first time.
“It was wonderful to put real people with names
from e-mails,” said Western Region Marketing Manager
Sheri Byrd. “It makes communication so much
smoother when you feel you know someone.”
Regional newcomer Dr. John Griffith, Western Region Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, said that he
was highly impressed with the personal backgrounds
of many of the region staff and faculty.
“We have an F-16 ANG squadron commander, a
lawyer who worked for the Secretary of the Navy, a fantastic ADAS who worked for many years in the base education office, a Wheel of Fortune star and a DAS who
recently dog-sledded across Alaska 50 miles each way
in -30F temperatures...Wow! We have great, creative,
smart people who want to do great things for our students!” Griffith said.
Also attending the conference were Martin Smith,
executive vice president of the Worldwide Campus; Dr.
John R. Watret, associate vice president and chief academic officer, Dr. Larry S. Carlton, Department of Busi-
Photo: Top Team of the Year, Los Angeles campus, from left to
right, Arlene Doskocil (DAS, Inland Empire campus), Ro
Adragna-Elliott (DAS, L.A. campus), Dr. Katherine Moran
(Dean, Western Region and Chair, Department of Aeronautics), Dr. Patrick Ross (DA, L.A. campus), Janet Cosman-Ross
(DA, Inland Empire campus).
ness Administration chair; Linda Dammer, director of
admissions, advising and student affairs; Mark DiFabio,
executive director of marketing; Bill Hampton, executive director of enrollment management; Bob Jost, assistant vice president and chief business officer; Dr. Ian
McAndrew, associate chair of the Department of Aeronautics and Aeronautics Research chair; Joan Miller, executive director of administration and strategic
planning; Becky Vasquez, executive director of student
and technology services; and Joan Wackowski, registrar support manager.
Dr. Moran and Dr. Griffith joined Western Region Associate Deans of Academic Support Paul Bigelow and
Annette Stillwell to present awards to various campuses and staff.
 Top Team of the Year: Los Angeles (Calif.)
 Honorable mentions: Las Vegas (Nev.);
Whidbey Island (Wash.)
 DA of the Year: Jeff Jorgensen (Las Vegas)
 Honorable mentions: Janet Cosman-Ross
(Inland Empire); Bob Moore (Fallon);
Patrick Ross (Los Angeles)
 Administrator of the Year:
Rosemarie “Ro” Adragna-Elliott (Los Angeles)
 Honorable mention: Dianna Miller (China Lake);
Patrick Travenetti (Whidbey Island)
 Adjunct Faculty of the Year: Blair Smith (Las Vegas)
 Excellence in Service to Military Students:
Mary Schwem(Cheyenne)
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Singapore Hosts Alumni Association Event
While in Singapore, the Alumni Association hosted a special Embry-Riddle Alumni reception at a
beautiful historical building called The Arts House. Opened in March 2004, The Arts House is Singapore’s newest arts and heritage venue. Built in 1827, Singapore’s first Court House and former Parliament House, is the only government building designated as a multidisciplinary arts centre.
This ERAU event was open to not only alumni, but also to faculty and future students. Approximately fifty guests were in attendance. “There was lots of re-connecting amongst alumni and the event
really got the chapter re-energized. Many of the alumni were very willing to get involved and help
Jonathan Hung [Singapore Alumni Chapter leader],” said Michele Berg, Executive Director of the
Alumni Association.
Dr. Graham Hunt
with ERAU
alumni from the
Singapore
Alumni Chapter
and students
from Temesek
Polytechnic
Introducing New Faces at Worldwide Headquarters
Amanda Boley
Eastern Region Worldwide
Financial Aid Counselor
Start date: March 5
Dianne Rogers
Office Coordinator
Dept. of Administration &
Strategic Planning
Start date: February 16
Michelle Wallis
Academic Advisor
Admissions, Advising,
and Student Affairs
Start date: February 16
Katie Dunn
Academic Advisor
Admissions, Advising,
and Student Affairs
Start date: February 8
Sarah Keyes
Academic Advisor
Admissions, Advising,
and Student Affairs
Start date: February 1
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