Kent Lovelace – Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Award

Kent Lovelace – Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Award

Congratulations to Kent Lovelace on receiving the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Award! Kent started as a flight instructor in 1977 with the University of North Dakota. He was named Chair of the Aviation Department in 1994 until 2014 when he assumed his new role as Director of Airline Industry Relations where he established innovative Career Pathway Programs for our enrolled students. Under Kent’s leadership in 2009 the first B.S. degree in Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the world was started as well as the Master’s degree in Aviation and Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Sciences. Kent Lovelace is truly deserving of this award with his stellar 38 year career as a Professor to UND.

Biography

• 2014 – Director of Aviation Industry Relations, Professor, Department of Aviation
• 1997 – 2014 Chairman, Professor, Department of Aviation
• 1994 – 1997 Chairman, Associate Professor, Department of Aviation
• 1989 – 1994 Associate Professor, Assistant Chair, Department of Aviation, Center for Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
• 1984 – 1989 Assistant Professor, Department of Aviation, Center for Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
• 1980 – 1984 Assistant Chief Flight Instructor and Academic Lecturer, Department of Aviation, Flight Operations, Center for Aerospace Sciences, University of North Dakota.

Awards and Accomplishments

National:

• William A. Wheatley Award, Co-Sponsors United Airlines and UAA. Dallas, Texas, September 1992.
• NIFA Outstanding Coach of the Year, 1986 and 1989.
• NIFA National Championship, Faculty Advisor/Coach, UND Flying Team, 1985-1989, 1994.
• NIFA Founder’s Award, 2014
• Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) Chairman’s Award, 2014

University:

• McDermott Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching, University of North Dakota, Department of Aviation, 1989, 1998.
• Fellows of the University Award for Departmental Excellence in Public Service, University of North Dakota, Department of Aviation, 1986, 2002.
• National Residence Hall Honorary for outstanding contributions to the Residence Hall System at UND, 2012

Licensure:

Pilot Certificate:   Airline Transport Pilot Airplane Multiengine Land

CE500 Type Rating

Commercial Pilot Privileges Airplane Single Engine Land

Flight Instructor: Airplane Single and Multiengine Land

Instrument – Airplane

Service Involvement

Professional:

• NBAA Professional Development Committee 2001-2003, 2014 –
• NBAA Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) Governing Board, Organizational Director, 2004-2014
• National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) Board of Directors and Council member, 1985 –2012
• FAA ARAC ACS Working Group 2012-
• FAA ACS Exam Board 2014 –
• FAA ACT ARC ATP Work Group Subject Matter Expert 2014 –

University:

• UND Faculty Senate, 1999, 2000, 2004-2006.
• UND Academic Advisement Committee, 1989-1992, 2003 – 2007
• UND Enrollment Management Task Force, 2007-2011
• UND Strategic Enrollment Management Planning Committee, Scholarship Task Force,2013 –

College:

• Fleet Acquisition Committee, 1997 –
• Safety Council 2010 –