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Please join me (Dr. Beth Bjerke)  in congratulating them on this prestigious award! Last night Jim Higgins and Kent Lovelace were awarded the Aviation Accreditation Board International Chairman Award in recognition for their outstanding leadership and research in regards to the pilot supply/shortage issue.  This research has been incredibly valuable to the aviation industry and […]

Elizabeth Bjerke took the reins of the University of North Dakota Department of Aviation on July 1. Kent Lovelace, chair for the past 20 years, announced earlier this year that he was stepping down. He will continue teaching and will have a new role along with additional duties within the Department of Aviaion. Bjerke will […]

Elizabeth Bjerke took the reins of the University of North Dakota Department of Aviation on July 1. Kent Lovelace, chair for the past 20 years, announced earlier this year that he was stepping down. Full article

Monday, 7:30 a.m. on the tarmac at the University of North Dakota Flight Operations: a gorgeous Prairie morning, clear skies, light wind, perfect for takeoff for UND`s all-women Air Race Classic 2014 team. Full article

Three generations of Isemingers took part in the 2014 spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17, at the Alerus Center. Gordon, who has taught more than 100 straight semesters at UND, dating back to the early `60s, was there as the honorary faculty flag marshal. His son, Carl, will received his Bachelor`s degree in general […]

Department of Aviation – “National General Aviation Flight Information Database” – $90,000

Trevor Mikacevich, a native of St. Paul, Minn., a flight-line ground support employee, helps take care of 89 fixed wing aircraft and 12 helicopters at UND. He`s also a UND student. Mikacevich`s work for UND Aerospace has been lauded by his bosses, flight instructors and student pilots – enough so that he has been named […]

UND, Envoy Air to partner on pilot training The new effort will provide UND aviation students a defined career to help them transition from UND to a first officer position with the airline. The program includes a $10,000 scholarship once the graduate is hired and commits them for a two-year period as a first officer. […]

UND is adding value to the field of aviation by helping aircraft talk directly to each other with new sense-and-avoid technology. Full article

UND`s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences and Envoy Air have partnered on a pilot mentoring and hiring program. The new effort will provide UND aviation students a defined career to help them transition from UND to a first officer position with the airline. Full article