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Top photos: Camera mounted on Cessna 180. Bottom photos: Aerial image of St. Louis Riverfront and McDonnell Douglas Hall.

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CENTER FOR AVIATION SAFETY RESEARCH

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NEW CIVIL ENGINEERING LABS Parks College alumnus, Tom Holleran left the college a $1 million bequest to strengthen education and research.

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On May 20, 2011, Saint Louis University’s Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology held its Pre-Commencement Wings Ceremony at the Chaifetz Arena on the SLU campus.

Joseph Lusczek, PK ‘61, was the keynote speaker.

1. Aerospace Engineering Class of 2011 3. Biomedical Engineering Class of 2011 5. Engineering Physics Class of 2011

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2. Aviation Science Class of 2011 4. Electrical and Computer Engineering Class of 2011 6. Mechanical Engineering Class of 2011

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Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology 2011 events.

7. Betsy Carroll (Pk ‘72) (center), Parks College’s first female alum, visits Women In Aviation at the St. Louis Downtown Airport. Photographed with Carroll are Flight instructor Sara Wilson (left) and Tegan Rieser (right), graduate student in the Center for Aviation Safety Research.

8. John Sanders, John Wendel, Dominique Turk and Michael Kelly, (PK ‘11) presented their senior design capstone project, “Travel Tray Table,” at the Senior Design Conference in May. 9. Saint Patrick’s Celebration in McDonnell Douglas Hall.

10. Charlie Luong (PK ‘85) signs the NASA wall.

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David Barnett, D.Sc.

Stephen Belt, M.A.

Patricia Benoy, Ph.D.

Gary Bledsoe, Ph.D.

Larry Boyer, M.S.

Götz Bramesfeld Ph.D.

Sridhar Condoor, Ph.D.

William Ebel, Ph.D.

Roobik Gharabagi, Ph.D.

Megan Hart, Ph.D.

David Henthorn, Ph.D.

Riyadh Hindi, Ph.D.

Bruce Hoover, M.S.

William Irwin, MPA

Sanjay Jayaram, Ph.D.

Swami Karunamoorthy, D.Sc.

Terrence Kelly, M.S.

Armineh Khalili, M.S.

Phil Ligrani, Ph.D.

Jiao Ma, Ph.D.

Steve Magoc, M.S.

Arif Malik, Ph.D.

Jeff Ma, Ph.D.

Mark McQuilling, Ph.D.

Cheryl Miller, Ph.D.

Kyle Mitchell, Ph.D.

Habib Rahman, Ph.D.

James Sebesta, S.J., M.S.

Michael Swartwout, Ph.D.

Cecil Thomas, Ph.D.

David Wisbey, Ph.D.

John Woolschlager, Ph.D.

Yao-­‐Jan Wu, Ph.D.

Jae Sik Jin, Ph.D.

Raymond LaBeau, Ph.D.

Huliyar Mallikarjuna, Ph.D.

Manoj Patankar, Ph.D.

Jessica Wagenseil, D.Sc.

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Irma Kuljanishvili, Ph.D.

Grigoriy Yablonsky, Ph.D.

AND TECHNOLOGY FACULTY AND STAFF K. Ravindra, Ph.D., P.E., Interim Dean of Saint Louis University’s Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology.

Collaboration and teamwork amongst faculty and staff are key to the growth and success of the college.

Kathy Barbeau

Frank Coffey

John Loring Cowell

Doris Cowell

Eric Kostal

Jenny Kwok

Eric Heightman

Susan Bloomfield, M.B.A.

Stephen Magoc, M.B.A.

Jessica Matistic

Paul Mulchek

Amanda Pope, M.B.A.

Shelly Reichert

Tegan Rieser

John Severino

Linda Walthes

Rhowsheda Sherrill

Jeanne Watkins

Kay Bopp

Martin Fielder

Damon Lercel, M.B.A.

Steven Oeters

Ann Scales

Richard Steckel, M.S.

Braden Stewart

Laura Wheeler

Sara Wilson

Staff not photographed: Vicki Adams, John Becker, John Denando, Jean Kirby, Kenneth Lightcap

Nancy Childrey

Neva Gillan

Brooke Lund

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Vicky Pettiford

Dolores Seats

Shatrasha Stone

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