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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.
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3. Biomedical Engineering Class of 2011
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2. Aviation Science 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.
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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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Kyle Aumiller
Vicky Pettiford
Dolores Seats
Shatrasha Stone
Phyllis Yount
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