BISMARCK, ND – Geneva Schow Oleson of Stanton, N.D., became the first woman to be inducted into the North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame at ceremonies held in March 2013….
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Minnesota Inducts Industry’s Best At 24th Annual Hall of Fame
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Inducted April 20, 2013 at the Ramada Mall of America Hotel in Bloomington, Minn., was Darwin “Dale” Johnson of Crookston, Raymond Johnson of Marshall, John H. Kahler…
Minnesota Farmer Finds Humor In Modifying Aircraft
SPRING GROVE, MINN. – Retired farmer Glenn Kinneberg has been flying for 66 years, and lives on a farm in Spring Grove, Minnesota, which his great grandfather homesteaded in 1856….
Meet Eric W. Johnson, P.E.
Eric W. Johnson Airport Development Engineer WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics In September 2007, Eric W. Johnson joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics as an airport development engineer….
“Tribute To A Mentor & Friend, Harland “Sedge” Sedgwick
by Pete Schoeninger Two days after his funeral service, I learned that long-time fixed base operator, Harland “Sedge” Sedgwick, left this earth on January 8, 2013. In 1958, “Sedge” and…
Poberezny Named Living Legend of Aviation
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. – EAA Chairman Emeritus Tom Poberezny was inducted as a “Living Legend of Aviation” on January 18, 2013, during the 10th annual Living Legends of Aviation awards…
Lenss Named Airport Director At Rochester
APPLETON, WIS. – Outagamie County Regional Airport Director, Martin Lenss, has accepted a position at Rochester International Airport in Minnesota. He will step down from his current position at Outagamie…
Priester Aviation Names Andy Priester President & CEO
WHEELING, ILL. – Andrew (Andy) Priester has been named president and chief executive officer of Priester Aviation, LLC, the third generation of the family-owned and operated company headquatered at Chicago…
Johnson Insurance Names New Sales Executive
MADISON, WIS. – Johnson Insurance has named Hillary Pink-Budworth the sales executive for its aviation and professional liability insurance services. Pink-Budworth interned at Johnson Insurance during the summer of 2007…
Meet Hal Davis…
Airport Compliance Program Manager Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics MADISON, WIS. – In September 2012, Hal Davis joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics as its airport…