HUNTINGTON â Marshall Universityâs new Aviation Maintenance & Technology Program has landed its first aircraft, thanks to the generosity of a local alumnus, the Robert C. Byrd Institute announced Tuesday.
Daniel Ward, of Barboursville, a private pilot and retired manager at Marathon Petroleum, flew his Dakota Hawk one last time this month, from Ona Airpark to Huntington Tri-State Airport, to deliver the single-engine plane to the new Marshall University Aviation Maintenance & Technology Program. Ward built the plane 20 years ago and spent more than 800 hours piloting the two-seat aircraft.
âMarshall has been a big part of my life,â Ward, a 2003 graduate of the university who began taking classes in 1971, said in a news release. âIt just seemed like a good idea to give back to the university by promoting the endeavor theyâve undertaken with the maintenance school. I think itâs great. This airplane will continue to teach others as it has taught me.�
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HUNTINGTON â Soon, visitors at Yeager and Huntington Tri-State airports will not have to worry about lugging an extra book or keeping their tablet charged, as Little Free Libraries will be there to help.
The libraries will be sponsored by Marshall University. The M-shaped bookshelves are being built by students in Bret Mastersâ building technology class at Cabell County Career Technology Center.
The first bookshelf is set to be installed at Yeager Airport in Charleston this spring, pending the classesâ ability to finish the large project during the pandemic. Kelli Johnson, associate librarian at Marshall, said she hopes by spring break there will be a Little Free Library in Charleston with one ready to go at Tri-State by winter break.
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Deacon Stone (right), director of RCBIâs Innovation Center, works with Robert Buckovan of Marshallâs Joan C. Edward School of Medicine to engineer and 3D print detailed high-resolution images of human body parts such as skulls for use by students studying anatomy. These life-like, cost-effective models provide greater detail and are less expensive than commercially available ones.
Photos courtesy of RCBI
RCBI design engineer Morgan Smith (left) and Eddie Webb, director of manufacturing services, remove items that include parts for N95 masks from the newest 3D printing system available at RCBI. The Stratasys J850 expands RCBIâs capabilities to produce highly precise medical devices and detailed full-color human anatomical models.
CHARLESTON — While COVID-19 continues to take a toll on air travel, Yeager Airport is looking for new opportunities for growth, including the development of a tract of taxiway-fronting land