Bluegrass Alumni Club
Bluegrass Alumni Club
Greetings ERAU Alumni, Students, staff, professors, and other interested persons,
This webpage is to introduce you to the Bluegrass Alumni Club (BAC) located in Louisville, Kentucky near the new "Extended Campus" named the "Louisville Center."
The BAC is an organization ("interest group") in Kentucky and our membership is open to Alumni of ERAU, (both undergraduate and graduate); "Young Alumni" meaning seniors with the Extended Campus or Distance Learning students; students in general; and staff and faculty of ERAU too. BAC's purposes will be detailed in greater detail on our webpage and at upcoming meetings. Because this organization continues to be formed, your enthusiastic input and involvement is sought to set the course and direction of the club. Basically, we are only at the initial stages of setting up the formal "interest group" ("affinity group") and will need to have at least five graduates to be enumerated on the petition for an alumni chapter/club/affilliate. At this time, this is a completely separate organization from ERAU and has not been chartered or formally recognized by ERAU, the Alumni Relations Office, or any of its departments. Therefore, the club will be acting in accordance with Kentucky Revised Statutes and non-discrimination laws, Fairness Ordinance, etc. The purpose of the "interest group" is to gain that formal recognition, pursuant to and in accordance with the 2004-2005 ERAU Alumni Chapter Manual The formal recognition can take as long as one year, however, they are revising policies regarding the establishment of new chapters until a new president of the university decides on how he/she wants to proceed with the establishment of new chapters, clubs, or affinity groups. (See a link to each chapter of that manual, below).
Some of our intended goals include, but are not limited to:
Now that spring has arrived, we seek your feedback about what time/day will be best for future meetings in 2008. A successful Alumni Club must have a good number of attendees at events, so please email us to suggest the best time/date for you. Even if you have never attended a meeting, your input is requested. Some of our members graduated and have now moved out of Louisville, so we are willing to adjust our meetings for newer members too. We strive to give you notice about 2-3 weeks in advance. At our past meetings it was decided by the members in attendance that we would begin having meetings on Saturday around noon for lunch to see if this brings more participants to the meetings. We fully respect that potential members attend ERAU courses during the weekdays or are running from work to home and do not have time for weekday meetings. As the club has been using weekday meetings over the last year, it seems like this might be a worthy change of pace to be more inclusive of a greater number of members to attend.
Shoney's Restaurant:
6511 Signature Drive
Louisville, KY 40219
It is just on the west side of Fern Valley Road from Holiday Drive/High Rise Drive. As a courtesy to our hosts, purchasing food there would be helpful. While there are other restaurants on that side of Fern Valley Road, theirs best fits our dynamics.
Information about the 2006 Louisville graduation ceremony is available at GRADUATION CEREMONY 2006. Alumni were welcome to attend the ceremony.
The ceremony building is called the Indiana War Memorial. A picture of the correct building can be found at http://www.in.gov/iwm/warmemorial/iwm_exterior.html
. The correct building is also shown in the Indiana War Memorial link above.
We had taken a summer break as many members were on vacation, on military operations, or accomplishing over obligations. Now that the fall semester has resumed, our meetings will again take place on a monthly basis. If you have never attend before, please attend and you will be welcomed.
Published By
Indiana Historical Society Press: http://www.indianahistory.org/
In the most comprehensive biography on the subject yet, Gus Grissom: The Lost Astronaut
offers a more personal side and fuller picture of Grissom's life and character. Author Ray E.
Boomhower explores Grissom's life from his days as a child to his service as a combat pilot. He
delves into the process by which NASA selected its original seven Mercury astronauts, the
jostling for position to be the first American in space, and Grissom.s near-fatal Liberty
Bell 7 flight that haunted his subsequent space career. Boomhower spent hours interviewing
Grissom's family and friends, including his wife Betty, who were all more than eager to talk
about the astronaut, sharing in the belief that this story is one worth telling to a new
generation that knows little about his illustrious career.
This book provides interesting and important insights to NASA, not elsewhere available. The view,
through Gus Grissom's experiences, provides insight as relevant today as at any point in NASA
history, particularly regarding our recovery from the Space Shuttle Columbia accident. Gus lived
a rich life, inspiring to all of us, which is captivatingly conveyed in these pages. He is the
prototype astronaut laying the foundations for today's Astronaut Corps. Thanks to Gus Grissom
for living a life that inspires us all. -David Wolf, Astronaut, Indiana Native.
300 pp.© 2004. Cloth/b&w illustrations. ISBN: 0-87195-176-2
Purchase your own copy online or at
the meeting:
http://www.indianahistory.org/historymarket/store/ Look under "RECENTLY PUBLISHED"
Ray E. Boomhower will be returning in the fall of 2005 to address our club once more, so you can
see him in person in a few months. Everyone greatly enjoyed his last presentation!
Autographed copies of the book are on sale ONLINE for your shopping convenience, if you
were not able to attend. When you contact the historical club, ensure to inform them you seek an
autographed copy and type out what you want it to say.
Wireless high-speed Internet service is now available (Feb 2006) in the ERAU Center classrooms.
Louisville Center Page:
http://www.ec.erau.edu/apps/wwc/centerinfo.cfm?CODE=07
Contact Information for Louisville Center Extended Campus:
Mailing Address:
ERAU
Louisville Center
300 High Rise Drive, Suite 392
Louisville, KY 40213
Send E-mail To: louisville.center@erau.edu
Phone Numbers: 502-964-9204 Fax number: 502-964-9205
Please welcome Lee Anne Sadler to our ERAU office. Lee Anne recently graduated from the University of Louisville with a BA in Communication with Public Relations emphasis. We are very happy to have her on the team!
Louisville Center & Community
Information Newsletter-2006 Class Schedules
Spring 2006 Newsletters
All Extended Campus students are encouraged to attend a local ceremony. The Center ceremony for future graduations be conducted at the Indianapolis War Memorial in Indianapolis. This will be a joint ceremony for students completing degree programs at Centers located in Cincinnati, Dayton, Indianapolis and Louisville.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Appendix
Members and future officers of the BAC will need to become familiar with the 2004-2005 ERAU Alumni Chapter
Manual and you can download it at this link.
Indianapolis, Indiana Extended Campus
Cincinnati, Ohio/Northern KY Extended
Campus
Wright Patterson - Dayton Area Extended
Campus
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL POLICY
Blackboard.com help: Educational Technology Team
Center Directory and Department Listing:
Electronic copy of the Center Directory and Department Listing
Daytona Campus--Clubs &
Organizations
Distance Learning, Department of
Distance Learning--Graduate Schedule
Distance Learning--Undergraduate Schedule
Eagle Cards
Eagle Card Homepage
Eagles Online: Sports
EC Computer Support
EXPERTS LIST--Find ERAU Experts to help
you.
Extended Campus Procedures and Operations Manual
HR Forms
Gay and Lesbian, Bisexuals Alliance
("Gay-Straight Alliance")at Daytona Campus
Gay
Lesbian Association of Student Services at ERAU Prescott Campus
Prescott Campus--Clubs & Organizations
Students, alumni, faculty, you can sign up for these newsgroups and others if you are interested in
these topics:
Jobs: eraualumnijobboard@yahoogroups.com
Aeronautics: eembryriddleaerospace@yahoogroups.com
See yahoo.groups.com for other similar groups.
The Terminal Newsletter
(Monthly)
The LeaderThe Leader
magazine, featuring the people and programs of ERAU, is published twice a year, in the spring and fall, by
the Office of Marketing and Enrollment Management.
Updates coming.
To: embryriddleaerospace@yahoogroups.com
At this time the RSEV project is looking for information on aerospace engineers and propulsion system
experts who would be interested in supporting or signing on to the project when funding becomes available.
The RSEV project is looking to build to teams; a Design Team and a Propulsion Team.
The Design Team which will focus on the research and development of the concept design, management of the
project and organizing supportand experiments.
The Propulsion Team which will focus on the research and development of the ship's propulsion and power
generation systems. For more information please visit the RSEV Project website below and contact the
project president. If you would be interested in signing onto one of the teams when the time comes or
would like to support the project in some other manner, please let me know.
In the near future I am looking to expand the RSEV project's status to that of a Non-Profit Organization.
Awaiting funds and information to fill out paperwork and meet requirements. Once I have an idea of who
would sign onto my Design Team, I will take the next step towards gaining regular financial support from
organization and government sources.
Benjamin P. Swem
Lewis Engineering & Associates (Aviation Safety)
Blue Lick Airport (07KY), Brooks,
KY. on Airstrip America
Blue Lick Airport (07KY), Brooks, KY. on AirNav
Bluelick Aero Enterprize LLC / JARCO at
Blue Lick Airport (07KY), Brooks, KY.
Hap's Aerial Enterprises & Aviation Flight School: Clark
County, IND
Kentucky Air National Guard 123 Wing
Kentucky Experimental Aviation Association
For a more romantic view of the airport, silhouetted against a glorious sunset, try our outdoor dining on
the deck with a little imagination, you can see it exactly as Charles Lindbergh did when he landed the
"Spirit of St. Louis" here in 1927.
Louisville International Airport
(KSDF) Internet Flight Tracking and Information System
NASA Educational
Materials
Aviation Museum of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky
Aviation Museum of KentuckyLexington,
Kentucky. OFFICIAL SITE
The Alien Song Spike Mike of the Fantastic Forum pointed us to an amusing video called The Alien Song by
animator Victor Navone.
Warning: The following content may cause sudden loss of ability to breathe, loss of physical composure and
severe lung dammage due to sudden and extreme uncontrollable outbursts of gut wrenching laughter!
Video clip of Actual UFO as taped by Channel 13 ABC News: Summoning UFOs: Tonight's first
hour guest, Prophet Yahweh, says he can summon UFOs on demand. Recently, KTNV-TV in Las Vegas sent an
investigative reporter to check out his claims. Their video appears to show Prophet Yahweh calling down a
UFO, much to the surprise of the reporter and several onlookers. Watch the news segment
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
Fagen Inc. ETHANOL PRODUCTION FOR AIRCRAFT
The Ninety-Nines International Organization of Woman
Pilots
ICAS Foundation Looking for a Few Good Men and Women
The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) Foundation is inviting scholarship applications from
qualified men and women seeking to enhance or expand their aviation training and aerobatic skills. The
foundation sponsors several aviation-related scholarships each year that commemorate loved and much-missed
members of the air show community. They range in value from $1,000 to $2,000.
Eligible applicants are invited to apply for one or more scholarships. Applications for each scholarship
must be submitted on the official application form, which is available from the Foundation.s web site
http://www.icasfoundation.org/. Submissions may be made via
e-mail or mailed directly to International Council of Air Shows Foundation, 751 Miller Drive, S.E. Suite
F-4 Leesburg, VA 20175. The deadline for submitting applications is ??? Scholarship recipients
are chosen by a panel of family and friends of those for whom the scholarships are named. Scholarship
winners will be notified by ???
AvScholars Online Scholarship Search Service
National Coalition for Aviation Education
.
From: "Benjamin Paul Swem"
The Reusable Space Exploration Vehicle Project
President, RSEV Project
http://www.rsevproject.com
http://www.blackdragonstudios.com/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/23143285/
bps@rsevproject.com
LINKS
Aero-News
Lawyers Pilots Bar
Association
National Gay Pilot's
Association
U.S. Navy Observatory:
Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
LOUISVILLE (Regional) AVIATION/AEROSPACE/ASTRONAUTICS
AeroTech at Bowman
Field (KLOU)(and other locations in KY)
Aviation Technology Management
Inc.
Central
American Airways at Bowman Field (KLOU)
Classic Biplane Tours LLC.
Experimental Aircraft Association
Experimental Aircraft
Association--Chapter 110 LOUISVILLE, KY
Glendale Flying Club at Bowman Field (KLOU)
Honaker
Aviation--Flight training for the private pilot to the career pilot
Le Relais, Restaurant
Francais
Situated in the historic airport terminal of Bowman Field, Le Relais offers a grand dining
experience like no other in Louisville. Here you will find exquisite French cuisine, prepared with only
the finest, freshest ingredients, combined with relaxed, first-class service and an intimate, 1940s
art-deco ambiance (plush banquettes, burled-wood walls, and closely spaced, white-clothed tables)
reminiscent of the Café from the movie "Casablanca."
Louisville International Airport (KSDF)
Almost Live Displace of
(KSDF)
Louisville Soaring Club
(located at Bardstown, KY. Samuel's Airport Field (BRY) is only 30 miles south of Louisville,
KY.) By ground - the airport is located a couple of miles west of Bardstown's center square on Hwy 62.
Louisville
Executive.Com at Bowman Field (KLOU)KENTUCKY (Not Louisville Region) AVIATION/AEROSPACE/ASTRONAUTICS
Airline Transport
Professionals Airline
Pilot Training and Pilot Career DevelopmentHUMOR
Alien Song
HEREHELPFUL CONVERSIONS
PILOT RESOURCES
PILOT FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES FOR TRAINING
http://www.icasfoundation.org/International
Council of Air ShowsSTAR TREK
Star TrekSTUDENT NETWORKS
TICKETS
TRAINING
Computer Aided Testing
