Tag: Daytona Beach
One Good Turn
Embry-Riddle created opportunities for Jim Sokol ('83, DB). Now he's returning the favor.
Operation Bootstrap Revisited
Embry-Riddle commemorates 50 years in Daytona Beach at 2015 Alumni Homecoming Weekend.
Jeffrey Luong (’11, DB)
Alumnus and Phi Delta Theta brother passes away on Oct. 10, 2015 from injuries suffered in an aircraft crash.
Giving History Its Place
Phil Metz (’81, DB) helps preserve Embry-Riddle’s past for future generations.
Suborbital Space
Embry-Riddle alumni are pioneering the study of noctilucent clouds.
Frederick Mirgle (’81, DB)
Professor Emeritus Grover Frederick “Fred” Mirgle passed away on July 4, 2015.
Jack Hunt Era
In 1963, Jack Hunt took the reins of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute and turned it on its ear.
Operation Bootstrap
In order to thrive, Embry-Riddle needed a cohesive campus with direct access to a runway. Tamiami Airport was closing, and a move became inevitable.
National Championship Relived
Coach Ridder turned a fledgling athletics program with five sports, no facilities of its own, and a terrible losing streak into NAIA champions.