Ready for Takeoff Alumni Event

Barrett Honors College students are invited to meet two aviation alumni to learn how they took off in the aviation industry.

Andrew Vandertoorn
Aeronautical Management Technology (Air Transportation Management) '02
C-17 Lieutenant Colonel Instructor/Chief Pilot-729th Airlift Squadron
First Officer-Delta Air Lines

Andrew has 27 years in civil, military and airline aviation with over 10,000 hours. His aviation experience includes worldwide missions focusing on aeromedical evacuation, humanitarian, tactical and reconnaissance missions in the C-17 and Global Express.

Patrick Keelan
Aeronautical Management Technology (Professional Flight) '02
Pilot-Frontier Airlines

Patrick has worked in various aviation jobs around the world flying air ambulance, cargo, humanitarian relief, reconnaissance, and airline operations. He has lived and worked for more than 8 years internationally, including 3 years in the war zones of Congo, Chad, and Afghanistan.