Kansas State University

AVIATION DIRECTORY

• Raylene Alexander
• Assistant Professor
• Phone:  785-826-2940
• Email:  raylene@k-state.edu

• Ken Barnard
• Professor
• Phone:  785-826-2681
• Email:  barnard@k-state.edu

• Kurt Barnhart
• Aviation Department Head and Applied Aviation Research Center Executive Director
• Phone:  785-826-2972
• Email:  kurtb@k-state.edu

• Evan Beckman
• Instructor
• Phone:  785-826-2978
• Email:  ebeckman@k-state.edu

• Troy Brockway
• Associate Professor
• Phone:  785-826-2699
• Email:  troyb@k-state.edu

• Phillip Brown
• Aviation Technician
• Phone:  785-826-2651
• Email:  brown@k-state.edu

Richard Brown
• UAS Technician
• Phone:  785-826-2658
• Email:  rabrown@k-state.edu

• Josh Brungardt
• Coordinator - Salin APplied Aviation Research Center
• Phone:  785-826-2170
• Email:  jib1128@k-state.edu

• Sharon Cristler
• Administrative Officer
• Phone:  785-826-2679
• Email:  cristler@k-state.edu

Kirk Demuth
• UAS Research Assistant
• Phone:  785-826-2170
• Email:  demuth@k-state.edu

• LaVonne Farney
• Administrative Specialist
• Phone:  785-826-2680
• Email:  farney@k-state.edu

• Theda Franz
• Storekeeper Specialist
• Phone:  785-826-2975
• Email:  theda@k-state.edu

• Bill Gross
• Professor, Chief Flight Instructor, Chief Pilot, Director of Operations
• Phone:  785-826-2970
• Email:  bgross@k-state.edu

Greg Hayes
• Aviation Technician
• Phone:  785-826-2689
• Email:  ghayes@k-state.edu

• George Hiechel
• Instructor
• Phone:  785-826-2940
• Email:  ghiechel@k-state.edu

• Lowell Hinchee
• Instructor
• Phone:  785-826-2679
• Email:  lhinchee@k-state.edu

• Hugh Irvin
• Instructor
• Phone:  785-826-2942
• Email:  hugh@k-state.edu

• Duwayne Jones
• Instructor
• Phone:  785-826-2979
• Email:  ddjones@k-state.edu

• Tom Karcz
• Assistant Professor, Assistant Chief Flight Instructor
• Phone:  785-826-2979
• Email: tkarcz@k-state.edu

• Barney King
• Associate Professor of Aviation
• Phone:  785-826-2683
• Email:  kingb@k-state.edu

• Merlin Kuder
• Aviaton Technician
• Phone:  785-826-2689
• Email: mkuder@k-state.edu

Carle Kuhn
• Adjunct Instructor
• Phone:  785-826-2978

Mark Lundquist
• Aviaton Technician
• Phone:  785-826-2689
• Email: mlund@k-state.edu

• Nathan Maresch
• UAS Lab Technologist-Research
• Phone:  785-826-2658
• Email:  mareschn@k-state.edu

• Scott Nichols
• Associate Professor of Aviation
• Phone:  785-826-6265
• Email:  snichols@k-state.edu

• Eric Shappee
• Associate Professor
• Phone:  785-826-2630
• Email:  wjfpmd@k-state.edu

• Andrew Smith
• Aviation Maintenance Program Lead and Assistant Professor
• Phone:  785-826-2682
• Email:  atsmith@k-state.edu

• Charles Sojka
• Instructor
• Phone:  785-826-2979
• Email:  cksojka@k-state.edu

• Jimmy Splichal
• Associate Professor
• Phone:  785-826-2986
• Email:  splichal@k-state.edu