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IN A FLASH: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Pete Buttigieg with Todd Diacon

 

This summer, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made his first visit to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

 

Dean Bloebaum and Pete Buttigieg
Front row: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes and Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., dean of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. 
Dean Bloebaum and Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg with aeronautics students

 

He was accompanied by U.S. Representative, and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø alumna, Emilia Sykes. Together, they toured ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's College of Aeronautics and Engineering with Dean Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø President Todd Diacon, Ph.D. There, they saw demonstrations of the college's cutting-edge technology and met with students and several local mayors. 

Todd Diacon with Pete Buttigieg touring May 4 Visitors Center

 

Later, Diacon, with Alison Caplan, director of the May 4 Visitors Center, led Buttigieg and Sykes on a tour of the center. 

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POSTED: Thursday, August 8, 2024 05:25 PM
Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 06:51 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing