FAA Administrator to Present Commencement Address at Embry-Riddle
Daytona Beach, Fla., April 8, 1998 -- Three hundred fifty students will participate in the Spring graduation ceremony on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach campus Saturday, May 2, 1998. The ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. in the University Fieldhouse and will include the hooding of thirty master's candidates.
 Jane Garvey, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), will be the commencement speaker. Sworn in as the 14th Administrator of the FAA on August 4, 1997, Garvey is the first administrator ever to be confirmed to a five-year term by the Senate. The FAA promotes, regulates and oversees aviation safety and security, conducts cutting edge research and development, and operates the world's largest air traffic control system. The 48,000 person agency has a worldwide impact.
Garvey previously served as acting administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Prior to that she was deputy administrator of the FHWA for four years. Also an agency of the US Department of Transportation, FHWA has an annual budget of $20 billion and works in conjunction with individual states to maintain the safety and efficiency of the nation's roads and bridges. While at FHWA Garvey chaired their Innovative Financing Initiative, a program which resulted in an investment of $4 billion in transportation in more than 30 states, including projects that probably would not have been built otherwise.
Before joining FHWA Garvey served as director of Logan International Airport (Boston), commissioner of the Massachusetts department of public works, and associate commissioner in that same department. In the latter role she directed construction activities and developed environmental initiatives. Garvey holds degrees from Mount Saint Mary College and Mount Holyoke College and has participated in the Fellowship Program for Public Leaders at Harvard University. Embry-Riddle President Steven M. Sliwa will award the administrator an honorary doctorate in aviation business administration.
Yang-Ho Cho will also receive an honorary doctorate in aviation business administration. Cho is president and chief executive officer of Korean Airlines. Larry G. McKean, who recently retired from The Boeing Company as senior vice president of human resources, will receive the University's Eagle of Aviation Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of aviation.
The world's largest university specializing in aviation and aerospace, Embry-Riddle has campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and over 100 education centers in the U.S. and Europe. Its curriculum covers the operation, engineering, research, manufacturing, management, and marketing of modern aircraft and the systems that support them.
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