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IN A FLASH: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at °µÍø½ûÇø

Pete Buttigieg with Todd Diacon

 

This summer, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made his first visit to °µÍø½ûÇø.

 

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 °µÍø½ûÇø's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. 
Dean Bloebaum and Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg with aeronautics students

 

He was accompanied by U.S. Representative, and °µÍø½ûÇø alumna, Emilia Sykes. Together, they toured °µÍø½ûÇø's College of Aeronautics and Engineering with Dean Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., and °µÍø½ûÇø 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