		Biographies of Graduates. The year 2002 marks the 50th anniversary of the first graduate programs completed in the Resident School of Engineering. To commemorate this, we are inviting graduates to tell us about their recollections of AFIT, their Air Force careers, and their activities after retirement. To read these, go to Members section (you do not have to log in) and click on this item in the rolling panel. A double AFIT grad with his own (successful) business. Urban (Hoppy) Lynch; - 1963, 1973 A veteran of Academy and AFIT faculties, an AFIT grad is teaching again, after retiring as a Colonel. Ronald L. Bagley; - 1979 From West Point to a career in the AF labs, and the senior half of another father-daughter duo of graduates. Rodney A. Bartholomew - 1967, 1971 Is he the first AFIT grad to have had a school named after him? This, and many other honors have gone to Guion S. Bluford - 1974, 1978 Forty years in the business of propulsion, and it all started at AFIT. James R. Nelson - 1964, 1965 A Pilot who became a Systems Engineer, and then returned to AFIT as faculty, Dept Head and Dean: now he's back in a classroom. Tom Schuppe - 1976 The first treasurer of the Association of Graduates, and a current member of the Board of Trustees of the AFIT Foundation: John Nauseef - 1979 The Hat Trick! Three degrees from the resident School of Engineering. Jerry (Rod) Couick - 1984,1985, 1993 The first student to arrive for the Aero Engineering Undergraduate Conversion program in 1980, and now a Colonel Selectee: Becky Beaman - 1982,1984 One of the engineers the AF sent to medical school - and then shipped him him all over the world: Andrew Breuder - 1970 Air Force engineer, arms control negotiator, biotech exec: Robert Bestgen - 1963, 1970 One of the students who completed a graduate program at AFIT in 1952 and was also an early faculty member relates some of his experiences. Robert Brulle - 1952 And the story of the Air Force's only airborne ranger Lieutenant General: David J. Teal - 1965 Another Colonel selectee -- the daughter half of AFIT's first (we think) father-daughter duo of grads. Her father is Arnold Ebneter, GAW 67. Eileen Bjorkman - 1982, 1986 An account from a member of the very first class to graduate from AFIT as it was reformed following World War II: Guy Johnston - Class of 1948

Biographies of Graduates.

The year 2002 marks the 50th anniversary of the first graduate programs completed in the Resident School of Engineering. To commemorate this, we are inviting graduates to tell us about their recollections of AFIT, their Air Force careers, and their activities after retirement.

To read these, go to Members section (you do not have to log in) and click on this item in the rolling panel.

A double AFIT grad with his own (successful) business.
Urban (Hoppy) Lynch; - 1963, 1973

A veteran of Academy and AFIT faculties, an AFIT grad is teaching
again, after retiring as a Colonel.
Ronald L. Bagley; - 1979

From West Point to a career in the AF labs, and the senior half of another father-daughter duo of graduates.
Rodney A. Bartholomew - 1967, 1971

Is he the first AFIT grad to have had a school named after him? This, and many other honors have gone to
Guion S. Bluford - 1974, 1978

Forty years in the business of propulsion, and it all started at AFIT.
James R. Nelson - 1964, 1965

A Pilot who became a Systems Engineer, and then returned to AFIT as faculty, Dept Head and Dean: now he's back in a classroom.
Tom Schuppe - 1976

The first treasurer of the Association of Graduates, and a current member of the Board of Trustees of the AFIT Foundation:
John Nauseef - 1979

The Hat Trick! Three degrees from the resident School of Engineering.
Jerry (Rod) Couick - 1984,1985, 1993

The first student to arrive for the Aero Engineering Undergraduate Conversion program in 1980, and now a Colonel Selectee:
Becky Beaman - 1982,1984

One of the engineers the AF sent to medical school - and then shipped him him all over the world:
Andrew Breuder - 1970

Air Force engineer, arms control negotiator, biotech exec:
Robert Bestgen - 1963, 1970

One of the students who completed a graduate program at AFIT in 1952 and was also an early faculty member relates some of his experiences.
Robert Brulle - 1952

And the story of the Air Force's only airborne ranger Lieutenant General:
David J. Teal - 1965

Another Colonel selectee -- the daughter half of AFIT's first (we think) father-daughter duo of grads. Her father is Arnold Ebneter, GAW 67.
Eileen Bjorkman - 1982, 1986

An account from a member of the very first class to graduate from AFIT as it was reformed following World War II:
Guy Johnston - Class of 1948