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IN A FLASH: U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State

Pete Buttigieg with Todd Diacon

 

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

 

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 ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering. 
Dean Bloebaum and Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg with aeronautics students

 

He was accompanied by U.S. Representative, and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State alumna, Emilia Sykes. Together, they toured ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering with Dean Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ 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, March 11, 2026 09:50 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen
PHOTO CREDIT:
Bob Christy, senior photography coordinator, University Communications and Marketing