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Hello, my name is William Rankin PhD. I am currently the Chair and Associate Professor of the Department of Aviation at the University of Central Missouri. Prior to this position I served as an Assistant Professor of Aviation at Florida Memorial University in Miami, Florida and Deputy Director of Aviation for the Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. I joined the Broward County Aviation Department in 1998, overseeing the operations, maintenance, planning and development sections of BCAD. I have 24 years of airport management experience including the Director of Aviation for the El Paso International Airport, Texas; the Director of Operations, Washington National Airport, Washington, DC; Director of the Eastern Iowa Regional Airport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Manager of Smith-Reynolds Airport, Winston-Salem, NC. I have a PhD in Business Administration from Northcentral University, Prescott, AZ. In addition, I am an Accredited Airport Executive in the American Association of Airport Executives, have a Commercial Pilot and Advanced Ground Instructor License. Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have about my Web site. Your suggestions are welcomed and expected. I look forward to hearing from you. Formal introductions aside, let me share some of my personal background with you as well. As a young man I grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, the Rocket City and home of NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. It was in Huntsville that I met some of the greatest scientist of our era, including Dr. Werner von Braun, the head of NASA's manned space flight program. It was also in Huntsville that I was introduced to flying and astronomy. As a result of my interest in astronomy, astrophotography has become more than a hobby to me. It is a passion, the way I capture the universe we live in.

Published Papers:
 
Enhancing Life in the Hyper-Surveillance Mini-World of a Space Station: The Role of Situation Awareness, Communication, and Reality TV in the Life of Astronauts. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies (December 2006)
 
AirportNet and the Airport Industry. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies (June 2005).
 
Astronauts as audiences: characteristics of the first space communities. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies ( June 2005).
 
Runway incursions: No silver beebees. Airport Magazine (July/August 2000).
 
Losing service: The airport manager can make a difference. Airport Services Magazine (July 1978).
 
What is the future of commercial space travel? Roundtable Section, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Alumni Magazine (Spring 2007).
 
Runway Incursions: A Critical Examination of Airport Driver Training Methods. UMI Dissertation Services (UMI # 3243180); International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies (July 2007); Airport Magazine (June 2007). Note: The three publications noted vary in length and content.
 
 
Click the link below to view my PhD Dissertation.
 

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Rocket City Astronomical Association
Junior Astronomer of the Year Award - 1967
Accepting an Award from Dr. Werner von Braun - 1967

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