American Aviation CEO to speak at College of Technology at Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Brian Tanner, the president and chief executive officer of Indiana-based American Aviation Co., will talk about the state's aerospace and defense industries during a speech at the Purdue College of Technology at 5 p.m. on Thursday (Dec. 7).Tanner, whose lecture is free and open to the public, will speak at the Columbus Learning Center, Room 1000. The facility is located at 4555 Central Ave. and is the home of the College of Technology at Columbus.
He will talk about recent events at the Peru, Ind.-based American Aviation Co., recent trends in the state's aerospace and defense community and his leadership in the first Indiana aerospace and defense cluster group.
The cluster group companies include American Aviation Co., Anderson Tool and Engineering Co. Inc., Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems, Auto Research Center, Gevers Aircraft Inc. and several other organizations that Tanner will discuss.
American Aviation Co. is located at the Grissom Aeroplex in Peru. The Aeroplex is an industrial park on the grounds of the former Grissom Air Force Base.
The company's services include composite construction, fluid dynamics, restoration, systems analysis, assembly, testing, conceptual design, development, stress analysis, avionics, flight testing, modification, planning and manufacturing.
The College of Technology at Columbus offers degrees in mechanical engineering technology, computer and information technology, industrial technology, and organizational leadership and supervision.
The College of Technology at Columbus is one of three educational institutions located at the Columbus Learning Center. Also included at the center are Ivy Tech and Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus. The institutions share space at the center but are governed by three separate organizational entities.
Writer: Kim Medaris, (765) 494-6998, kmedaris@purdue.edu
Sources: Angela McKinney, lead student services coordinator, (812) 314-8528, amckinne@purdue.edu
Margaret M. Ratcliff, assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology at Purdue at Columbus, (812) 348-7294
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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