President's Message
Pam Mickelson, Board President
Photo credit: Fred Year
August, 2019
The Spring and Summer has been full of events!
June - Suzanne Bartels organized our very first Tennis Shoes on the Tarmac STEM camp for 3rd - 5th graders.
July - Over 700 people attended an Open House honoring the 30th anniversary of the crash of United Flight 232.
August - The Ghost Squadron B24/B29 from Dallas CAF Air History Power Tour brought FIFI, the B29 Superfortress to SUX. Wow. What a week! Our partnership between the city, Hawthorne Aviation, and 1 Vision Aviation provided Siouxland with an amazing experience. A Big Band Dance was held featuring the Mearl Lake Orchestra.
New board members Mike Roberts and Sandy Shumaker have joined us in June.
Thank you to Bob Grimm and Russell Movall for their board service. And to Bud Nelson - for his many years of service. Bud was recently named Board Member Emeritus.
September - NEW joint weekend with the Siouxland Railroad Museum.
October - Fall Fest celebration weekend with the City of Sioux City.
November - MidWest Honor Flight Hangar Dance.
We will continue to pursue Gilchrist and MRHD as well as other grant opportunities. The FedEx is on our list to open in early 2020 to celebrate our 10th anniversary in our new building.
All of these initiatives are part of our long-term plans to host events that highlight our holdings, seek grants to expand exhibit and educational opportunities, and place the museum in a positive financial ground.
I'm pictured with Fifi on her last day at SUX. I'm happy for two reasons -- I made it through the week, and was honored to have ridden her. Please email me at mickelson@morningside.edu if you have any questions or just want to visit about museum operations.
- Pamela L. Mickelson, Board President at the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation, Retired Professor of Business at Morningside College
The Spring and Summer has been full of events!
June - Suzanne Bartels organized our very first Tennis Shoes on the Tarmac STEM camp for 3rd - 5th graders.
July - Over 700 people attended an Open House honoring the 30th anniversary of the crash of United Flight 232.
August - The Ghost Squadron B24/B29 from Dallas CAF Air History Power Tour brought FIFI, the B29 Superfortress to SUX. Wow. What a week! Our partnership between the city, Hawthorne Aviation, and 1 Vision Aviation provided Siouxland with an amazing experience. A Big Band Dance was held featuring the Mearl Lake Orchestra.
New board members Mike Roberts and Sandy Shumaker have joined us in June.
Thank you to Bob Grimm and Russell Movall for their board service. And to Bud Nelson - for his many years of service. Bud was recently named Board Member Emeritus.
September - NEW joint weekend with the Siouxland Railroad Museum.
October - Fall Fest celebration weekend with the City of Sioux City.
November - MidWest Honor Flight Hangar Dance.
We will continue to pursue Gilchrist and MRHD as well as other grant opportunities. The FedEx is on our list to open in early 2020 to celebrate our 10th anniversary in our new building.
All of these initiatives are part of our long-term plans to host events that highlight our holdings, seek grants to expand exhibit and educational opportunities, and place the museum in a positive financial ground.
I'm pictured with Fifi on her last day at SUX. I'm happy for two reasons -- I made it through the week, and was honored to have ridden her. Please email me at mickelson@morningside.edu if you have any questions or just want to visit about museum operations.
- Pamela L. Mickelson, Board President at the Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation, Retired Professor of Business at Morningside College
Our Board Members and Executive Director
Pamela Mickelson
President and Director of Marketing
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Larry
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Col. Bud Nelson
Director Emeritus
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Ray Edgington
Director and Past President
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Mike Roberts
Director
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Suzanne Bartels
Secretary and Director of Education
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