Class 78xx

Posted: November 7, 2017

Course 50202
Graduated July 18, 1978

Class Names (left to right)
Front row: ?, ?, ?, Suzanne Wheeler (HOU), ?, ?, ?
Second row: ?, Cindie Mapes, ?, ?, ?
Third row: ?, Doug Fruits (DDC), ?
Fourth row: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Regina “Reggie” Larramore, ?, Brenda Dickinson, Iris Lassiter, ?, ?, ?, ?
Known class names but position unknown.
William Kelly (Preflight Instructor), Lee Byrd (Instructor), Jim Freeman (Weather Observation Instructor), Lyle Miller (alternate Lead Instructor), Keith Copely, Bill Roberts (original Lead Instructor), Tom Ric___? (Inflight Instructor), Sterling Hurst (LAR), Ron Dickens, Milton “Mickey” Delancy, Ken Mayes, Ken Covell, Bob Wheeler.

Class 7801

Posted: November 7, 2017

Course 50202
10/26/1977 – 1/5/1978

Class Names (left to right)
Front row: Unknown, Doug Croffut (OME), Unknown, Unknown, Bob Reeder.
Second row: Gary Henry (Instructor), Robert C. Long (BHM), Unknown, Allan Pinkston?, Dick Gosnell Instructor).
Third row: Tim Lowery, Unknown, Unknown, Betty Ann Westbrooks (BHM), Unknown.
Fourth row: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Marcia Sessions, Unknown.

Class 77xxx Pre-Development

Posted: November 7, 2017

Course ??
June 1977

Class Names (left to right)
Front row: ?, ?, Marriane Villa, ?, ?, Paula Manning.
Second row: ?, ?, ?, Iwalene Dee Mathis, Suzanne Wheeler, Leslie A. Palmer, Instructor
Third row: Cindy Mapes, ?, ?, Iris Lassiter, Linda Sickman, Brenda Dickinson
Fourth row: Antoinette Cherry, ?, Instructor, W.J. Wilson, ?, ?, Instructor, Richard VanDusen
Other names Susan Marshall, Donna Beards, Karen Cobert, Peggy Montgomery, ? Thomas, Ellen VanderSchrier, Susan M?, Nancy Brown, Dotti Strobert, Louise Yeats, Debra Mount, Sandy Garcia.

Class 77–

Posted: November 7, 2017

Course 50202
Spring of 1977

Class Names (left to right)
Front row:  Joy Allen (Supervisor), ?, ?, ?, ?, Nancy Murdock (Lead Instructor)
Second row: Bob Wilkie (Instructor).  Rest unknown.

Class 77xxx

Posted: November 7, 2017
Submitted by Patti Dalton
Course 50202
Graduated June 1977

Class Names (left to right)
Front row: Unknown, Aurora Cotton, Patti Dalton, Unknown, Unknown.
Second row: Unknown, Unknown, Tina Orach.
Third row: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.
Fourth row: Marv Griffin, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Victor Beaty (Instructor), Dick Gosnell (Instructor).

Class 79005

Posted: November 7, 2017

Course 50223
Graduated 4/4/1979

Class Names (left to right)
Front row: Chris Chaney (LWT), Les Roser (Instructor), Larry Guthrie (Lead Instructor), Arnie Horne (DET), Bob Geranis (OMA)
Second row: Phil Vigil (TAD), Don (Smitty) Smith (CDR), Agnes Ryan (AUG), Nancee Niemiec (HUL), Candy Miksch (CDR), Nila Reite (LBF)
Third row: Don Bowen (GRI) Will Nelson (Instructor), Chuck Parks, Connie Wills (DSM), Dave Prichard (CDR), Mardie Geiser (GRB), Gary France (DET), Linda Frey (MSP), Mel Southam (Instructor)
Stephanie Van Zandt (DDC – not in photo)

Class 79xxx

Posted: November 7, 2017
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Course 50223

Graduated March ?, 1979

Class Names

Freddy Walker (Instructor), second from left, Donald Long, second from right . Tim Reed, back row, second from right. Remainder names unknown.

Class 78xxx

Posted: November 7, 2017


Course 50223
Graduated March 1978

Known Class Names

First Row:  Warren Williamson (far left), Jerry Lamb (far right). Rest is unknown.

Class 78-20

Posted: November 7, 2017

Course 50202?
1978

Class Names (left to right)
Front row: Larry Shaver, Karol Roadway, Janice Quandt, Marianne McGlaun, John McLaughlin (Lead Instructor).
Second row: Noel Guthrie, John R. Nicholson, John J. Gregory, Chris Hoffman, Jim Hickey (NWS Instructor).
Third row: Bob Fahrenbruch, Tom Risdal, Mark A. Williams, William Wilkinson, Bobby Wegner.
Fourth row:  Chuck Carlson (Instructor), Dick Gosnell (Instructor), Bob Greiner (Instructor), Jerry Kutch (Instructor).

Class 78xxx

Posted: November 7, 2017
Submitted by Elliott V. Norat Jr
Class 78-09?
Course 50202
12/19/1977 – 3/1/1978
Class Names (left to right)
Front row: Unknown, Robert Reeder (Lead Instructor), Unknown, Unknown, Nancy Murdock (Instructor).
Second row: Victor Beaty, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.
Third row: Bob Greiner (Instructor), Unknown (Instructor), Unknown, Unknown, Hazen K. Doubleday.
Fourth row: Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Warren Williamson (Instructor), Elliott V. Norat Jr., Unknown, Unknown.
T-shirt Note: Elliott Norat, fourth row, provided this note:
Back then the FSS classes were 10 weeks long, started and ended on a Wednesday, 2 weeks apart, no classes were ever known to be started between Xmas and New Years, since everyone is outta there.  Even I took annual leave. Those T-Shirts that were worn by all in the class picture were the biggest rage then, everybody wanted one at the Academy.  It was my invention, after seeing the rather boring and stuffy class photos that were hung on the hallway at the Academy, I wanted to see something that was to be remember and talked about for years to come and put a smile on your face….. GET YOUR WOXOF WITH FSS. I bought the silkscreen materials in Oklahoma City, made the silkscreen and later a bunch of the class members got together on a Saturday to do a “production line” to make them.  On class photo day, I brought them in and everyone jumped on them.  The photo was snapped and history was made.  Even years later, I still hear about the photo.