[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10072]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA WINS THE INTERCOLLEGIATE FLYING 
                    ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONFERENCE

 Mr. DORGAN. Mr President, I rise to recognize a recent 
achievement of the University of North Dakota's flying team. At the end 
of May, UND won the National Intercollegiate Flying Association 
National Championship. This is the eleventh such title for our 
University.
  This national championship team placed first in the flight and ground 
events by scoring 162 points in the 10 different events--32 points more 
than its closest competitor. Erich Hess won first place in Top Pilot 
honors and secured the Craig Morrison award by receiving the top 
combined scores in Computer Accuracy, Simulated Comprehensive Aircraft 
Navigation and Preflight. Brain Visocky received second place in Top 
Pilot honors and took first place honors in the Short Field Landing 
event. Ten other committed students at the John D. Odegard School of 
Aerospace Sciences helped lead UND to its first place victory.
  I commend Coach Al Skramstad and Assistant Coach Eric Brusven for 
their work in helping these students rigorously prepare for this annual 
event. Winning the national championship is a significant achievement 
that could not have been realized if it were not for an enormous 
commitment on the part of both the students and their instructors.
  The University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, ND, and I'm 
honored to have graduated from this great university. The John D. 
Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences has always played a significant 
role at the University as an international leader in collegiate and 
contract aviation education and training services. With more than 1,500 
students, the School of Aerospace Science is the second largest college 
at UND.
  And so today I salute the University of North Dakota and its 
extraordinary championship flying team.




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