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Jeff Brenna, Senior Aerospace Engineer, and Chad deMontfort, Chief Engineer of the Rotary Wing Product Area, attended the Vertical Flight Society Annual Forum in West Palm Beach, FL, May 16-18. Jeff presented a paper, “External Airframe Loads Development for Full-Scale Helicopter Fatigue Test Application,” which was coauthored with Dr. Robert McGinty, Senior Principal Engineer. The…

Congratulations to Marina Van Sickle for running in the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17. Nearly 30,000 athletes from 100 countries competed in the marathon; Marina placed in the top 10% of all females with a time of 3:13:10. She plans on competing in the 45th Chicago Marathon in October. Marina currently works as a…

Congratulations to Mr. Jim Hundley for receiving the Exemplar Award from the Dixie Crow Chapter of the Association of Old Crows, which is a professional organization focused on electronic warfare and other information-related activities. Jim has been a member of the Dixie Crow Chapter since 1975, served two six-year terms on its Board of Directors,…

Congratulations to the following employees for their years of service to MERC. These employees were honored at an employee recognition luncheon on April 12. Pictured top row:  Gene Powell (10), Mike Hopf (5), KP Prater (5), Tiffany Lindley (5), Detrua Hines-Mizell (5), Tyler Rasmussen (5), Jim Parker (15), Thomas Mullis (5), Daniel Edwards (20)Pictured bottom…

Link: https://den.mercer.edu/professor-receives-ronald-s-blicq-award-for-distinction-in-technical-communication/

Thanks to the generosity of MERC employees, over 2500 items of food were donated to local charities, including Airman’s Attic, Middle GA Community Food Bank, Loaves & Fishes, and Community Outreach Service Center (Warner Robins). MERC’s annual canned food drive provides one of many opportunities for our employees to give back to our local communities.

MERC employees and their families enjoyed food and fellowship at our annual Christmas party. Also joining the festivities were Liane Nugteren, Melvin Kruger, Chris Sheridan, and Edward Eichner.

MERC employees and their families had fun celebrating Halloween at the MERC facility. Family members of all ages enjoyed games such as dart toss, tic toe boo, ghost bowling, giant Jenga, and Connect 4. Halloween treasure bags, candy, and lots of food were also included in the festivities.

MERC employees enjoy their annual chili cookoff, a chance to show off their culinary skills. After a fierce competition including some rather innovative and interesting recipes, chili judges Jacob Pendley, Hillarie Furman, and Daniel Edwards declared Jim Parker’s Marlboro Line Dancer Chili to be the winner. Congratulations on the victory, Jim!

  Andrew Smelser, aerospace engineer in the Fixed Wing program at MERC, has been recognized as Restoration Volunteer of the Year at Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA. Andrew received this award for his contributions to restoring the World War II era B-17 bomber and VB-26 bomber. The award was presented by Ken Emery, Museum…