DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University announced today that this week's terrorism attack has resulted in
the death of at least one alumnus.
School records show that David M. Charlebois, listed by American Airlines
as the first officer on Flight 77, graduated from Embry-Riddle's Daytona
Beach, Fla., campus in August, 1983, with a bachelor of science degree in
aeronautical science.
American Airlines Flight 77, en route from Dulles International Airport
near Washington, DC, to Los Angeles, crashed into the Pentagon after being
hijacked. There were no survivors among the 64 people on board.
"Words cannot express the pain we feel," said Dr. George H. Ebbs,
university president. "Unfortunately, we may have other alumni in the airline
industry and military who died in this madness. At this point, we just don't
know the extent of our losses. We grieve along with the rest of the nation
over the toll of this terrible tragedy."
Embry-Riddle, the world's largest, fully accredited university
specializing in aviation and aerospace, meets the needs of students and
industry through its educational, training, research and consulting
activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 24,000 students annually through
the master's level at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and
Prescott, Ariz., at more than 100 teaching sites in the United States and
Europe, and through distance learning.
SOURCE Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Related links:
http://www.embryriddle.edu
CONTACT:
Lisa Ledewitz of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, +1-386-226-6157, or fax, +1-386-226-6158
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