A. Stolzer

Dr. Stolzer is the Dean of the College of Aviation. Stolzer has been in academia for 28 years in administrative positions including department chair and associate dean. Stolzer holds a Ph.D. in Quality Systems, an M.S. from Embry-Riddle, and a B.S. from the College of the Ozarks. He has over 8,000 hours of flight time, an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, a Certified Flight Instructor Certificate, and an AP mechanic's certificate. He also holds professional certifications from the American Society for Quality - Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, and Quality Auditor, as well as a Project Manager Certificate from the Project Management Institute. Dr. Stolzer's teaching and research interests include Safety Management Systems (SMS), aviation safety programs such as Flight Operations Quality Assurance, and project management. He has published three books on SMS - Safety Management Systems in Aviation (2015 [2nd ed.] and 2008 [1st ed.]), and Implementing Safety Management Systems in Aviation (2011), all published by Ashgate Publishing. He is widely published in aviation safety and quality areas, and has won and managed several grants. Stolzer has served on the Board of Trustees of the Aviation Accreditation Board International for 15 years, and chaired its Accreditation Committee from 2002 to 2012. Stolzer was recently elected as a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.