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POSITION: Adjunct Faculty

DEPARTMENT: General Education

LOCATION: Lancaster | MR

PHONE: (717) 690-8608

John Sibole, Aviation Faculty Member – ²ÝÝ®ÉçÇø

John Sibole graduated from Lehigh University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant through Air Force ROTC. He then served as a pilot in the Air Force and in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and Army National Guard. His engineering experience includes work as a Research Engineer for AVCO Lycoming (maker of piston aircraft engines). He had a thirty-year career with US Airways, which included duty as a Boeing 737 instructor and a Boeing 767 trans-Atlantic Captain. During this time he also founded a flight school that trained airplane and helicopter pilots. He served as a Safety Inspector in the Federal Aviation Administration for eight years before joining EMU to direct the aviation program. John retired as the aviation director at the end of 2024 but continues to teach aviation subjects.

Education

BS, Lehigh University (Mechanical Engineering)