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Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (also known as Embry-Riddle or ERAU) is a non-profit independent institution offering more than 70 baccalaureate, master's and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts & Sciences, Aviation, Business, Engineering, and Security & Intelligence. Embry-Riddle is the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace.〔url=http://news.erau.edu〕 Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida and Prescott, Arizona, and through the Worldwide Campus with more than 125 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and through online programs. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities and government agencies. Called "the Harvard of the sky" in the subtitle of an article in ''Time Magazine'' in 1979,〔 Embry–Riddle's foundations go back to the early years of flight, and the University now awards associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in various disciplines, including aviation, aerospace engineering, business, and science. Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Dr. John R. Watret has been named Interim President following the recent retirement announcement from President and CEO Dr. John P. Johnson. Dr. Watret, who joined Embry-Riddle in 1989, began his appointment on June 1, 2015. In recognition of his legacy of leadership and contributions to Embry-Riddle, Dr. Johnson has become the university’s first President Emeritus, continuing to act as university ambassador and an important link to the community.〔http://news.erau.edu/top-news/board-names-embry-riddle-chief-operating-officer-as-interim-president#sthash.RgowZw0l.dpuf〕 ==History== On December 17, 1925 exactly 22 years after the Wright Brothers' first flight, entrepreneur Talton Higbee Embry and barnstormer John Paul Riddle founded the Embry-Riddle Company at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio. The following spring, the company opened the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation. In 1939 Riddle contacted Embry with a view to getting back into training pilots, but Embry was not interested. Riddle, now living in Miami, Florida, found a partner in John G. McKay and his wife Isabel. Keeping the Embry-Riddle name, they re-established the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation, partnering with the University of Miami to provide flight training under the Civilian Pilot Training Program, increasing the number of pilots immediately preceding World War II. The Embry-Riddle School of Aviation expanded rapidly, and soon moved to the former Fritz Hotel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher =Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ) 〕 Though it began as a school for pilots and aircraft mechanics, the University now offers more than 40 undergraduate and graduate degrees. It combines an impressive faculty with state-of-the-art buildings, laboratories, classrooms, and a diverse student population. Embry-Riddle enrolls nearly 32,000 undergraduate and graduate students annually, representing all 50 states and 125 nations. The Worldwide Campus enrolls more than 24,000 students, the Daytona Beach campus more than 5,100, and the Prescott campus more than 1,700.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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