Source: Bill Gross, 785-826-2970, bgross@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Natalie Blair, 785-826-2642, nblair@k-state.edu

Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009

K-STATE AT SALINA 1xbet online sports betting PROFESSOR RENEWS MASTER CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ACCREDITATION

SALINA -- William "Bill" Gross, chief pilot and professor of 1xbet online sports betting at Kansas State University at Salina, has renewed his Master Certificated Flight Instructor accreditation for a fourth time.

Gross, who has held the professional accreditation continuously since 2003, is one of only 54 flight instructors worldwide to earn the credential four times. He also is one of only 19 master certified flight instructors in Kansas.

The national accreditation is recognized by the Federal 1xbet online sports betting Administration. Fewer than 700 of the approximately 93,000 certified flight instructors in the nation have achieved the master distinction. The designation must be renewed biennially and surpasses the FAA's requirements for renewal of the candidate's flight instructor certificate.

K-State at Salina has six faculty members who have earned this top designation. Along with Gross, they are Kurt Barnhart, professor and head of the department of 1xbet online sports betting ; Bernard King, associate professor of 1xbet online sports betting ; Troy Brockway, associate professor of 1xbet online sports betting ; Eric Shappee, associate professor of 1xbet online sports betting ; and Andrew Smith, assistant professor of 1xbet online sports betting and the 1xbet online sports betting maintenance training program lead.

An 1xbet online sports betting instructor for nearly 35 years, Gross, who has been with K-State at Salina since 1987, has helped the program grow from three to more than 300 students. Today, Gross oversees all flight training at K-State at Salina as well as its ground school.

Gross has bachelor's degrees in animal sciences and industry and in agriculture education, and a master's degree in agriculture education, all from K-State. His professional affiliations include membership in the Kansas Pilots Association, the National Flight Instructors Association and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.