Williams Hired as Certified Flight Instructor for Ozarka Aviation
Published on January 6, 2023
We welcome Shannon Williams as the new Certified Flight Instructor for the Aviation Department.
"Shannon has been a classroom instructor for our program as well as an adjunct flight instructor for us since August 2022. He has become a trusted and greatly appreciated member of our staff," said Clinton Jackson, Ozarka College Aviation Director. "He has and will continue to be called on as a meteorology and advanced instrument instructor in the classroom, and will assist greatly with private, instrument, commercial, and multi-engine training for the foreseeable future."
"I am absolutely delighted to join Ozarka Aviation as a full-time instructor. To see our students, transform and go into the workforce as a highly trained, safety-oriented pilots is an absolute pleasure. I am utterly humbled to have the opportunity to have a small part in the training and molding of these young pilots. I truly believe the old Chinese Proverb !If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.' It is such an honor to be a part of this institution, and to be a part of the lives of our students. " said Shannon.
A native of Wynne, AR, Williams holds an Associate of Applied Science from Ozarka.