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Mary Rawlinson Creason, B.S. '44

Mary Rawlinson Creason, B.S. '44

Mrs. Creason was among the first eighty women pilots in the country to earn an Airline Transport Rating from the Federal Aviation Administration. During her career, she has been a pilot, instructor, educator, business owner and safety promoter.

From 1977 to 1989, she held several positions with the Michigan Bureau of Aeronautics, including assistant deputy director. The recipient of an FAA award for excellence in aviation education, she was enshrined in the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame in 1985.