Catherine E. Smith

Catherine E. Smith, M.Ed.

  • Position: Director/Teaching Professor/FAA Chief Instructor
  • Phone: (419) 372-9458
  • Email: cesmith@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 234C Engineering and Innovation Center
    102 BG Flight Center

Education

  • M.Ed. in Career and Technology Education, Bowling Green State University, 2008
  • B.S. in Technology, Aviation with specialization in Flight Technology and Operations, Bowling Green State University, 1998
  • Federal Aviation Administration Certifications: Airline Transport Pilot - Airplane Single- and Multi-Engine, Instrument Airplane. 
  • FAA Certificated Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor, Multi-Engine Instructor 
  • FAA Part 141 Chief Ground Instructor

Faculty Area of Expertise

  • FAA Chief Flight Instructor and FAA Designated Pilot Examiner experience 2010-26
  • AERT 2200-4820 FAA Approved Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot Single- and Multi-Engine Pilot, CFI, CFII, MEI instructor
  • FAA Certificated Flight Instructor Stall Spin Awareness Instructor
  • AERT 4400 Certificate Flight Instructor Ground School
  • AERT 3060 Multi-Engine Ground School
  • AERT 2800 Instrument Ground School

Areas of Research

  • Glass Cockpit Transition Training In Collegiate Aviation: Analog To Digital

Updated: 07/29/2026 01:34PM