JSfirm.com Announces 2026 Aviation Awards for Student and Educator of the Year

Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania (2026) - JSfirm.com, the world’s largest resource for aviation jobs, continues to partner with the Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC) to sponsor this year’s James Rardon Student of the Year and Ivan D. Livi Aviation Maintenance Educator of the Year.

Osmin Ramirez, an aviation maintenance educator at Universal Technical Institute, has been named the Ivan D. Livi Aviation Maintenance Educator of the Year for 2026. With over 8 years in both civilian and military aviation maintenance. Ramirez's technical training provided him with a deep understanding of aircraft systems, regulatory requirements, and real-world operational standards. One such initiative is restructuring traditional lecture formats into applied, scenario-based learning experiences that mirror actual aviation maintenance environments. Students trust Ramirez not only as an instructor but as a mentor who believes in their potential. His impact extends beyond grades, shaping confident, competent future aviation professionals.

​Micheal “Mike” McDaniel, a student at Alabama Aviation College, a unit of Enterprise State Community College, has been awarded the James Rardon Aviation Maintenance Technician Student of the Year for 2026. Mike is an exceptionally dedicated student, maintaining a 3.92 GPA and among the top of his class of 584 students in the AMT Program. Despite his busy schedule as a full-time truck driver, student, father, and husband, Mike travelled to another city during the Thanksgiving holiday to volunteer his time by serving meals to residents of the Ronald McDonald House. Mike has also volunteered his time after labs and between classes to maintain the college’s radial engine and rebuild the propellers on a Cessna airplane. Mike took a day off from his full-time job to help instructors move a Cessna from a dual-enrollment location to our college. ______________________________________________________________________   
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