
UW-Platteville engineering education helps Ricks’ aviation career take off
Authored on: Aug 08, 2022, Written by: Alison ParkinsAndrew Ricks has always had a passion for aviation. He began taking flying lessons as a freshman in high school and earned his pilot’s license when he turned 17. But, his engineering education at UW-Platteville is what gave him the opportunity to turn his hobby into a career designing and creating airplane parts.