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Rebecca Baughman, PhD

Rebecca Baughman, PhD

Assistant Professor

Aviation

Rebecca Baughman, PhD

Contact Me

rlb0066@auburn.edu

219 Auburn University Regional Airport

Office Hours

By Appointment

Education

PhD, Auburn University

MS, University of Oklahoma

BS, United States Air Force Academy

About Me

A former fighter pilot in the Air Force, Becky “Coyote” Baughman flew A-10s and instructed T-37s during her military career. Coyote has 99 combat missions in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom), Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom), and Kuwait (Operation Southern Watch). She has supported Korea’s no-fly zone and was a Flight Lead and Airborne Forward Air Controller (FAC-A) in the A-10. She attended the United States Air Force Academy, where she completed T-3 flight training and earned her freefall jump wings. She also attended the l’Ecole de l’Air (French Air Force Academy), where she earned her French Commando jump wings and completed the initial flight training program. She attended Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) as a student and later went back to instruct and evaluate NATO fighter pilots as a flight commander and check pilot.

Becky received her master’s degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma and her Ph.D. in Adult Education from Auburn University. She has volunteered with the Alabama State Troopers in the Aviation Search and Rescue unit and volunteered as a mentor with Lee County Veterans’ Court. At Auburn University, Becky is a Title IX Advocate, advisor for The Auburn Ninety-Nines student organization, advisor for the National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) student organization, advisor for the War Eagle Flying Team (WEFT), and coach for the School of Aviation’s Women’s Air Race Classic teams.