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Debbie Kukwa prepares to take the first flight in the new aircraft named after her daughter Nicole "Nikki" Kukwa on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Nikki passed away from Leukemia in 2006 during her senior year in Kent State's aeronautics program.

Memory of former Kent State student soars to new heights

Jenna Kuczkowski February 23, 2016

At a very young age, Nicole “Nikki” Kukwa knew she wanted to be a pilot.“When she was 12 and went on her first flight and got to see the cockpit she was like, 'I want to be a pilot' and that was...