Henry James “Hank” Brown, Jr.
A longtime GMU pilot, mentor and FBO leader who founded Greenville Jet Center and supported Runway Park and aviation outreach.
Hall of Fame inductees
South Carolina aviation honorees with GMU ties.
Meet South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame inductees connected to Greenville Downtown Airport.
Greenville Downtown Airport
These six South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame inductees have meaningful connections to Greenville Downtown Airport, its people or the wider aviation community that grew around GMU.
Biographical summaries are based on the airport-supplied Hall of Fame document. Portrait publication remains pending image-rights confirmation and a supplied photograph for Hank Brown.
Inductees connected to GMU
Carolyn M. Pilaar
A pilot, flight instructor, school founder and aviation educator whose Greenville work opened doors for generations of aviators.
George G. Miler, Jr.
An engineer, pilot and avionics innovator who advanced computer-based troubleshooting and remote monitoring for navigation systems.
Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr.
A Greenville native, U-2 reconnaissance pilot and Air Force Cross recipient whose service became part of the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Jimmie Doyle Stewart
A pilot, instructor, air traffic controller and historic-aircraft volunteer who helped make aviation history accessible to the public at GMU.
Thomas Patterson “Pat” Hartness
A lifelong aviator and founder of Triple Tree Aerodrome whose work centers on education and expanding passion for flight.
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