Matthew Mendenhall

Title
Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Aeronautical Science Department
College
College of Aviation
Matthew Mendenhall

Dr. Matt Mendenhall earned a Doctorate in Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary, and a Master’s of Divinity and Master of Business Administration from Liberty University. His Bachelor of Science degree is from Amridge University.

Matt served 22 years in the Army as a helicopter pilot and six years in the Air Force as a chaplain; he retired from active duty in 2022.

He is a Certified Flight Instructor in helicopters and single-engine airplanes, a commercial multi-engine pilot and a certified Remote Pilot.

With over 3,500 flight hours, he’s flown the AH-64A, OH-58C, BK-117, BO-105 and Russian Mi-17, along with various single and multi-engine airplanes.

Professor Mendenhall looks forward to expanding non-fixed-wing course options and developing pilot resiliency programs focused on spiritual fitness.

  • D. - Doctoral in Ministry, Wesley Theological Seminary
  • M.Div. - Master of Divinity in Chaplaincy, Liberty University
  • M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration in Business Administration, Liberty University
  • M.A. - Master of Arts in Theological Studies: Theology, Liberty University
  • B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Ministry, Amridge University
  • A. - Associate in Aviation Studies, Excelsior College
  • Part 107 Small UAS Initial - Part 61 Pilots - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Flight Instructor - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Commercial Pilot - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Aviation Safety Officer Course 03-002 - The United States Army Safety Center
  • AS 387: Crew Resource Management
  • AS 408: Flight Safety
  • AS 121: Private Pilot Operations

​AS 121: Private Pilot Operations 

AS 356: Aircraft Systems and Components 

AS 387: Crew Resource Management 

AS 408: Flight Safety