QUOTE (Texsox @ Aug 18, 2008 -> 10:59 AM)
How did an aviation program get started?
Lewis was founded in 1932 and was a technical school just for guys. It's a Catholic/Lasallian school. In 1940, the name of the school changed to the Lewis School of Aeronautics.
Aviation was considered a new technology at the time. In 1942, school was closed and became a fight training facility for the U.S. Navy during WWII.