Dr. William “Will” Austin has served as Warren County Community College’s president since 2003. As president of Warren County Community College, Dr. Austin has managed a 120% growth in enrollment, advancing enrollment and improving graduation outcomes for twenty consecutive years.
Dr. Austin has led the development of the new program for Unmanned Systems. In February 2020, Warren County Community College and Dr. Austin became one of the first 100 organizations/responsible persons authorized by the FAA to fly unmanned aircraft over people (Part 107.39 COW), the only community college in America to hold this waiver. By May 2022, Dr. Austin had been designated as a ‘responsible person’ for multiple UAS BVLOS operations, Flights over People, and Night Operations.
In April 2022, AUVSI named Will the “Member of the Year.” He has served as the leader of WarrenUAS since 2018.
