Mark A. Kurtz

Mark A. Kurtz

Dual career interests in photography and aviation led Mark A. Kurtz to work as photographer / lithographer for the Church of the Brethren General Board, Illinois, and photographer for The Goshen News, Indiana, before training in photo intelligence with the United States Air Force. After a 1966 tour of duty at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon, Kurtz received The Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service. He donated his Vietnam War photo archive to the Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis.

He holds the Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, the highest level of pilot certification in the United States. Service included flight instruction, charter pilot, airport manager, corporate pilot, and pilot for an international fractional ownership management corporation near Cleveland, Ohio. Kurtz retired from aviation in 2005.

Today, Kurtz coordinates weekly study groups online and has long-time participation in numerous Urantia-related Boards, committees, international conferences, and symposia.