Wichita drone entrepreneur named to Pipeline fellowship program

John Martens was named Thursday night to the 2015 class of the Pipeline entrepreneurial fellowship program.

Martens is CEO of NMotion UAS, which was launched in March 2014 to provide commercial unmanned aircraft systems for public safety agencies such as police, and fire departments and emergency management agencies.

He was one of 13 entrepreneurs from six cities in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri selected to attend the year-long business development leadership program based in Kansas.

Pipeline announced its new fellowship class Thursday night at its Innovator of the Year event in Kansas City, Mo.

Martens is the only Wichitan in the 2015 class.

He is the 13th Wichitan to be selected for the fellowship program since its inception in 2006.

This story was originally published January 23, 2015 at 10:21 AM with the headline "Wichita drone entrepreneur named to Pipeline fellowship program."