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THE CITIZEN, Wednesday, March 15, 2000 Page 29 Lifestyle Rotarian and retired JSC Personnel Director Jack Space Trophy Award winner Dr. Aaron Cohen, Dr. Clay Fulcher, chairman of this year's Rotary they arrive at Space Center Houston for the Lister and Ann Kimzey, left, welcome his former and his wife, Ruth, to Friday night's banquet at Space Banquet, and his wife, Ann, right, say hello annual Rotary Foundation event. Hartman has Doss, retired JSC Director and past National Space Center Houston. to Charles Hartman and his wife, Jennie Lou, as worked on the banquet for many years. Crowd of 700 toasts John Young ASTRONAUT John Young has the nation as he joined 13 other Or Clear Lake Area Economic had some awesome experiences in former recipients of this prestigious Development Foundation President his life such as taking the first ride honor. Jim Reinhartsen and wife, Lee, on the Gemini spacecraft, com- Mary Former Johnson Space Center Muniz Engineering owner Ed Mu- manding the first space shuttle Alys Directors Aaron Cohen, Chris niz, and Hernandez Engineering flight, and walking the valleys of Cherry Kraft Jr. and Carolyn Huntoon partners Mike and Tery Hernan- the moon....Winning the Congres- and their spouses were in the audi- dez, as they stopped to congratulate sional Space Medal of Honor. ence, as were new Lockheed Mar- John and admire the beautiful space The list goes on and on. tin Corp. President Vance Coff- trophy. Friday night he found himself man, who arrived with his wife, The trophy, whose recipient is on the receiving end of still another phy at the Rotary Space Banquet. Arlene, and Lockheed Technology selected by a panel of 60 aerospace honor as Johnson Space Center Di- Along with a standing ovation Executive VP Mike Camardo and officials, is awarded annually to rector George Abbey presented from some 700 community leaders his wife, Maryann. recognize outstanding contributions him with the National Space Tro- and space officials from all over State Rep. John Davis and wife, to the space program. Jayne, were in the crowd, as were Previously, John had been pre- Houston City Councilman Rob sented the Corona Award at the Johnson Space Center Director George Todd, Harris County Constable Rotary Space Banquet and had the Abbey, left, presents National Space BUI Bailey, with his wife, Janis, . See PEOPLE, page 30 Trophy to astronaut John Young. UHCL Business Dean -Dr. Ted Cummings and his wife, Leslie, plus Paul Fisher, founder of Fisher Pen Co., who jetted in with this son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Ashely Fisher, to present a special pen for John and his wonderful space pens for each banquet guest. Making your way through Space Center Houston, after signing in with Annie and Murray Epstein, you might have bumped into GB Tech owners Gale and Jean Bur- kett and President Chuck Jacob- son and wife, Marge; Honeywell Engineering Director Patrick Daily; Raytheon Managing Direc- tor Henry Hartsfield and his wife, Fran; GeoControl Systems Presi- in pholos by Mary Aiys Cherry dent Rose Zarcaro and Barrios Technology President Sandy Bruce McCandless, center, the former astronaut who floated unteetered in space in Lorna Onizuka, right, stops to visit with Lockheed Martin Vice President Mike Coats Johnson, with their husbands, that famous NASA photo, and his wife, Bernice, were in the space banquet crowd, and his wife, Diane, who flew in from Denver for the Rotary Space Banquet. Coats John and Doug, both aerospace as was astronaut Dr. Steven Hawley, left. is a former space shuttle commander. retirees. Space Center Rotary President Bill Geissler and his wife, Lockheed Martin Space Operations President Jay Astronauts Eileen Collins and Mike Foale look over the massive crowd gathered at Joan, left, and Rotarian Tim Kropp look over the massive Honeycutt, right, chats with Vice President John Wilkens Space Center Houston Friday night for the Rotary Space Banquet after presenting crowd on hand for the at space banquet. and his wife, Shari, during space banquet. the Stellar Awards. ' Page 30 THE CITIZEN, Wednesday, March 15, 2000 Stellar Awards Banquet Chairman Sheila Self, Hamrick of Houston, as the crowd begins arriving Lockheed* Martin Corp. President Vance Coffman Camafdo and his wife, Maryann, for Friday left, who came with Don Lewis to the Rotary at Space Center Houston Friday night for the and his wife, Arlene, left, arrive at Space Center night's Rotary Space Banquet honoring astronaut Space Banquet, joins her folks, Paul and Ann black-tie dinner-dance. Houston with Executive Vice President Mike John Young. PEOPLE Continued from page 29 honor two years ago of presenting Engle and Bruce McCandless. the space trophy to former Presi- Lots of Rotarians everywhere dent George Bush. you looked, too. Rotary Dist. Gov. Lockheed Martin Space Opera- John Painter of Houston was tions President Jay Honeycutt and there, as were District Gov.-Elect his wife, Peggy, also were in the Charlie Clemmons of Seabrook Friday night banquet crowd, as and his wife, Barbara, and Space were VP John Wilkins and his Center Rotary President Bill wife, Shari, Johnson Engineering Geissler and his wife, Joan. President Tom Short, with wife Still others were Jack Lister, Carol, United Space Alliance VPs who came with Ann Kimzey, Kathy Tamer and Howard De- Sheila Self and Don Lewis, Dick Castro and retired VP Glynn Hergert, Tim Kropp, Jennie Lou Lunney with his wife, Marilyn, and Charles Hartman, Owen and Crtizen pHolos by Mary Alys Cilery and Boeing biggies Joe Mayer and Joyce Morris, Al and Norma UHCL Business Dean Tad Cummings JSC Human Resources Director Greg Bud Taylor of Rob Todd's office and Mike Collins with their wives, Brady, Ron Swim, Vic and and hisftMfe, Leslie, at Rotary Space Hayes and wife, Joan, at Rotary Space wife, Rosemary, at Rotary Space Robin and Lynn, and Don Zinn. Norma Maria, Jordis and Bob Banquet: Banquet. Banquet. So were JSC's Space and Life Wren, Laura Hale and Terri and Sciences Director John Rummel Vann Jones. and his wife, Judy, and Human Re- Many, including Jack, Sheila sources Director Greg Hayes with and Tim, worked long hours to his wife, Joan, Goddard Space make the banquet the success it Center Director Al Diaz and his was. wife and former Oceaneering GM Also enjoying the evening were here and now Marshall Space former El Lago City Councilman Center Director Art Stephenson Ed Mason, Havicam President and his wife. Marcus Havican and his wife, Lt. Gen. Tom Stafford and Marie, retired NASA biggie Gene Johnson Engineering Chairman Kranz, with wife, Marta, the Gene Cernan, who flew to the Chuck Biggs, Lockheed Missiles moon with John Young on Apollo VP Arnold Aldrich and his wife, 10 were there to see him honored, and Lockheed Space Operations as were many who served with him VP Ken Asbury and his wife, in the astronaut corps and their Tracy, and NASA Public Affairs mates including Eileen Collins, Deputy Director Dr. Doug Blan- Mike Foale, Dr. Steven Hawley, chard and his wife, Judith. Dan Brandenstein, Mike Coats, Bonnie Dunbar, Joe Allen, Joe See PEOPLE, page 31.