Glenn Hardware Bound for International Space Station

VOLUME 14 ISSUE 3 MARCH 2012 Glenn Hardware Bound for International Space Station

Space communications technology will never be the same. On Feb. 13, NASA’s Glenn Research Center waved goodbye to its Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Testbed. Hundreds of employees from across the center dedicated the past 5 years to the design and development of the $105 million project. This summer, a Japanese rocket (HTV-3) will deliver the hardware to the International Space Station (ISS). During a center gathering on the afternoon of shipment, Center Director Ray Lugo recognized the trials and accomplishments of the employees who worked on the Communications, Navigation, and Networking reConfiguration Testbed (CoNNeCT) project.

Continued on page 4 Pictured right: Members of the CoNNeCT project team gathered to joyously send off the SCaN Testbed, top center. C-2012-754 Photo by Bridget Caswell FY 2013 Proposed Budget Adds Stability to Glenn Strategic Plan On Feb. 13, NASA Administrator Charles proven capabilities,” Center Director Research grants, and to Small Business Bolden unveiled President Obama’s Ray Lugo said. “It plays well to Glenn’s Innovation Research/Small Business $17.7 billion budget proposal for NASA’s strengths and core competencies, and is Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) fiscal year (FY) 2013. Glenn’s share of well aligned with the center’s strategic and Innovative Partnership Program the proposed budget is $658 million— plan.” contracts. representing an increase of $17 million. The following are highlights of proposed Aeronautics “The proposed budget reflects stability spending to offer insight to Glenn’s role Glenn’s share of the proposed and continued confidence in Glenn’s in future missions: Aeronautics budget is $125 million. The nearly 17 percent decrease was driven Space Technology by completion of the Integrated Systems In Glenn’s proposed budget, Research propulsion testing in FY 2012, $126 million is allocated to and reduction of hypersonic research Space Technology for projects in FY 2013. The agency is focused on aligned with center technical accelerating the transition to the Next expertise, including lead for Continued on page 3 the Cryogenics Propulsion Transportation and Storage Demonstration Mission, In This Issue and support to the National Nanotechnology Initiative, as well as the Advanced 2 ...... Courteous Driving C-2012-901 Photo by Marvin Smith Manufacturing Partnership. 5 ...... Public Tours Set Administrator Charles Bolden joined Center Director Lugo There also is a plan for increased 8 ...... Leadership University for the Feb. 21 All Hands to discuss the budget rollout. support to Space Technology Straight from the Director If this lack of courtesy in traffic had been a single event, I would just accept the consequences and move on. But this Patience + Courtesy = Safety kind of behavior seems to happen with regular frequency. Last Wednesday, I A few years ago, while attending received happened was driving a government car heading a course at the Federal Executive when I attempted downtown for a speaking engagement. Institute, I was asked to fill out a to enter traffic near While merging on I–71 North, I once questionnaire that assessed my Strongsville. I had Center Director Lugo again saw a truck that was accelerating wellness. Obviously, the questionnaire been to lunch and to keep me from merging into traffic. addressed areas such as my weight, was returning to the office. I was This same situation occurred on my exercise and medical history. However, accelerating on the Pearl Road entrance return to the center. What really what I did not expect to see were ramp to Interstate 71 and was looking surprised me was that some of our questions regarding one’s lifestyle; in for a “hole” to merge into traffic. own employees were preventing me particular, things like driving habits. When I checked the oncoming traffic, from merging into the turning lane to I saw a truck in the far right lane that our main driveway. Let me just say that I have had my fair was accelerating to match my speed. share of tickets, most of them earned. I promptly reduced my speed and As human beings, we are imperfect, After completing this class, I made a checked the lane again. To my surprise, which is even more reason to be commitment to do better by slowing the truck slowed down. This occurred courteous to others. I think if we down, being more courteous and two more times and I was now running could slow down and be a little more driving safer. out of on-ramp. In frustration, I stomped respectful of the other people on the road, I think we would be happier and I have received three traffic citations on the accelerator and got ahead of the safer. Think about it. I’ll be looking for since I have been in Ohio, and all truck, just as a Strongsville police officer your comments on my blog. within the first 6 months of arriving clocked my speed. at NASA Glenn. One of the tickets I

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Remembering NASA's Fallen Heroes › On Jan. 26, Glenn employees gathered to acknowledge NASA’s Day of Remembrance honoring the fallen heroes of the Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia crews, as well as all other members of the NASA family who have lost their lives furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. A brief ceremony included remarks and personal reflections by Center Director Lugo and Associate Director of External Programs Greg Johnson (pictured), a moment of silence and the viewing of an Astronaut Memorial Tribute video.

Glenn Goes Red! ˇ

C-2012-245 Photo by Michelle Murphy Achieving the Unexpected ˇ The Honorable Judge Michael J. Ryan delivered a moving keynote address during Glenn’s 12th An- nual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Equality Recognition Ceremony on Jan. 24. Judge Ryan shared how Dr. King’s example of perseverance and the support C-2012-458 Photo by Bridget Caswell of Ryan’s teachers bolstered his On National Wear Red Day, Feb. 3, many Glenn employees determination to do the unex- gathered in the Administration Building Auditorium for a photo C-2012-250Photo by Bridget Caswell pected—escape the despair of a to promote awareness of heart disease in women. Photo by Bridget Caswell dysfunctional family to become a high achiever. 2 MARCH 2012 FY 2013 Budget Roll Out Highlighted Lugo said. “We decided to actively pursue commercializing Glenn technologies Continued from page 1 a year ago, which coincides with the President’s issuance of an Executive Generation Air Transportation Order directing all federal agencies System (NextGen) and making to do more about commercializing.” commercial aviation safer, more fuel efficient, quieter The FY 2013 budget request calls for and more environmentally a reduction in the size of the civil friendly through investments service workforce, from 1642 to 1628. in revolutionary concepts Lugo anticipates the mandate to cut 14 for air vehicles and air traffic federal employees will be met through management. attrition. Space Operations Construction and Glenn is slated to receive $54 Environmental Restoration million to support biological The proposed $60 million budget and physical research for the fund coordinated and effective student and teacher opportunities. for Construction and Environmental International Space Station, operation Compliance Restoration includes: $22 and evaluation of the SCAN Testbed Cross-Agency Support million for replacement of essential (see page 4), and other communication NASA leadership, agencywide, is electrical and mechanical systems at technology investigations. The slight undertaking several initiatives to NASA’s Space Power Facility at Plum decrease reflects the NASA Docking improve operational and administra- Brook Station; $11 million for Phase I of System reduction, with potential for tive efficiencies in FY 2013 to help the the project to repair water system main restoring funding later in FY 2013. agency achieve targeted savings of at piping at Lewis Field; and $25 million least $200 million. will enable Phase I repairs to the steam Exploration distribution system and the electrical The $49 million proposed for Exploration During the Feb. 6 All Hands Meeting, distribution and control systems as part is slightly less than previous years, but Center Director Lugo unveiled Glenn’s of minor revitalization project at Lewis it allows Glenn’s continuous support to savings plan, called “GRC Working Field. Construction of other facilities that the development of the Space Launch Smarter.” The plan will be phased in are part of the center’s master plan will System and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew over the next 4 months, one directorate be pushed back by 5 or 6 years. Vehicle. Glenn also contributes to the at a time, to collect and analyze data Human Research Program, performing for potential modification to its "belt- “While NASA has to make tough research and technology development tightening" activities. choices on existing priority programs, of next-generation systems that support the proposed investment to restore humans in space; and the Advanced Phase I includes consolidating travel infrastructure at Lewis Field and Plum Exploration Systems program, which is processing in one location or creating Brook, clearly conveys a desire to maintain contributing technology advancements “pods,” (smaller groups) that would be Glenn capabilities,” Lugo said proudly. for future robotic and human spaceflight strategically located around the center. missions beyond low Earth orbit. Phase I also includes participating in To learn more about NASA’s proposed an online training needs assessment— budget for FY 2013, visit http://www.nasa. Science Glenn Training and Development gov/news/budget. The Science mission budget will be Awareness—to help budget training —By S. Jenise Veris reduced 28 percent due to planned dollars, more effectively. reduction in work associated with the Stirling engine research and develop- Lugo also gave an update on Glenn’s NASA Scholarship Fund ment. The budget offers $34 million evolving Strategic Plan and highlighted The application deadline for the NASA College for research and technology, including four “levers of control” that help Scholarship Fund (NCSF), 2012-2013 school radioisotope power systems and solar frame a course of action leading to an year, is March 31. The NCSF, Inc., a Texas nonprofit organization, awards scholarships electric propulsion. opportunity. They include the following: Building Better Relationships Agencywide to qualified dependents of NASA and former NASA employees. Up to five within NASA and with industry partners; Education scholarships will be awarded in the amount of The Education budget will be reduced. Aligning Constrained Resources; Taking $2,000 each. The scholarship is renewable for However, the exact amount is not known Control of One’s Destiny; and Driving a maximum of $8,000 over 6 calendar years. at this time. The Office of Education is a Culture of Accountability. For information on eligibility, working with other agencies through the visit http://nasapeople.nasa. “The plan is not perfect, but it allows Office of Science & Technology Policy- gov/nasascholarship or call us to better anticipate the future, led Committee on STEM Education and Lynne Sammon, 216-433-3952. rather than react to the environment,” the Executive Office of the President to 3 Glenn's SCaN Testbed to Advance Communications

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“I’m proud of the work of this team,” Lugo said. “It’s been a challenging Pictured project that required a lot of center right: Project Manager resources, and many people gave a lot Malarik, far of their personal time. But we came right, points together as a team and delivered a out features of great product!” the testbed to local media. Novel Technology Below: The SCaN Testbed enables future Project team members NASA missions by employing a new meticulously generation of software-defined radios apply a (SDRs) for researchers to develop, test special and demonstrate new radio frequency wrap to the (RF) communications, networking hardware prior to and navigation capabilities in the shipment. realistic environment of space. C-2012-630 Three different SDRs, including the Branch, the testbed’s development was first reconfigurable radio using Ka- led by Glenn, with support from NASA’s band frequency, will be used over Goddard Space Flight Center and Jet the payload’s 5-year planned life in Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). orbit. In addition, the payload consists of the Antenna Positioning System, The core of the SCaN Testbed is its a five-antenna RF subsystem and an three radios, one of which was provided avionics subsystem that controls flight by NASA’s JPL and built in Ohio by system components. Cincinnati Electronics (S and L-band). The other two radios were built “An SDR can be reconfigured many under cooperative agreements with times during its lifetime, which makes General Dynamics (S-band) and Harris it unique,” explained Diane Malarik, Corporation (Ka-band). project manager for the SCaN Testbed. “This is made possible by software “The companies kicked in half the cost changes that are sent to the device, of the radio—$13 million—with their C-2012-681 Photos by Bridget Caswell allowing scientists to use it for a own internal research and development multitude of functions, some of which funds just to get in on the ground floor Although Glenn has space might not be known before launch. with us on this technology,” Malarik said. communications expertise, this project Traditional radio devices cannot be Director Lugo proudly added that $60 tested the center’s capabilities to the upgraded after launch.” million of the project was spent in limit. Plagued by tight schedules, budget constraints and technical roadblocks, The SCaN Testbed is the first Northeast Ohio. the CoNNeCT team—with the support incorporation of a common standard of center management and employees for reconfigurable devices, the Space Expertise and Dedication across the center—persevered and Telecommunications Radio System Glenn was responsible both for project achieved their goal. Critical decisions (STRS) standard, meant to promote management, including the schedule, were made to overcome several portability and re-use of applications budget and risk, and integration obstacles between Preliminary Design between different radio types and management duties with the ISS, Japanese Review (summer 2009) and System vendors. Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and other centers. Glenn employees Acceptance Review (fall 2011) under Cooperative Effort developed requirements, designed the tenacious leadership of then project The project leveraged expertise and built the various subsystems and manager, Ann Over, and chief engineer, from multiple NASA and commercial integrated them into the payload. Mike Barrett. Onsite testing facilities were used to organizations to form cooperative “The amazing part of this project is conduct vibration, electromagnetic partnerships to ensure success. the people,” Malarik said. “So many interference, thermal vacuum capability Conceived by Richard Reinhart, Digital disciplines came together to build this Communications and Navigation and functional and performance testing. Continued on next page 4 MARCH 2012 Continued from page 4 hardware, and wonderfully dedicated folks worked almost around the clock to get it out the door on time. I couldn’t be prouder of my project team… and of my payload.” Utilization and Operations After the JAXA transfer vehicle docks with ISS, a C-2012-808 Photo by Michelle Murphy series of orchestrated robotic arm handoffs will install the SCaN Testbed as an external payload. The checkout and commissioning will then commence. Operational scenarios utilize the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), direct- to-ground, or the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system. C-2012-649 Photo by Bridget Caswell Mike Zernic, deputy project manager, said Glenn’s role is far from over. C-2011-1004 Photo by Michelle Murphy “Our personnel will conduct operations from Glenn’s Telescience Support Pictured, clockwise above: Employees recognized Center,” he explained. “We’ll also be operating a Ground Integration Unit in Rich Reinhart, who conceived the communications testbed, during a celebration gathering. • Glenn the same building, which is a robust representation of the on-orbit testbed. technicians prepared for thermal-vacuum testing Users can test ideas here until the waveforms (software applications) are in the Space Environment Simulation Chamber mature enough to be exercised on the actual SCaN Testbed.” at Lewis Field. • Left to right: In the Telescience Support Center, Badri Younes, SCaN deputy associate Reinhart said several experiments are already in the queue and each administrator and program manager; Beth Curtis, should require about 9 months of testing. In the meantime, industry and Mission Operations Team; John Rush, SCaN university researchers will be invited to submit experiment proposals. Technology and Standards Division director; and Dean Schrage and Steve Sinacore (lead), Mission —By Doreen B. Zudell Operations Team.

2012 Tours Glenn Offers Free Facility Tours April 7: Green Lab Research Facility May 5: Telescience Support Center NASA will offer free tours of its A tour bus will depart from Glenn’s June 2: 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic laboratory and testing facilities one main gate every hour beginning at Wind Tunnel Saturday a month from April through 10 a.m. The last tour departs at 1 p.m. July 14: Icing Research Tunnel October. Each tour lasts about 45 minutes and Aug. 4: Simulated Lunar Operations is followed by a stop at Glenn’s gift Sept. 8: Exercise Countermeasures The tours are open to U.S. citizens and shop. Visitors with special needs are lawful permanent residents of all ages. Laboratory permitted to use their own vehicles, Oct. 6: Zero Gravity Research Facility Tour space is limited and reservations but must follow the tour bus at all are required to guarantee admission. times. Most research facilities are Reservations can be made up to 30 wheelchair accessible; however, days in advance, or depending on some have limited accessibility. available space, at least one day before the actual tour date. To register, visitors The tours give visitors a chance to should call 216-433-9653. Adult visitors learn about Glenn’s capabilities and are required to present government- to talk with engineers and scientists issued photo identification. Lawful who work in the facilities. For more permanent residents are required to information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/ C-2006-2404 Photo by Michelle Murphy present their permanent resident card. centers/glenn/events/tours.html. Simulated Lunar Operations Facility. 5 Awards, Honors and Promotions Retirements

Dr. Jon C. Goldsby was recognized at the Black Engineer of Casey Blaze, the Year Awards STEM Global Competitiveness Conference M a n u f a c t u r i n g in Philadelphia on Feb. 19. Goldsby, a materials research Division, Engineer- engineer in the Ceramics Branch, Structures and Materials ing Directorate Division, received the “Outstanding Technical Contribution retired on March 3, in Government” award for his leadership in advancing the 2012, with 40 years development of ceramic materials for aerospace applications, and of NASA service. for a strong commitment to education and outreach developing an advanced course in electricity and magnetism theory to Anthony Christian, Blaze Dr. Goldsby prepare future engineers. Safety Health and Environmental Dr. Ajay Misra, chief Division, Safety and of the Structures and Mission Assurance Materials Division, Directorate, retired earned the highest on Feb. 1, 2012, individual award at with 39 ½ years the 26th National of federal service, Convention of the including nearly 33 American Society of with NASA. Christian Engineers of Indian Vyas Jean Rogers, Dr. Misra Dr. Zaman Origin (ASEIO). Misra Community and received the “Service Excellence Award,” for exemplary leadership resulting in not- Media Relations able and/or highly innovative achievements or expansions of the ASEIO mission Office, External to foster career and professional development for ASEIO members and cultivate Programs Division, engineering, scientific and technical exchanges between the United States and India. retired on March Additionally, Dr. Khairul Zaman and Manan Vyas, Inlet and Nozzle Branch, 2, 2012 with 32 received ASEIO Corporate Excellence Recognition Program awards for “Engineering ½ years of federal Excellence” and “Young Engineer of the Year.” The awards recognize outstanding service, including engineers of Indian origin who are employed in industry, academia or government 28 with NASA. Rogers entities based on achievements, innovation, leadership, teamwork, integrity, community service and leadership roles in other professional societies. In Appreciation Dr. Samuel Howard and Dr. Christopher DellaCorte, Tribology and Mechanical Components Branch, received a NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Group Achievement Award for their contributions to the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) The Cierchacki and Kelley family would instrument package, better known as Curiosity. They were part of the National like to thank all our friends and cowork- Engineering Safety Center technical review team that helped mitigate tribological ers for their prayers and expressions of and rotordynamic issues related to delivery of the instrument to the mission, sympathy on the passing of my sister, which launched last November. Janine (nee Cierchacki) Kelley. We are blessed to have you as our extended family and appreciate your thoughtful- John Selby has been selected chief of the ness. —Irene Cierchacki and Raymond Project Management Branch, Facilities Kelley (spouse) Division. He has over 40 years of relevant experience and most recently led the Con- “I would like to thank all my friends struction Support Team for the design-build and colleagues for their support dur- development of a space environmental testing the extremely difficult time of ing capability at the Space Power Facility the passing of my mother, Rena V. at Plum Brook Station. Niece. I truly appreciate all the cards Selby Smith and heart-felt condolences. A spe- Nicole Smith has been selected senior cial thanks to those who were able project manager for Glenn’s Multipurpose Crew Vehicle(MPCV)/Crew and Service to be with my family and me during Module (CSM)in the Launch and Crewed Systems Office. Smith previously served as visitation hours and the funeral. I deputy project manager for the Systems Environmental Test Facility Vibroacoustic am blessed to work with such caring Test Capability. Her most recent assignment was Legislative Fellow in the office of people, and my family and I sincerely Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator for Ohio. thank you.” —Lesha Zvosec 6 MARCH 2012

Calendar In Memory

IFPTE LOCAL 28, LESA MEETING: LESA Royce W. Myhre, 88, who retired in 1984 with 24 years of federal service, died Nov. will hold its next membership meeting 23, 2011. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and as an electrical engineer on Wednesday, March 14, at noon in the for the United Air Lines, before joining NASA Lewis’ workforce in 1963. Myhre made Employee Center’s Small Dining Room. contributions to two major programs: the Agena rocket and the communications satellites. He participated in Agenda launches including Lunar Orbiter C, Pageos, FIRST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: OCO-C and OGO-D. He helped develop the aircraft-to-satellite data relay (ASDAR) Volunteers are needed for the 2012 FIRST units that still fly and provide weather data for jet aircraft on global routes. He won Buckeye Regional Robotics Competition a 1980 merit award as a member of the Proof-of-Concept Task Team that proved the in a variety of positions. Both rookie and feasibility of crucial hardware items, such as the 30/20-Gigahertz transmitter for veteran volunteers are welcome. Be part the ACTS (Advanced Communications Technology Satellite) program. He later earned of this exciting competition on March a 1984 R&D 100 award as a member of the team that developed the Multiple-Beam 22–24. POC: Sally Harrington, 216– Communications Antenna System. His son, Craig Myhre, is currently employed in 433–2037. For more details, go to http:// NASA Glenn’s Space Science Project Office. www.oai.org/firstbuckeye/documents/ FRCBuckeye_Call_for_Volunteers.pdf. Robert N. Reinberger, 88, who retired in 1987 with 24 years of NASA service, died March 16, 2011. Reinberger was a veteran EARTH DAY/AMERICA RECYCLES: Both who joined the NASA workforce and became a member of the days will be recognized through a series NASA Lewis launch vehicles staff for the majority of his career. of environmental awareness events He worked on the Agena and Centaur rocket projects. His contri- and activities, each month, between butions merited travel to Cape Kennedy and the Western Test April and November, culminating with Range Agena and Centaur launches including OGO–A, OGO–D a sustainability fair in August. This and Pageos in 1964. It was noted, in a 1983 technical report, that year’s fair theme is “Greening NASA the Atlas G development was “due in part to the excellent design, GRC—One Event at a Time." Stay tuned! Reinberger analysis and test development by Robert N. Reinberger.”

Printing Error Joseph J. Sanna, Jr., 88, who retired in 1984 with 20 years of NASA service, died The names of employees featured Nov. 26, 2011. Sanna was a purple-heart decorated veteran of the U.S. Army, WW in the “Awards, Honors and Promo- II, who joined the NASA workforce from private industry. He served NASA as a tions” column of the February 2012 carpenter in the Facilities Operations and Maintenance Division. AeroSpace Frontiers were omitted in the printing process. Please refer Dominic J. Sozio, 79, who retired in 1974 with 40 years of federal to the online issue for names: http:// service, died Nov. 13, 2011. Sozio was a U.S. Army Korean War aerospacefrontiers.grc.nasa.gov. Veteran, who began his NASA career as an apprentice graduating in 1959 as a mechanical engineering technician. Sozio was a dedicated employee of the Facilities Operations Division, who Check out NASA Glenn's is remembered as an outstanding millwright that had a keen Exchange Online Gift Shop knowledge of all the equipment at the lab. www.nasagiftshop.com Sozio Chris Themes, 65, who retired in 1995 with 30 years of NASA FOLLOW NASA GLENN ONLINE service, died Nov. 11, 2011. Themes served in the Construction Management Branch, Facilities Engineering Division. He had the distinction of being the construction manager of the fiscal year 1994 Construction of Addition to the Chemistry Laboratory, which was among NASA’s first group of Metric Pilot Projects; that is, all work associated with architectural engineering and construction was done in Article Deadlines the International System of Units. It also was one of the most challenging because News items and brief announcements it was a third-floor expansion instead of a ground-floor expansion. Themes also for publication in the April issue is oversaw construction of the Advanced Subsonic Combustion Rig, Glenn's state-of- noon, March 23. Larger articles require the-art facility that supports research on multiple fuel injector test hardware for at least one month notice. large aircraft engine development and full-scale annular combustor development READ US ON THE INTERNET: to help reduce emissions. He earned http://aerospacefrontiers.grc.nasa.gov numerous Special Act/Service Awards between 1987 and 1995. Emergency and Inclement Hermes Weather Lines Award Lewis Field: 216–433–9328 (WEAT) 2010- Plum Brook Station: 419–621–3333 2011 7 National Aeronautics and Space Administration John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field 21000 Brookpark Road Cleveland, Ohio 44135 www.nasa.gov AeroSpace Frontiers is an official publication of Glenn Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is published the second Friday of each month by the Community and Media Relations Office in the interest of the Glenn workforce, retirees, government officials, business leaders and the general public. View us online at http://aerospacefrontiers.grc.nasa.gov. Submit contributions via e-mail to the editor: doreen.b.zudell@ nasa.gov or 216–433–5317.

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VOLUME 14 ISSUE 3 MARCH 2012

Future Leaders Go Back to School Course Offers Comprehensive Curriculum Empowering a workforce to succeed (individual in times of change and uncertainty can introspection) be a daunting undertaking, but a group (2) Leadership of employees who recently graduated of Teams (team from the Glenn Leadership University projects, group believe they are up to the challenge. activities) and (3) Leadership The 20 employees are members of the of Organization first class to complete a multifaceted (change leader- leadership program championed ship, strategic by Center Director Ray Lugo and thinking). developed by Glenn’s Human Capital C-2012-191 Photo by Quentin Schwinn Development Division (HCDD). D u r i n g a Pictured, left to right, top row: Schabes, Ross (program manager), g r a d u a t i o n Wadel, Clapper, Smith, Tolbert, Zakany and Wilson. Bottom row: Kortes, “The Leadership University is innovative ceremony on Hinshaw, Pham, Arena, Mobley, Sadler, Harris, Hagerman, Kraft, Perez, Tomaro, Sutliff and Castner. and comprehensive,” Program Manager Jan. 18, Deputy Adam Ross said. “Its cutting edge Director Jim Free content and resource material sets it congratulated the participants for future classes will be better prepared apart from other leadership programs. undertaking the 18-month program. to lead the Glenn Research Center into It takes an holistic approach and targets He encouraged them to trust their the exciting future that lies ahead.” all types of disciplines and employees.” experiences and abilities, and he —By Doreen B. Zudell Ross said the HCDD team dedicated stressed that opportunities for good months talking with industry leaders leadership often come in unexpected Congratulations Graduates ways. and researching characteristics and Jonathan Arena • Raymond Castner competencies of successful leaders to Ross and his team are in the process • Carolyn Clapper • Vicki Hagerman develop the curriculum for this new of evaluating the pilot year of the • Kaprice Harris • Thomas Hinshaw program. program. They expect the next class • Trudy Kortes • Thomas Kraft Operated under a university concept, to start this summer. • Priscilla Mobley • Michael Perez each student chose a “track”— • Kimlam Pham • Gerry Sadler “I am proud to be associated with the • Harvey Schabes • James Smith supervisory, project, technical or creation of Leadership University and management—in which to specialize • Daniel Sutliff • Carol Tolbert the first class of participants,” Director • Christi Tomaro • Mary Wadel over a period of three semesters. The Lugo said. “I believe this class and semesters focused on (1) Self-Awareness Barbara Wilson • James Zakany 8