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the School ofAeronautics andAstronautics, Ihave been privi-leged to meet manyof our alumni whowork in the aerospace industry.Their commitment and dedica-tion to the profession is greatlyadmired and respected. Theirinvolvement with classroompresentations and discussion ofcollaborative research effortswith our faculty adds strengthto our curriculum and providesvaluable insight to our students.

We’ve taken the relationshipone step further by conveningan Industrial Advisory Councilfor the School. It is our hopethat with the launching of theIAC, we will begin the impor-tant process of developing astrategic plan that will carry theschool into the next century.Ultimately, the work of thecouncil will benefit our studentsacademically and in turn theywill provide added value tothe aerospace industry.

In regard to our students,the enrollment for the 1995-96school year was 217 under-graduates and 147 graduate

Former astronaut Mark Brownand Professor Andrisani presented

experiments to a crowd of morethan 150 parents, students,

and school children.

A Taste ofAerospace

S cience and math experimentswere given a new twist during,

“A Taste of Aerospace,” a presentationsponsored by the Indiana SpaceGrant Consortium and the Schoolof Aeronautics and Astronautics.Former astronaut Mark Brown,BS ’73, and Professor DominickAndrisani, Director of the Consor-tium, performed experiments for acrowd of curious elementary schoolchildren and their parents on Sunday,June 23, 1996.

A hair dryer pointed upward and aball placed in the airstream generateda lot of smiles and giggles and helpedto illustrate Bernoulli’s principle offluid mechanics. A miniature parachutethrown into the audience demonstratedaerodynamic drag and an air balloonshowed Newton’s Third law forrocket-like propulsion.

Professor Andrisani, assisted byAstronaut Brown, demonstrated theheat absorption and heat dissipationproperties of the Space Shuttlethermal tiles by heating an actualSpace Shuttle tile with a blow torch,taking the torch away and immediatelyapplying the tile to his face. Theaudience thought they would heara sizzle but as Professor Andrisaniaptly demonstrated the tiles heatdissipation was rapid.

“These experiments help explainthe flight of aircraft and spacecraft,said Professor Andrisani. The pre-sentation is part of an overall effort tospark and cultivate school children’sinterest in mathematics, science, andthe aerospace field.”

To provide science and mathemat-ics teachers with the necessary aircraftand spacecraft knowledge to take

into the classrooms, the Consortiumalso sponsored an Aerospace Teacher’sWorkshop. Presentations such as,“The Spaceflight Experience” byAstronaut Mark Brown, “Come Dinewith me in Space,” by NASA SpaceLife Sciences Education CoordinatorBonnie McClain, and “Astronomyand Planetary Studies and HumanSpaceflight Programs” by NASAAeronautics Education Specialist Dr.Norman O. Poff, were a part of thefour-day Indiana teacher’s workshop.

The Consortium is part of theNASA National Space Grant Collegeand Fellowship Program. Indianamembers of the Consortium includePurdue University, University of NotreDame, Indiana University, and BallState University. Funding is receivedfrom NASA, corporate sponsors, grantawards and gift-in-kind donations. continued on next page

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A newsletter for alumni & friends of the School of Aeronautics & Astronautics • Summer 1996

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AAE Briefings • continued 50TH Anniversary CelebrationOn July 1, 1945, the School of

Aeronautics and Astronauticswas established by the UniversityBoard of Trustees. Last Novemberthe School celebrated its 50th

Anniversary with a weekend fullof anniversary activities dedicatedto remembering its 50 year history.More than 250 alumni and friendstraveled to West Lafayette to attendthe festivities.

The weekend consisted of twomemorial lectures which featuredJohn B. Hayhurst, BS ’69, VicePresident of Product Development forBoeing Commercial Airplane Groupand William J. O’Neil, BS ’61,Galileo Project Manager for the JetPropulsion Lab. Additionally, tours ofthe School’s laboratory facilities, atailgate party before the football game,and an anniversary banquet, were held.

“In its 50 year history, the Schoolhas graduated more than 5,500alumni and has well establisheditself as a premier provider of aero-nautical and astronautical engineer-ing education. We are proud of theaccomplishments made by ouralumni and gratefully acknowledgethe effects they have had on theaerospace industry,” stated JohnSullivan, Professor and Head.

students (82 Ph.D. and 65 M.S.)Additionally, I am happy toreport that the School ranks highwith its competitors. A recentU.S. News and World Reportranked the School’s under-graduate program fourth and thedoctorate program is rankedseventh in the country accordingto the National Research Council.With the ever-changing techno-logical advances, our CurriculumCommittee, chaired by ProfessorMarc Williams, continues to lookfor ways to improve our curricu-lum so our students will be aptlyprepared upon graduation.

A recent AccreditationBoard for Engineering andTechnology, Inc. (ABET)review of our School reported,“There is a strong, healthy andcontinuing effort to questionand adjust the balance of engi-neering science and designcontent in courses throughoutthe curriculum . . . the amountand type of required laboratorycourses significantly enhancesthe understanding of aerospaceproduct features throughhands-on learning.”

The School’s success isanchored in the strength ofmany—students, faculty,staff, industry, and ouralumni. By workingclosely together, we willcontinue to graduatestudents who willmake their indeliblemark on our nationand the world.

John SullivanProfessor and Head

Left to right: RobertBateman, BS ’46,Sarah Batemen,Joyce Folk, SLA ’46,and Jean Sullivan.

Above: (left to right) Sarah Bateman, Joyce Folk,SLA ’46, and President Steven Beering.

Below: Alumni enjoy the50th Anniversary Banquet.

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Donor Honor Roll

T he School of Aeronauticsand Astronautics is grateful

for the financial support of itsalumni and friends. A generousanonymous gift of $50,000helped push individual supportto nearly $150,000. The follow-ing individuals donated to theSchool during the period fromJuly 1, 1995 to May 31, 1996.Thank You!InternationalAn-Dong Han

AlabamaLarry Dale AutryLisa Ann BarkerEdward L. BernsteinKevin Scott BoganCarl V. and Joyce CawoodMichael Paul Dreessen and S. Blair BrooksRobert Alvin and Elizabeth Lynn FrederickWilliam GoldbergWilliam Joseph and Ruby A. HeardMichael Henry LongmeyerRonald L. MooreRoger D. NicholsJeffrey Scott PullinsEugene A. RoseLee Thomas SmithNeil R. and Debra L. Walker

ArizonaDaniel Ray AldrichThomas William BruceH. Paul and Elizabeth BurnsHenry C. GordonCharles Edward KaulWilliam B. LeachDwane G. and Joan MikelsonFrederick Kristinn OlafsonPeter and Judith Francis RothRalph Beers TruebloodDennis Matthew and Laura Lynn VoigtRichard C. Winkler

CaliforniaRobert Elliot and Anne K. AdelWilliam Henry AilorRichard J. AndersenPeter AntreasianLolitia Frances BacheDennis Keith BakerFrank and Saada Bobette BarfodGeorge A. BaturevichGerald C. and Catherine M. BauknightNeil T. BeanCarl A. BeaudetDouglas J. BeckerLee A. BertramPaul M. BevilaquaJohn A. BiermannJoseph W. and Martha BlumWilliam H. BlumeCharles William and Donna M. BrightFrederick H. BrinkmannHarry H. BristolRobert A. and Patricia J. BuekerCarl S. ChristensenJohn R. and Rosemary H. ChurchillWilliam G. CowdinAlbert Naguib DanialPeggy K. DedoNickolas Michael DemidovichWilliam C. Disser

School History AvailableSchool of Aeronautics and Astronautics ProfessorsCargnino, Grandt, and Gustafson have written a historyof the School’s first fifty years. For your copy of OneSmall Step: The History of Aerospace Engineering atPurdue University, please send a check payable to

Purdue University for $29.25 (Indiana residents,includes $3 shipping and sales tax) or $28.00 (includes$3 shipping) to: School of Aeronautics and Astronautics,Purdue University, 1282 Grissom Hall, West Lafayette,IN 47907-1282.

Below: (left to right) Professor Emeritus GeorgePalmer, Director of Engineering DevelopmentCarolyn Percifield, and Professor and Head JohnSullivan chat about an early graduation photo.

Below: Professor Emeritus L.T.Cargnino, co-author of “One SmallStep: The History of Aerospace atPurdue University,” signs a bookfor alumnus Philip Roberts, PhD ’76.

Below: Professor Robert Skelton(center), and John Hayhurst, BS’69 (right).

Shad Torgerson (right), BS ’95,chats with Jackie Torgerson(center) and Doug Adams, MS ’96.

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There’s nowhere to store them until weget this project done,” stated Strickler.

Prior to his current position, Dr.Strickler was Vice President and Gen-eral Manager for TRW Ballistic Mis-siles Division, where he led systemsengineering, design, test and evalua-tion, development, and a sustainmentteam for the U.S. Air Force on the Inter-continental Ballistic Missile programs.

On his reaction to the presenta-tion of the DEA award and title, Dr.Stickler said that he was very humbledby the entire experience.

Congratulations Dr. Strickler!

StricklerHonored as

1996 DEAI owe my career to my Purdue

education. Without it, I wouldn’thave had the opportunities I’ve had—there’s no doubt about that. Purdue isa great experience,” so said the Schoolof Aeronautics and Astronautic’s1996 Distinguished EngineeringAlumnus Dr. Robert L. Strickler.

Dr. Strickler, who earned his BSin Aeronautical Engineering in 1960,MS in Aeronautics and EngineeringScience in 1962, and his PhD inMechanical Engineering in 1968, wasone of ten engineering alumni whowas honored during Gala Week 1996.

The Schools of Engineering firstpresented the DEA Awards in 1964.The title of Distinguished EngineeringAlumnus is bestowed upon men andwomen who have proven to be leadersin their profession, in business, indus-try, education, science, and government.Many have founded corporations,built cities, and traveled in space.

Dr. Strickler is President andGeneral Manager of TRW Environ-mental Safety Systems, Inc. (TESS),which is a wholly owned subsidiary ofTRW, Inc. Located in Vienna, Virginia,TESS serves as the Management andOperating Contractor for the Depart-ment of Energy’s Civilian RadioactiveWaste Management Program.

“I took on my current job abouta year ago. . . . This new challengeof finding a place to put radioactivewaste is really important. Twenty-twopercent of the electricity in the U.S.is produced by nuclear reactors, andthe fuel rods used in those reactorslast only about three or four years.

A 1994 Distinguished Engineering Alumnae, Ms. LanaCouch (BS ’63) is Director of the National AeroSpacePlane (NASP) program and provides program leader-ship at NASA Langley in the hypersonic research andtechnology base program. NASP is a multi-billion dollar,joint NASA/Department of Defense program whichis dedicated to developing the technology for anairbreathing-engine powered airplane with a goalof flying to orbit after the turn of the century.

Our 1995 DEA, James Noblitt (BS ’57) is Vice Presidentand General Manager of the Missiles and Space Divisionfor the Boeing Defense and Space Group. Mr. Noblittmanages the operations of a diverse aerospace concernthat performs vital work for the nation’s space andmissile programs. He is in charge of 4,000 employeeswho are located in Kent, Washington; Huntsville, Ala-bama; and, Houston, Texas. Additionally, he serves asPresident of the Boeing Commercial Space Company.

President Beering Congratulates Distinguished Alumni

Graduate student Bob Strickler (left) and Tom Carpenter mount a solidpropellant rocket motor on a test firing stand within the concrete-walledcombustion research laboratory, one of two buildings at Purdue’s JetPropulsion Center (Photo courtesy of Lafayette Journal & Courier, April 1966.)


John E. DonelsonRobert L. DonovanGloria C. DoyleRobert L. DueslerCharlotte H. EdinboroWesley V. EggermanJohn N. and Barbara W. FindleyWilliam B. FoutsRobert J. GatineauCarl and Karen Irene GebertRobert L. GibbsAnthony John GingissJohn P. and Roberta GleiterCarl Stanley GranRolf A. GuentherTimothy J. and Mariann HarmonCharles W. HartkeAlan H. HedegardIrene E. HoferRobert L. HoltJohn A. HorvathElwood L. JeromeRoss Mitchell and Ana Teresa JonesHans K. and JoAnn KarrenbergPaul D. KellyMichael T. and Mary Madeline KennedyH. Irving and Annette M. KerrH. Robert KietzmanWilliam K. KlintNeal Douglas and Bernadette KraftLeonard R. KruczynskiGeorge Richard KruegerLarry L. LakampJerry M. LakeRobert Charles LeckingerBarbara Sue Lee Jerry L. Lockenour Richard R. and Margaret E. Mitchell Richard L. Moll Regina Marie Moore Charles P. Muhl Wallace E. Nelson William J. O’NeilRobert E. PendleyHenry John and Becky Joette PernickaWayne L. PiersonThomas J. and Donna Lee PivirottoJames B. PrayDaniel Paul RaymerWarren C. and Judith ReynoldsAlfred F. and Martha SchmittJ. David SchweikleDavid Lee SkinnerDouglas Roddy and Marcia Arlene SmithMichael SpakRichard Frank SpencerRichard M. StammerjohnAlbert J. and Katherine M. StefanAlbert Henry and Saraellen C. StreicherThomas R. SzaboEdward J. SzwabowskiNorman L. TangedalJohn A. ThelanderRobert C. ThompsonThomas R. ThompsonSam Wesley and Lisa G. ThurmanLloyd M. TownleyPaul W. UllreyJames Russell VailDonald M. WaltzHarold W. WigleyRichard R. WilliamsDavid Richard WirkkalaDaniel Fujio YamaneHenry Tzu-Yow and Dilling Teh-Lin YangAlan L. YarringtonDavid G. YoungRichard M. YoungArthur H. Zimmerman

ColoradoBryce Leylan DiamantKathleen Sue DiamantFred R. GlaheCalvin Dean Harr

When Mark Polansky (BS ’78and MS ’78) began astronaut

training in August, he fulfilled a life-long dream. Polansky, who was se-lected this spring to be an astronautcandidate for the Class of 1996, waschosen from a pool of 2400 applicants.

Polansky, who was a NASAresearch pilot, first learned of his goodfortune when he was attending a depart-mental meeting of 50 plus employees.A phone call was put through to himwhile he was in the meeting. The voiceon the other end, Chief of the AstronautOffice Robert D. Cabana, ColonelU.S.M.C., said, “We’re going to haveto fire you from your present job.”Fortunately, Polansky, knew this wasgood news. However, he had to keepit to himself until NASA officiallyreleased it to the media weeks later.

“I had profound relief. I felt likeI had put in a long amount of years toget to this point. I finally got the job.I had put in a tremendous investmentof both physical and emotional time.I was relieved and very, very happy,”stated Polansky.

Polansky will be considered aPilot Astronaut upon completion of

his year long training program. Ac-cording to NASA, pilot astronautscan be both commanders and pilotsof the Space Shuttle. “During flightthe commander has onboard respon-sibility for the vehicle, crew, missionsuccess and safety of the flight. Thepilot assists the commander in con-trolling and operating the vehicle. Inaddition, the pilot may assist in thedeployment and retrieval of satellitesutilizing the remote manipulatorsystem, in extravehicular activities,and in other payload operations.”

The Class of 1996 consists ofmore than 35 trainees. Candidates willattend classes on the Space Shuttle,take field trips to NASA centers, andexperience hydraulic and payloadsimulators. Additionally, pilottraining will consist of flyingthe T38 supersonic jet trainerand STA modified GulfstreamTwo corporate jet.

Reminiscing about his days atPurdue, Polansky stated, “It’ s a greatinstitution. I received a great educa-tion.” The long and sometimes gruel-ing hours of study were in part madeeasier, Polansky said, by the colorful

Good Luck Astronaut Candidate Mark Polansky

Will ich Distinguished Citizen

The Purdue Alumni Association awarded A&AEalumnus Wayne Willich, BS ’60, a Citizenship

Award during the annual Gala Week festivities inApril. The award is presented to those alumni whohave shown outstanding service to their communityand or fellow man.

Willich, an executive with The Boeing Company,is a supporter of youth organizations, including theMercer Island Girls Club, Mercer Island Boys Club,and his local school’s booster club. He also servedas the superintendent of the Westminster ChapelSunday School.

astronaut and space ship photographslocated throughout the School. “Theywere an inspiration for me.”



Charles William HauptDavid Andrew IgliGearold R. and Frances JohnsonMark Eric LanningWally P. LauJohn Winwood and Annette Elizabeth MarstillerRaymond F. MilbergVernon N. OwaraMichael Jerome PhillipsDaniel Edwin SassEdwin Feuer and Judith Angela ScholzC. Thomas SeeleyFrancis Marshall Crume ThompsonDavid Arnold WagieMarc Christopher Weaver

ConnecticutKenneth E. BeyerSteven Henry BraciakC. Bruce DaughertyDonald William and Carol Ann DavisStephen Anthony and Rhonda Gay DestArnold Stephen GrotEdmund Paul JuliusRussell M. LipesEdward J. LuppiLewis MeierRussell J. Tonkin

DelawareJames C. KratzerRobert J. Thomas

District of ColumbiaWilliam E. HalalScott Charles Larrimore

FloridaAllen E. AlmanJ. Robert and Janice G. BullockThomas A. ButlerGlen E. and Dolores ChildressCathryn Jane ChislaghiWilliam A. ClingenpeelWilliam T. CurdtsGerry Robert DaughertyDonald Carl DavidsonJoseph L. and Elsie A. FreelandJames G. GibboneyRichard Allen GrueRobert HallGeorge S. and Eileen JohnstonJack JohnstonArno G. KalbMichael J. LaughlinMartin Leon MarlerFrederick C. MarshallD. David MooreRichard B. NeeseWilliam R. OatesJoseph M. OrtizModris OzolsKarl W. SaalH. Rex ShamaNoble N. ShepherdVirgil L. StickaArthur E. and Jane StrathmanRonald Everett VanPutteThomas Philip Webb

GeorgiaJerry L. and Linda L. BaileyPhillip D. and Miriam CallnerJerald M. ConnanDaniel Edward CrnarichGregg E. DavisGeorge G. LangMark Stephen LeongDouglas Ross McKissackJohn C. MillerTheodore L. RosebrockRobert S. RussoDonald R. and Ann S. SaloDavid Lewis TurnockDaniel Joseph WeidmannThomas A. Wiley

HawaiiDudley W. Foster

New Director ofCommunications and

Development “On Board”

I n the few short months I havebeen at the School of Aeronautics

and Astronautics, I am overwhelmedat the support and encouragement Ihave received by students, facultyand staff. The alumni I have had theprivilege to meet during the springGala Week festivities have been trulyoutstanding. They exude enthusiasmas they talk about their professionsand their involvement with the School.Actually, it is quite refreshing towitness. I know my travels acrossthe country to meet alumni will bejust as pleasing and informative.

Speaking of information, weneed some from you! The “AlumniSurvey” at the right is for you to

complete and forward back to theSchool. Information received in the“Class Notes” section of the ques-tionnaire will be published in ourWinter 1997 newsletter. Please dotake a few minutes to update us onyour recent accomplishments!

If you have been thinking abouta visit back to campus, why not makeit on October 19 — Homecoming1996. Be sure to stop by GrissomHall for breakfast with the profes-sors, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., andlaboratory tours. The EngineeringAlumni Association is sponsoringa chili party in the MSEE Atriumfrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. After thatyou can stroll through the new

Academy Park, located behindGrissom, and attend the Purduevs. Ohio State Homecoming game.If not Homecoming, please plan avisit sometime soon—we welcomevisiting alumni and friends!

One final note — as your newdirector of communications anddevelopment, please know I amalways available to answer yourquestions. I can be reached at(317) 494-9124 or by e-mail at:[email protected].

Many Thanks,

Nan Claire Ross

PLEASE JOIN US FOR

HOMECOMING 1996

RYAN

NYP

SaturdayOctober 19

9–10:30 a.m.Breakfast with the Professors & Laboratory Tours

School of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Grissom Room 390

11 a.m.–1 p.m. (or two hours prior to kickoff)

Engineering Alumni Association Chili PartyMSEE Atrium


James Edward SaultzCharles Thomas Weaver

IllinoisGregg Harris and Mary Kay BartaCharles E. BlackRoss Edward BradshawGregory William BrownEdwin Siu-Man ChimGlenn Austin and Ann Elizabeth DalhartWillard P. DunbarRobert Daniel and Carla Lynne EwingShervin FreedRalph L. and Ruth E. GasperLyle Emil and Malvin Alice GenensGeorge T. and Virginia HendersonMarguerite HobbieBrian Dennis and Katharine C. HoganC. Paul KentzerAlan Steven and Georgetta Lynn LedgerKenneth William MalechaKenneth Alan McDowellJoseph L. McKinstrayStephen James MelonidesRichard C. OffhausGregory Alan PiattMichael F. PritchettRonald Neal RidenourM. Andrew and Cherie A. SimoMichael John SmithE. Max and Marilyn Maxine SnyderTom G. SprandelKenneth L. and Janet UherkaScott Thomas VanderwestClifton Krell VogelsbergThomas Jefferson WillardThomas G. WorkingerWilliam Peter YutmeyerCharles O. Ziemer

IndianaDominick AndrisaniEdmund F. and Virginia BallBradley Duane and Jane Marie BelcherArthur D. and Jeanne Hudson BellishDale Thomas and Maureen Nancy BerryMark Edward BooherRoger Marion BoughBruce Kinser BowmanCharles L. BurnsChristopher Douglas CarpenterRonald Timothy CenfetelliAlbert L. CleaverPhillip Martin and Delores M. ClerDavid L. ClingmanMartin CorlessWilliam S. and Phyllis CovingtonMichael Lee DayNoel L. and M. June DowningJohn W. DrakeGlenn R. and Sharon K. DunvilleRonald Carl and Rebecca Ann EstesRichard L. and Molly L. FarrisTom and Bernadette FarrisRobert L. and Joyce FolkDonald Albert and Elizabeth Morey GardnerRobert Edward GeraldeAlten F. GrandtWinthrop A. and Sarah Elizabeth GustafsonJohn C. GyorgyiMichael Anthony and Amy Lynn HattonRonald R. and Alice HuffmanMary Pat KellyBrian Douglas and Nancy Sue KinseyGordon Paul KistlerJames R. KnappFrancis Richard KrantzNancy Lea LawrenceRodney Wayne and Robin Christine LaxC. Richard LengladeStephen William LiebbeArthur J. LindemanPaul S. LykoudisTerry B. MarbachBrent Christopher Marriott

Industrial Advisory Council FormedTheir input is beneficial and at timesused in the School curriculum andclassroom activities. We want toensure that our students are readyfor the industrial environment upongraduation. The IAC was created tohelp us do this,” stated John Sullivan,Professor and Head of the School.

Charter IAC members include:Brad Belcher, Allison Advanced

Development Company; Tom Bruce,AlliedSignal Aerospace Inc.; JoeGernand, Rockwell International; HansKarrenberg, The Aerospace Corpo-ration; Jerry Lockenour, NorthropGrumman; and, Hank Queen, BoeingCommercial Airplane Group.

The Council is still growing andwill add new corporate membersthroughout the year.

T he School of Aeronautics andAstronautics’ Industrial Advi-

sory Council met for the first timeon April 29, 1996. Representativeson the Council are members fromthe corporate community.

“It is important for us to meetregularly with our corporate partners.They help us to keep on top of thechanges in the aerospace industry.


IAC members from left to right: Joe Gernand, BS ’80; Jerry Lockenour, BS ’67; Tom Bruce, BS ’72; Hank Queen,BS ’74; and, Brad Belcher, BS ’82.

InteractionsThe Boeing Company

Hughes Aircraft Company

Lockheed Missiles and Space Company

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Northrop Grumman

Thiokol Corporation

TRW

The School’s Industrial Affilia tes Program began yearsago. An annual membership fee allows an exchangeof research information between the School and ouraffiliates. Additionally, corporate representatives areinvited to make technical presentations to the facultyand students during the school year. A sincere thankyou to the following corporate affiliates:

Links with StudentsThe Lockheed Missiles and Space Company and Thiokol Corporation continued their sponsor-ships of the sophomore and senior design course awards. Recent winners of the LockheedMissiles and Space Company Spacecraft Design Award were: Beau Lintereur (Group Leader),Tolis Dimopoulos, Chad Dougherty, Kevin Parsons, Kyle Rogers, and Melanie Spence.Winners of the Thiokol Aircraft Design Award were: Artagnan Ayala, Eric Davids, MichelleKawazoe, and Cynthia Strong. Thiokol also sponsored an award for the Introduction toAerospace Design Course. Winners included: Kevin Dressel, Justin Hemann, Steve Snell,Edwin Williams, and Seong Yoon.


John Grant and Patricia MathiasRuby MatraciaBeverlie Briggs MaynardPhilip M. McKownTimothy Paul and Linda Lee McLaughlinW. David McNultyDavid Sylvester and Elizabeth Ann MoebsDaryl Gene MorricalDavid Oscar OakesonRichmond W. and Beverly A. PaulLarry L. and Helen Patricia PhillipsRamana Murthy V. PidapartiJ. Edward PopeErnest RavinetPhilip B. and Janet ReedTodd William RobertsRobert R. and Patricia M. RodgersNan Claire RossBill E. SchneiderChristine Ann SchroederOswald Warden ShullJohn R. SimmonsDavid Gene SpringerJohn SteinJohn P. and Jean E. SullivanChin-Teh and Iris Ling SunRalph TateJohn E. VinsonJames Anthony and Linda Lorene VolkJames Louis WalkeRichard John WarnsRobert L. WhitlockMelvin R. Youngblood

IowaMichael Martin and Elizebeth Ann Schura

KansasJerry Leroy GlancyJerald Lee KlutzkeTobin Carl OrtstadtJames Charles and Joanna Skridulis

KentuckyFrank William CappJames A. and Rae Ann EastwoodDonn A. and Pauletta Miertl

LouisianaMichael Lambert Yanner

MarylandFrank Henry and Janet L. BauerJames O. and Martha Little CappellariTimothy Michael CarnahanDavid J. CarterScot Alan DahlRichard C. DolsonRonald Gale and Carol S. ElkinsCharles T. and Marilyn I. ForceCurtis L. and Dollaretta GordonDouglas E. KookerDavid Kentlow and Darlene S. McGrathMichael Andrew MesarchWilliam Ronald PattonDoris Mildred PowersMichael D. RidbergWilfred E. ScullCharles J. Yarber

MassachusettsKim Billy BlairJonathan D. BohlmannThomas B. and Judith C. DownsJoseph R. GarrahanTheodore J. HellsteinDavid Julin HoweMelvin Sakae Kitagawa and Sarah Morris-KitagawaKetao LiuMichael Joseph MattoxMerlin G. and Carlotta L. MillerCharles H. MullerMartin Lee and Martha Joan MyersJohn W. and Rose NegeleEdward I. ParkerJ. Lyell Sanders

MichiganTimothy John Alcenius

Professor C. T. Sun is the newNeil A. Armstrong DistinguishedProfessor of Aeronautical andAstronautical Engineering. Profes-sor Sun has pioneered research incomposite materials, fracture,mechanics, structural dynamicsand computational mechanics. Heestablished and is director of theComposite Materials Laboratory.The Laboratory, started in 1972,was one of the earliest laboratoriesof its kind at any university.

“Professor Sun is an internation-ally recognized scholar known for his

Dean Richard Schwartz, far left, Professor John Sullivan, center, and Professor C. T. Sun, right, enjoy a lightmoment during a reception to honor Professor Sun. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette Journal & Courier)

innovative curriculum and classroomcontributions, including winning twodepartmental teaching awards,” statedRobert Ringel, executive vice presidentfor academic affairs.

Professor Stephen Heister(at right) is the recipient of thisyear’s 1996 Elmer F. Bruhn TeacherAward and the Murphy OutstandingTeacher’s Award. Professor Heisterteaches courses in air-breathing androcket propulsion systems, and hisareas of research include rocketpropulsion and liquid propellantinjection systems.

“I left a very exciting positionas Manager of the Propulsion Tech-


nology Section, Aerospace Corpora-tion to pursue my teaching interestshere at Purdue. Obviously, I feelthat teaching engineers is a very im-portant and rewarding pursuit. Thereis something terribly exciting aboutthe prospect of influencing brightyoung minds—it provides a realsense of fulfillment for me,” statedProfessor Heister.

Professor Terrence Weisshaarspent the academic year on sabbaticalas the Jerome Hunsaker VisitingProfessor of Aeronautics at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology.

Promotions• Martin Corless from Associate

Professor to Professor of Aeronau-tical and Astronautical Engineering.

• Steven Collicott from AssistantProfessor to Associate Professor.

• Anastasios Lyrintzis, AssociateProfessor, was granted tenure.

Have You Seen These Alumni?Please help us locate our “lost” alumni. We have no active address or phone numberfor the following alumni. (Names after 1959 will be included in the next newsletter.)If you know of their whereabouts, call, write, or e-mail us the information. Thank You!

Mark Anthony AmayaJon H. and Delores BechtelPaul C. BegemanDouglas Ernst BoddyJonathan Edward BorkowskiDavid Robert DaltonWalter and Elizabeth Carol EversmanMatthew Jeffrey FisherWilliam Walter HabeltStephen Louis HahnRobert T. HayesKarl Harry HellmanClayton A. HubenJohn C. and Julie Ingrid HuieStacey Elizabeth JasinskiLowell George JohnClifton E. JonesMarc David and Laurie Beth LehrichRaynard C. LincolnJames Edward and Stacey Rae McCarthyHarold William MiltonWalter Ward NewgeonMarvin E. OlsonEdward A. and Linda Renck OwczarekRyan Edward and Christine Louise PaigeDouglas Gerald and Cathy Jolene PetersonYuting RuiRobert John SadenwaterCong Wang and Yan ZhangJohn Richard and Frances Kaye Wiley

MinnesotaWillis K. and Mildred DrakeWilliam B. FoutsBarbara J. HackmanRoman Andrew and Debra Lynn JamrogiewiczDonald N. KamisDawn Daniel KinseyKevin John KokalSteven Paul RogersJames A. Weil

MissouriPhillip J. BaggettDean R. BristowKenneth Michael BurgDonald R. ChamberlainRichard Stewart ClarkJohn William CooleyRaymond Robert CosnerBruce A. and Mary Ann CramerWalter D. CrokerEmile Joseph and Christine B. DavidzukLeon Alan DeHavenGregory Alan DunnMarty Allen FermanGary Elmer HaltPhilip E. HarveyWilliam E. HaverlyRikard Eugene and Brenda Joyce HillPaul T. HomsherThomas Alan KaemmingStephen Edward LehmanJack M. LewisGerald L. and Kathryn LukavichDavid D. MeekT. Jeffrey MillerEric Kenneth MonroeRobert Francis and Beth Raeleen MurrayH. Frederick and Joanne E. NelsonDonald Peter PallerClarence H. PerishoWilliam C. and Karen K. RiggsJames Long RussellCharles Robert and Betty SaffStanley G. SafranskiRichard Kent ScharnhorstDonald Lynn SloneThomas Richard SmithRaymond Eugene StonePaul Gene StoverStephen Peter and JoAnn C. StukelLennart N. ThunstromGilbert Hunt and Lucy C. UrickGeorge F. Wiemer

Faculty RosterProfessorsM. J. CorlessJ. F. DoyleT. N. FarrisA. E. FrazhoW. A. Gustafson, Associate HeadA. F. GrandtR. E. SkeltonJ. P. Sullivan, HeadC. T. SunT. A. WeisshaarM. H. Williams

Associate ProfessorsD. AndrisaniS. H. CollicottS. D. HeisterK. C. HowellJ. M. LonguskiA. S. LyrintzisM. A. RoteaS. P. Schneider

Assistant ProfessorsG. A. BlaisdellW. A. CrossleyH. D. EspinosaN. L. Messersmith

BS ’44John E. LoufekClaude E. Schaefer

BS ’45Donald H. HeileJohn E. Hove

BS ’46Pablo E. AndradeRoy C. CarterChi Chiao ChengGabriel John GluhinichPaul F. KellerWilliam L. MacReynoldsJohn M. MixJohn M. PetersonJames B. Sterling

BS ’47Wardell E. HinderksSylvan E. LevineGalen W. MillsRobert A. NicholsonNorman E. PedersenReinhardt M. RosenbergWilliam D. ThompsonMurray Francis Williams

BS ’48Thomas George BeeThomas M. BenedictDonald C. BennettRoy F. BurlewDavid L. CarterWilliam A. ForsheeMaurice W. GriffinJerrold A. IsaacsonThomas JundanianNorman KierWilliam G. MaassHarry Hargan MatthewsJulius D. MillerPaul W. NorrisRaymond E. ReineckPrithi Pal SinghGale Elwood Snell

BS ’49Clarence Louis BoretskyGeorge E. BuechelerSeth E. BurgessJames L. CarnesWilliam D. ClampittRobert B. CookHerbert H. CooperJames C. DevolJack Edward HartmanJohn H. KaleherClyde H. KnappHarrison D. KurtzRobert J. MasonThomas J. McCookWilliam J. MorrowRobert A. PerryRobert ProvartRichard H. SteckerHarvey J. TaylorWilliam K. Thomas

MS ’49Walter S. Misener

BS ’50Robert E. BradyRicardo J. CastroDuard B. CoylerCharles Carroll GoldenFrancis William HartmanGeorge Joseph HinlickyJ. Edward HonsbergerWarren K. James

Otto F. LippoldtJohn J. McGeeClement K. MillerDeane Harold MitchellDonald J. ParrettJames L. PatrasAlan D. SapowithRichard L. Scalf

MS ’50John B. Chickering

BS ’51Berkley E. AdamsThomas W. AllesRichard W. BeallRobert W. EllingtonAllen J. JessenTed J. KaplonGeorge E. KitchelRobert P. LeeBert F. MacFarlaneRichard N. MotsingerAustin PeralmeRudolph F. RoseArthur N. UmplebyCharles M. Volker

BS ’52M. Aslam BajwaKeith L. CarmichaelHenry E. CovertStephen B. DaviesAlan W. ErnestO. Mark HannerJames Ross HunterRussell G. IrwinDavid T. OrmesherJ. Allen RaseyMax H. SuiteJoe M. Umbreit

BS ’53Harold CowherdRussell O. DeCastongreneLegrand D. FeeleyDonald Frederick HammWebster C. HeathDonald L. HowleyCharles W. JohnsonRobert D. KravetJoseph Neil MastersRichard D. McLureEmil W. PesaturoWilliam M. SchmetzerWilliam G. Stash

BS ’54William L. AhlsHarold Simpson BeersRobert J. BellinfanteStanley A. BoehmerNorwin P. IngersollJohn P. KrisciunasJack L. MillerStephen L. Zwick

MS ’54Roda Mohamed AfifiAngel F. Madayag

BS ’55H. Dale HardyJohn M. KellamM. Stanley SchlosserDonald Dwane Thompson

BS ’56George Calvin BoothFrank A. BrittFranklin Y. ChenEugene O. ConleyJohn R. Gregor

Ashraf H. KhanRichard A. MaloneyArthur A. C. MarklDonald R. MartinRobert G. MongerBenjamin W. ReedRobert L. RinggenbergRobert E. Zimmerman

MS ’56Augusto Vale Dacosta

BS ’57Robert E. BrownJames C. EngLouis F. FinchDonald D. FlemingDennes P. ForsmoWilliam L. GarmonGerald G. GibbonsW. Douglas HarveyRobert Kenneth HasselGilbert F. KlippelRaymond D. LeeDonald MerryJohn H. MohardtJ. Derral MulhollandWilliam Frank Swoger

MS ’57Frank A. Matthews

BS ’58F. Patrick BannonCharles G. BurchfieldAlan C. GallagherRichard A. JohnsonJames R. KerrLawrence B. LarkinMax C. PahmeierCharles F. PattersonJoseph E. ShackfordThomas Edgar SiegelJack R. SteeleM. Kyaw TheinT. William WeberKenneth R. YoungAndris Zalmanis

MS ’58Hiroichi Ohira

PhD ’58John P. Sellers

BS ’59Eloy M. P. BaulethClaire E. ChapinLeonard Y. CooperBurl D. FowlerJames J. GeigerHomer E. GeorgeJohn E. HilbertWilliam S. KennedyJohn Dale LairdWilliam R. LogueCharles E. MillerKenneth G. MotznyGordon S. ShoupJ. Dale SmithJames J. Taylor

MS ’59Charles E. CookBS ’60Gerald Asley AllenFrank M. CzumakSherwin DubrenGuy Bennett EverettJoseph A. FrommeRaymond R. Roberts



NebraskaWilliam F. Moses

NevadaW. Keith EverlyKelly Adam ScottRay E. Scott

New HampshireNelson David CarterDouglas Allyn and Joan C. JoyceGerald Lee Spade

New JerseyDavid John BowmanRobert Michael and Dolores ByrneRobert Patrick and Michelle Marie ChambersChih-Tsai and Herng-Jen ChenRichard Alan and Jean T. CombsTimothy Brady ConwayMarc Laurent MaschinoThomas Harvey McCombEdwin M. and Doris H. RoofJoseph Harrold SullivanJohn William VanderHoven

New MexicoDon W. DoakScott William and Karen Lynne Doebling

New YorkMelvin AxelrodJames W. CraneGeorge Wayne and Charline HawkEdwin JohnstonArmand KampRobert C. KellyJeffrey Boese and Darla Jeanne LaytonWilliam Carey McColginGeorge Michael MyersKenneth Nicholas and Shirley A. NaabJames Allen SmoakJohn H. and Lois ThomasJoseph Patrick VanAtta

North CarolinaMerlin G. BellGeorge B. and Maryann CusackRalph Edwin DarbyJames Melvin DayChristopher Charles and Jill Juanita Dremann,Ralph L. GilbertJohn Gerard GilliganJames W. and Rose Marie NippertJ. Allan SchuermanLeonard Singer

North DakotaSteven Moises Buzon

OhioAndrew ArnoldNoel E. AshbaughWayne Morris BartlettJohn L. and Kathy A. BaughmanHoward E. BethelLawrence L. BogemannDavid Nathaniel and Jeanne BowditchDouglas Lyle BowersRobert L. BrandtMark Evan and Karen A. BrunnFrank J. CafarellaTerry Lee CaipenVincent N. CapassoSteven Charles and Louise Ellen CragoHarold C. CroopGilbert R. and Caroline EcklerEdward Ray ElbertPeter P. EodiceRobert H. EssigTimothy Wayne EwartEvard H. and Barbara E. FlinnKenneth James FoleyJames Gan and Tammy Ninette FongJohn C. and Marilyn FordSanjay GargRichard P. GeyeSamuel Charles GilkeyJames Edward Gutknecht

AAE Students Recognized!Congratulations to the following students who earned special awards this year!

Graduate StudentsAnne Beck—1996 Jane Zimmer Daniels Award from the Society of Women Engineers

Undergraduate StudentsKerrie Benish—William Koerner ScholarshipEric Campbell—1996 Magoon Award for Outstanding Teaching AssistantDavid McKinley—William Koerner ScholarshipStephen R. Norris—Sigma Gamma Tau Outstanding Senior Awardand William Koerner ScholarshipKevin K. Parsons—Herbert F. Rogers ScholarshipTamaira Ross—William Koerner ScholarshipAndrew Staugler—1996 Magoon Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Douglas Alan HarlanRebecca Jean HerrRichard N. HiernauxWilliam G. HolderTracey G. HomburgJames A. and Lynn Wl HunsickerWilliam J. JonesRobert Evans KielbA. David KleinJeffrey Allen and Christine KressJohn Patrick KucekCharles M. and Julia M. LambMichael Robert LenaGlenn Walter and Janet Marie ListonDaniel R. LittleDean Allen and Susan Phillis LoomisWalter M. and Myrtle M. MelloncampDavid Paul and Miah MillerMarvin Eugene and Ardath L. MillerWilliam B. and Jennie F. MillerWilliam Edward MillerHarold C. MottDavid Branden NusRichard Lockhorn ParkerBrian Carl PetersGeorge Patrick and Patricia R. PetersCharles J. PlafcanCharles W. PrattDonald P. RizzettaPhilip Arnold and Jonell K. RobertsRobert Howard RothSteven Michael RungeRobert L. RutkowskiDonald M. SandercockRichard Steven and Gail Lynne SawyerPaul Stephen SeketaJohn E. ShuterCharles Andrew SkiraThomas Mitchell and Mary A. SmithGeorge Hans and Ellen M StaabAngelo A. StambolosDaniel Gerard and Kim Elaine SuffolettaJames A. SunkesGary Stephan UllestadJohn F. UngerRonald Philip and Suzanne Elizabeth ValleDonald W. VoylsJames Randolph WellsMark K. WilsonDavid Eugene and Carol Jane YatesSteven B. Zakem

OklahomaGerald Dale and Sandra Lynn AllenMark Scott LilleyDaniel Joseph Vasicek

OregonLarry Gesley KelloggClyde C. Matthews

Pacific Military AddressesJames Charles Hatfield and Kathy L. CrainNorbert Edward Szarleta

PennsylvaniaRon Warren AskinHarry BurgosMelvin C. CorbettFrank W. ElliottJames Richard FieldsWilliam C. FrickJoseph Paul and Lisa R. HessRobert Elmer MatsonRobert A. ReedEarl Lewis SimpkinsKenneth J. StrackJoseph J. and Mary WaltersWilliam H. WoebkenbergPeter Walter Yost

Rhode IslandDavid G. and A. Catherine OlsonMichael and Karen Michelle Visich

South CarolinaRobert L. and Martha AlterArthur M. CoxJohn J. and Margaret Haher

Belinda Marchand, asenior specializing indynamics and controls,

is the 1996-97 recipient of the GusGrissom Scholarship. Marchand,whose ultimate goal is to become anastronaut, was awarded the $7,500scholarship by the Astronaut Schol-arship Foundation.

“Let’s just say my mom heardme screaming and jumping all overthe room. I was pretty happy. I havealways had scholarships and loansduring my entire stay at Purdue,stated Marchand. Now my senioryear will be the first time I am fullyfunded through scholarships. Iwon’t have to take out any loans.

“I am so very grateful to the Astro-naut Scholarship Foundation and to theSchool. Three professors have contin-ued to inspire me. I am grateful toProfessors Gustafson, Longuski, andHowell. They are my role models andI thank them,” stated an excitedMarchand.

Originally named The MercurySeven Foundation, the Astronaut

Marchand AwardedGus GrissomScholarship

Scholarship Foundation was createdby the Mercury 7 Astronauts in 1984,according to Howard Benedict,Executive Director of the Foundation.The six then-surviving members ofAmerica’s original Mercury Sevenastronauts and Mrs. Betty Grissom,widow of the seventh, together withWilliam Douglas, M.D., the ProjectMercury flight surgeon, and HenriLandwirth, a longtime friend of theastronauts, created the foundation.Founding astronauts include MalcolmScott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.,John H. Glenn, Jr., Walter M. Schirra,Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and the lateDonald K. “Deke” Slayton.

The goal of the foundation is tostrengthen America’s position in scienceand technology by awarding scholar-ships to third and fourth year under-graduates and graduates who havedemonstrated keen mental ability,self-disciple and high creative drivein the science or engineering field oftheir choice. Candidates are nominatedby faculty members from 15 educa-tional institutions.


James E. and Diane R. LongJames Michael and Karen L. LuckringTy Vincent MarienLarry Erwin MarksHarvey Godfrey McCombRonald Walter MorrisonJohn George OlsavskyChristopher PericakJane Mary QuirkStephen Anthony and Angela Jeanette RizziRobert Velmont SalladaJames T. and Malynna Kay SilverthornPaul C. StainbackGeorge StalkClarence H. SteenRobert L. and Mary Helen StricklerHerman E. TarnowJames E. TraskFrank Chee Wei and Donna Louise TseBartow Charles TuckerKenneth Eugene UffelmanDan Douglas VicroyCharles David WalkerArthur B. and Arden P. Wiggins

WashingtonThomas J. BanderRobert Edwin and Sarah Elizabeth BatemanRichard Martin BlomquistVernon E. BrownMichael Ronald ButcherDavid Edgar DenneyRoy Anthony EgginkLee John FavourSteven Chabut Fox and Katherine Lauraine RoweRichard M. GatesJeffrey Louis GroveCharles P. HagbergJohn B. and Linda L. HayhurstJohn Canfield and Isabel Bailey HindmarchK. Harold and Dorothy HummelAnthony Angelo IngallinesiThomas M. IrvineJohn S. KrehbielBenjamin Charles and Jennifer J. LinderRoderick Jackson MacleanRichard A. MathiasJoseph Howard and Betty J. MilesStephen Andrew NorthcraftMark Stephen OrrThomas Gary PettettHenry Caleb QueenLee E. RossMarc Alan and Deborah Ann SchuldtAlan James ScottRandolph Conrad and Deborah Sue ShieldsCraig D. SimcoxWayne S. TygertKirk C. ValanisJames David VandenBrookJohn Nichols WassonRussell G. WelkerStephen David and Heather L. WhistonJohn O. Wiese

West VirginiaWilliam K. FerrellEric Arnold Liese

WisconsinWilliam R. BollesWayne E. HunnicuttRolf N. IrgensJames H. KaufmanRobert R. and Dorothy KnepperChadwick James Oldenburg

Although every effort has been made for accuracyand thoroughness, we apologize for any errors oromissions. Please contact us with any correctionsfor our next issue.

AHS Comes to Purdue Paul R. HughesDavid W. OchiltreeDavid Bell and Dianne J. SmithJames Lumsden and Nancy R. Valrance

South DakotaSteven Terry Hiss

TennesseeRick Alan and Bonnie Lee GambleJohn F. GraberDouglas Alan HodgesRobert Allen JonesSteven W. and Susan H. KreinScott Edwin and Barbara Ann MeyerWendell S. NormanWilliam Lee PetersRichard R. PtacinRonald H. Tolbert

TexasAlan AspRichard P. and Margaret AversStephen W. and Mary Catherine BarterTerry V. BaughnRoger Duane BiggsDarrell Lynn CarneyPalmer B. ChiuDean F. DavisWilliam H. DennyTimothy J. DoyleDonald F. EcksteinDale C. FordDonald William and Karen Larraine FryeEdward Lee HaletkyGregory Jordan and Carol Ann HarbaughR. Kevin HyattGail Ann JewellDuane P. and Sandra E. JohnsonStanley Eugene JonesJohn L. and Shirley Ann LarrisonGary Lee NavilleDavid Arthur PetriKurt Michael RabideauTimothy William ReithRobert Edward SawyerSteven Robert SchultzRobert Loren ShanleyCarl Ivan and Angela Claire SoderlandAndrew Raymond SteinbeckGeorge W. StrackDan Allen SturdevantWilliam L. SwingleWilliam Scott TamblynGregory Paul and Caren A. WalkerJoel Taylor WareingRalph E. WeltonLois Ziler

UtahVernon L. ArnePing FongThomas Glen and T. Dawna GaileyJohn Ralph HinchmanDouglas L. and Donaree NevilleFrederick M. Norton

VirginiaMichael D. and Susan R. AllenDonald D. and Madelynne W. BaalsBarton Jon and Elizabeth Ann BaconNorman B. BafferPeter P. BrackeGlenn Martin and Ann Kathleen BrunnerMark N. DirectorChristopher Allen DoboszRobert Charles ForbesDavid John FratelloDouglas Bradley and Kelly Ann FrietchenGuy S. GardnerDana Le Roy and Susan M. HallJay C. HardinLee J. and Jane HeslerSamuel F. HutchinsonMichael W. HyerDavid Bruce and Debbie KeeverCharles M. LeedomScott William and Julia Lynn Levinson

A student chapter of the AmericanHelicopter Society was estab-

lished in February. The main goal ofthe chapter is “to promote the studyand appreciation of vertical flightamong Purdue students and faculty,”stated Professor William Crossley,chapter advisor. The 12 charter mem-bers of AHS are busy developing aHuman-Powered Helicopter Project.

“The Purdue Human-PoweredHelicopter Project is an endeavor toconstruct an aircraft that can hoverabove the ground, powered only bythe pilot—much like the GossamerCondor and Gossamer Albatrosshuman powered aircraft. The teamis hoping to first construct a rotor-craft capable of achieving sustained

hover to capture the world record forthe longest human-powered hover.This is meant to be a stepping stonetowards winning the Igor Sikorskyprize, a contest established in 1980by the national AHS organization,”stated Professor Crossley.

Alumni are invited to help AHSby volunteering to be a speaker at astudent meeting, providing financialmaterials and or technical support,and “simply spreading the wordthat Purdue University has an AHSchapter and that rotorcraft researchis being conducted here,” statedProfessor Crossley.

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Collection,” was donated byMr. Ball in 1988. It houses booksabout aircraft, spacecraft, and flight.For his friend and colleague “Gus”Virgil I. Grissom, Kenneth S.Kleinknecht, ME ’42, donatedmore than a dozen space models andspace memorabilia in 1994. Severalmodels of the Apollo, Gemini, andMercury spacecrafts are located in the“Kenneth S. Kleinknecht SpacecraftDisplay Case.”

If you have unique air or spacememorabilia that you want to donateto the School, please call us at (317)494-5117.

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