Personal

Born August 22, 1932 in Denver, Colorado

Education

D. Sci. (Hon), Aeronautical Engineering, Parks College, St. Louis University (1976), M.S., Aeronautical Engineering, Princeton University (1962), B.S, Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (1961), B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California (1954)

Professional Experience

Over 43 years of experience in technical management involving aircraft maintenance and repair, and spacecraft systems, human factors, and astronomical telescope system design and development. Management of maintenance departments in military fighter squadrons, design and review teams for Apollo and Shuttle man/machine interfaces and in the private sector, a large engineering staff. System experience extends from controls for the Lunar Rover to Lunar Module cabin configuration to Skylab crew station design evaluation to Shuttle crew systems, and currently to Space Station crew station design and systems evaluation.

Career Highlights

Senior Vice President of CAMUS, Inc., a family owned corporation, classified as a woman-owned small business. Provides technical support services in zero-G human factors engineering, procedures development, operations analysis, training, and systems integration. Clients have included Boeing, Alenia Spazio (AERITALIA), Lockheed, TRW and Vought. Manager, University of Texas McDonald Observatory 300-inch Telescope project. Responsible for the development of the management structure for planning and controlling the project to insure its successful and timely completion (1983-1985). The program was terminated in 1985 due to lack of funding. Senior Consultant, Applied Research, Inc., special staff to the President with responsibility for oversight of the firm's activities in Shuttle payload integration, crew training, and procedures development (1981-1983). Senior Vice President, Bovay Engineers, Inc., a Houston consulting engineering firm. Responsible for management of all Houston Area operations including marketing, production, quality assurance and a staff of 175 engineers, technicians and supporting staff (1980-1981). Vice President, Corporate Manager of Business Development at Bovay Engineers with responsibilities for client liaison, new engineering concepts and market development (1977-1980).

NASA Astronaut (1966-1977)

Headed Astronaut Office shuttle design group responsible for providing: crew support to such activities as system design review, simulations, testing, and safety and operational assessments of man/machine interface requirements; Astronaut Office participant in the Shuttle Orbiter ejection seat design, development and testing activities; Astronaut Office project engineer for the design, development, and early testing of the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System; Chairman of the NASA, JSC source selection board for acquisition of the 40 million dollar Shuttle Mission Simulator; Commander of Skylab 4 (third and final manned visit to the Skylab orbital workshop) which, at 84 days, set a world record for manned flight. Co-holder of the world record for zero-G EVA with 15 hours and 48 minutes. Prime participant in the on orbit evaluation of: the handling characteristics of the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit (M509) which was the prototype of the MMU flown on Shuttle mission 41B; Headed Astronaut Office participation in the design, development, and testing of the Apollo Lunar Rover; Support Crew member and lead Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) for the Apollo 8 and Apollo 12 Missions; Astronaut Office project engineer for the design, development, testing and procedures verification of the Apollo Lunar Module. Specifically responsible for LM-4 and LM-6.

Military

U.S. Marine Corps, Naval Aviator (1954-1975), All weather interceptor pilot. Squadron Maintenance Officer, responsible for maintenance and repair of engine, airframe, ejection seat and avionics systems for the F-9 (F9F-8), F-6 (F4D-1), F-8 (F8U-1, 1C, 2, 2N, 2NE) aircraft, Technical member of aircraft accident investigation boards. Retired in 1975 with the rank of Colonel

Other Activities

Advisory Boards and Committees: Eldorado. Bank, Tustin, California since 1977, NASA Headquarters OAST Space Systems Technology Advisory Committee (SSTAC) 1986 - 1992, Chairman, SSTAC Ad Hoc Committee on Human Performance, 1990, NASA Headquarters OSSA Life Science Strategic Planning Study Committee (LSSPSC), 1988 and 1989, Space Dermatology Foundation since 1987, Arkansas Aerospace Education Center advisor 1991-1993, Lecturer on man's role in space, human productivity in a weightless environment and on space habitat design considerations, Board of Trustees, University of the Ozarks since 1997

Organizations

Trustee of the University of the Ozarks, Texas Society of Profession Engineers, Registered Professional Engineer (Texas), National Society of Professional Engineers, Fellow of the American Astronautical Society, Member of the Marine Corps Aviation Association, the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the National Space Society, the Aircrafts Owners and Pilots Association, Association of Space Explorers, University of Southern California Alumni Association, and Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.

Honors

Awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, and a letter of commendation from the Commander of Carrier Division II; presented the NASA Group Achievement Award (1971), the NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1974), the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Astronaut Wings (1974), the city of Chicago Gold Medal (1974), the University of Southern California Alumni Merit Award (1974), the Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (1974), the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1973, the City of New York Gold Medal (1974), the Marine Corps Aviation Association Exceptional Achievement Award (1974), the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy for 1975; also recipient of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Gold Space Medal, the De La Vaulx Medal, and the V.M. Komarov Diploma for 1974, the Haley Astronautics Award for 1974, and the American Astronautical Society Flight Achievement Award for 1975. Inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997.

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