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Awards/Honors
Image above: Schutte at the Federal Aviation Awards ceremony. Credit: NASA
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Robert "Bud" Schutte, chief of aircraft maintenance, Aircraft Operations Office, was presented the General Services Administration (GSA) "Professional of the Year Award," managerial/support category, during the annual Federal Aviation Awards ceremony held September 21. Schutte was recognized for outstanding management of maintenance and modifications to Glenn’s research aircraft. The GSA sponsors this award to honor the safest and most effective and efficient federal aviation programs.
Dr. Freed
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The Cleveland Clinic presented
Dr. Alan Freed, Bio Science and Technology Branch, with a 2006 "Innovator Award" for his theoretical work developing three-dimensional strain data for the heart using two-dimensional ultrasound images. This data can be directly applied to a computer model of normal cardiac muscle performance in space to create screening techniques and countermeasures for potential cardiac risk.
Dr. Morales
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Dr. Wilfredo Morales, Mechanical Components Branch, was honored during the 18th Annual Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award Corporation (HENAAC) Conference in October. Morales received the HENAAC "Outstanding Technical Achievement in Government Award" for his work on high-temperature aerospace lubrication and high-vacuum spacecraft lubrication.
Image above: Trailblazer honorees, pictured left to right, Christiansen, Johnson, Gordon and Blankson. Credit: NASA
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Science Spectrum magazine honored four Glenn employees as 2006 “Trailblazers” on September 16. The award honors outstanding Hispanic, Asian, Native and African-American professionals whose leadership and innovative thinking on the job extends throughout the community and beyond their industry. Glenn’s Trailblazer honorees include
Dr. Isaiah Blankson, senior scientist Research and Technology Directorate;
Richard Christiansen, deputy director;
Robyn Gordon, chief, Diversity Management Office; and
Dr. Dexter Johnson, chief, Structural Systems Dynamics Branch.
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