GRC NEWS RELEASE 99-55




News Release 99-55



For Release: June 29, 1999



Barbara L. Kakiris
(Bus: 216/433-2513)



Lori J. Rachul
(Bus: 216/433-8806)

<h3>Hairston Awarded United Cerebral Palsy Humanitarian Award</h3> 

John M. Hairston, Jr., director of External Programs at NASA Glenn 
Research Center, is being awarded the highest honor bestowed upon an 
individual by United Cerebral Palsy&mdash;the President&rsquo;s 
Humanitarian Award.



Hairston is honored by United Cerebral Palsy for his efforts in the 
High School/High Tech program, a collaboration between Glenn, United 
Cerebral Palsy and Cleveland area schools. The program facilitates 
students&rsquo; interest in scientific and technological careers by 
providing mentoring, job experience and educational outreach to 
program participants. As a result, students have a higher rate of 
college enrollment and job placement.



"High School/High Tech has literally taken off like a rocket, thanks 
to the enthusiastic support it has received from John Hairston and 
NASA Glenn&rsquo;s Office of Equal Opportunity and Educational 
Programs," said Dr. Susan A. Dean, executive director for United 
Cerebral Palsy.



Hairston receives the award today at 12:15 p.m. during United Cerebral 
Palsy&rsquo;s joint annual meeting and formal ribbon cutting ceremony 
for the new Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Center, located at 10011 
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH. The state-of-the-art Wolstein Center is 
the only habilitation facility in Ohio to house services for infants, 
children and adults with developmental disabilities.




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