LOCAL CITIZENS TO RECEIVE NASA PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL



July 14, 1998



Eileen M. Hawley
Johnson Space Center
(281/483-5111)

<h4>Release: J98-28</h4> <h3>Local Citizens to Receive NASA Public 
Service Medal</h3> 

Six local residents will be recognized for their outstanding support 
of the Johnson Space Center in an awards ceremony Tuesday afternoon 
at the Center.



The NASA Public Service Medal will be presented to: Constable Bill 
Bailey, Harris County Constable&rsquo;s Office, Precinct 8, for his 
commitment and invaluable assistance in providing security support to 
Shuttle crew members and their families and escorting vehicles and 
other hardware during special events; Roy L. Fox, Jr., Aerospace 
Recovery Services, for his outstanding leadership and innovation in 
the development, flight test and operations of parachute systems in 
NASA&rsquo;s robotic and human space flight programs; Donald E. 
Gardner, Ph.D., Inhalation Toxicology Associates, for his leadership 
and vision in guiding NASA toward safer living environments to 
advance human exploration of space; Annette Marie Mules and Thomas 
Geoffrey Mules, International Space School Foundation, for their 
contribution to international collaborations by conceiving, planning 
and organizing the innovative International Space School Foundation; 
and Gloria A. Salinas, Lockheed Martin Space Mission Systems &amp; 
Services, for her outstanding contributions to the success of the 
NASA-Mir Program. The award, which recognizes exceptional 
contributions of private citizens in support of NASA missions, will 
be presented by NASA Deputy Administrator General John R. Dailey, 
USMC (Ret.) and Johnson Space Center Director George W. S. Abbey.



"I am truly delighted to be able to present this award to such 
outstanding members of our community," Abbey said. "Their support and 
efforts have contributed greatly to the success of many our 
programs." The awards ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. CDT in the Teague 
Auditorium.

	
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