February 20, 2004

Gretchen Cook-Anderson 
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-0836)

NOTE TO EDITORS: n04-029 (UPDATE)

NASA CONVENES EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR INAUGURAL MEETING

Tomorrow, NASA will convene the first-ever meeting of its new 
Education Advisory Committee at the agency's Washington Headquarters. 
The two-day session will draw on the expertise of committee members, 
who will provide advice and recommendations to NASA's Associate 
Administrator for Education on education priorities and 
implementation strategies.

Ultimately, the Education Advisory Committee will advise the NASA 
Administrator, through the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), on agency 
programs related to education. The committee will review 
recommendations of its subcommittees, panels and task forces to 
provide reports to the NAC.

The members of the new NASA Education Advisory Committee are: 


Dr. William Harvey, Vice President, American Council on Education 
Dr. Phillip Clay, Chancellor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
Dr. Dolores M. Fernández, President, Eugenio María de Hostos Community 
College of The City of New York 
Dr. Harriett G. Jenkins, Consultant 
Mr. Wayne C. Johnson, Executive Director, University Relations 
Worldwide, Hewlett-Packard Company 
Dr. John Jordan, Deputy State Superintendent, Mississippi Department 
of Education 
Mr. Douglas R. King, President and CEO, St. Louis Science Center 
Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, President, Norfolk State University 
Dr. Gerald "Carty" Monette, President, Turtle Mountain Community 
College 
Dr. Diana S. Natalicio, President, University of Texas- El Paso 
Ms. Senta Raizen, Director, National Center for Improving Science 
Education/WestEd 
Ms. Carol Ramsey, Director, Corporate Contributions, Raytheon Company 
Dr. Lee Stiff, Past President of the National Council of Teachers of 
Mathematics, North Carolina State University 
Dr. Rose Tseng, Chancellor, University of Hawaii at Hilo 
For information about NASA's Office of Education on the Internet, 
visit: 

http://education.nasa.gov

For information about NASA on the Internet, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov

	
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