2 <strong>Ames</strong> Research Center <strong>NASA</strong>’s Aerospace Fellowship Program <strong>Ames</strong>, in cooperation with <strong>NASA</strong>’s <strong>Office</strong> of University Aflairs, has provided eight job sites for National Aerospace Fellowship studentsdar~ng the surnnler. The program is designed to attract minorities and women into professional careers in the scientific and engineering fields By attracting these highly trained people, <strong>NASA</strong> is providing for its future employment needs. <strong>NASA</strong> awards these training grants to 18 universities who in turn select the students to participate in the program. Each student must have completed at least two years of undergraduate study and be m the top one-third of his class The students at <strong>Ames</strong> are Shawn Humphries and Burma Moss, Bennett College, North Carolina: David Martinet, Gerry Triyillo and Carla SandovaL New Mexico Highlands University, New Mexico; Allredo Ramirez, III and Reymundo Ybarra. Texas A&I University, Texas: Carlos Montoya, University of New Mexico, New Mexico. Bottom left Burma Moss. STlawpz HumphrJcs. (~zru Sa~ldm~L Dm’id lkzrlincz Top r~w /ci? ~o rLekt Reymundo Yharra Altkcd Ramire_~ Ill, Th(~ma~ %an~*mc~ntuhc~ .4me.~ (’~*ordmag~r. Gerr~ 7)irdhc astd (arh~ Coleman to EPM (Cmztinued from Page ] The EPM program is designed to serve the training and development needs o! individuals who are at mid-career and who have been identified as having talent and potential to assume increasing responsibilities in the overall direction ol agency policies and programs The program is also designed to provide an opportunity for personal growth through intellectual stimulation, extended contacts with peers tram other agencies, and time to re~.iew and integrate knowledge with personal and agenc~ goals in an> environment wholly removed from the work situation. At present. Ms. (oleman, a Contract Specialist in the Policy and Review <strong>Office</strong>, reviews contracts and assists in establishing procurement policies and procedures, She also serves as the Procurement Division’s Training Coordinator in determining the training needs of the Division Ms. Co]eman is looking forward to her year on the EPM program, She hopes to obtain a broadened understanding ot the political, administrative and cultura] environment in which we {<strong>Ames</strong>) are operating, to study areas not covered in her previous education and to combine them with study related in varying degrees to current and future job responsibilities. Ms. Coleman reels that education is very important in contributing to a better understanding of tile forces at work in today’s enviTonmenl and in utilizing these forces in bettering our Agency Upon returning to <strong>Ames</strong> after completion of the EPM program, Ms. Coleman would eventually like to achieve a management poshion in order to efl’ective]y impact organizational goals and obiectives Upon graduation from Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, with a Bachelor of Science degree in <strong>History</strong>, she began her Government career on a 2-year training program working for the Army as a i Procuremen~ Intern Trainee in St Louis aria then Oakland Shortly after completion of the training program she transferred to <strong>Ames</strong> in 1970. working I-trst for the Army and since [974 for <strong>NASA</strong> AMRDL Awards i Col. Robinson retires Colonel Norman L. Robinson, Deputy Director ot the U.S. Army Air Mobility R&I) Laboratory here at <strong>Ames</strong> Research Center, retired [riday <strong>July</strong> 30, lollowmg more than 28 }’ears o1’ Army service. Approximale[y 100 lriends and associates turned mzt to wish him well at a retirement dinner held al the Naval Air Statkm’s Officcr~ (quh on tile ~ast da~. of his ~ep, ice at which time he WaS presented the Army’s Legion of Merit award with 2nd Oak I.eaJ Chlster, one oI the Armys highest awards the presentation was made by Richard Long, Deputy Director ~or Research, Development and Engineerillg Army Aviation Syslenls Command (AVS(’OM). Louis, Mo., who represented Major Genera[ Ei~ind H Johansen, AVS(’OM’s (ommanding General wh~ was unable to be present for the ceremon}. Colonel Robinson joined AMRDL as l)epu~} Director in August Iq?2 fol}owing service as Corn rnander, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, where he was m charge of testing and proving pr~ducl~ amJ concept~ developed by all phases ol the Arm.~ Research and I)eve]opment Programs Buy Bonds Odonel a¢’orman L Robinson (far left), Deputy Dtr¢ctor of the U.S. .4 rm v Air Mobility R&D Laboratory and Dr Rwhard M Carlson (far right). Director of AMRDL. presented three employees with awards’ at a recc,t ceremo~y held in the AMRDL ’~ Confi, renee Rejoin. The emphLyee~, their titles, and their respecti~,e awards art as ]b/lows (middle. left to right) Geurge K Merehattt. Chief. Pal&v. Plans attd Programs C{ffiee. 25 .rear t;’edered Servwe (’ertffr~ate and Pin. ¢;eofl)’e) A. ttoppe, hilbrmation Spe~utlist, Puhli~ Affairs <strong>Office</strong>. the Arlm Commendation Medal Goad (’ondact Medal at~d an AMRDL plaque ,fbr 2k). .years serriee with the Laborat~)r~ and Randy Vause, Operathms Researeh Analwt. 10 year Federal Service Certffkate and Pin.
enter eliot Ot ~ry here <strong>July</strong> 30, turned held at last do) 1led the ~ak l_eal [he pre- 2,’ Direo neermg. )M I, St t Eivind "ral who l)epup, as Corn ’her,: hr icls and ¯ Arm) Nationar Aeronautics and Space Administration <strong>Ames</strong> Research Center Moffett Fqeld. Cahfornia 94035 VOLUME XVIlt NUMBER24 Jana Coleman participates in EPM program Jana M Coleman, Procurement Division. will be the <strong>Ames</strong> participant m the Education for Public Management Program (I:!PMi lot lhe 1076-77 academic year. Ms Coleman wilt be attending CorneH University in Ithaca, New York. to pursue gradualelevel shldy in Business Management (OmtJnued on Page 2) Successful orbiter M;itcnats whkh are planned foru
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