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  • Hon. Dale D. Myers

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    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Leader

    Honored by:

    Education B. S. Aeronautical Engineering, Univ. of Washington, 1943
    Employment/Experience
    1995 - Present Technical Advisor, Kistler Aerospace Corporation
    1989 - Present President, Dale Myers and Associates
    1986-1989 Deputy Administrator, NASA
    1984 -1986 President, Dale Myers and Associates
    1979 -1984 President, Jacobs Engineering Group, Pasadena, CA
    1977 - 1979 Under Secretary, U. S. Department of Energy
    1974 - 1977 Vice President, Rockwell Int'l, and
    President, North American Aircraft Group, 1970 - 1974 Associate Administrator, Manned Space Flight, NASA 1964 - 1969 Vice President and Program Mgr. Apollo Command and
    Service Modules, North American-Rockwell. 1957 - 1964 Vice President and Program Manager, Hound Dog
    Air Launched Missile, North American Aviation 1943 -1957 Aerodynamicist to Deputy Director, Aerophysics
    Department, North American Aviation
    Affiliations/Activities
    Member
    Honorary Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Fellow, American Astronautical Society
    Sigma Alpha Epsilon (Chapter President, 1943)
    National Academy of Engineering, 1974
    California Chamber of Commerce, 1975-1977
    U. S. representative, AGARD, 1986-1989
    Member, International Academy of Astronautics, 1991
    Board of Directors
    1992 - 1997 Board member, General Science Corporation 1989 - 1998 Board member, MacNeal Schwendler Corporation 1989 -1994 Trustee, Logistics Management Institute 1979-1984 Board Member, Jacobs Engineering Group 1974-1977 Board Member, Ducommun Corporation

    Awards, Honors and Recognition
    Honorary Doctor's Degree, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA. 1971 NASA Distinguished Service medal, 1971 NASA Distinguished Service medal, 1974 Meritorious Service Award, Compton Schools, 1977 Achievement Award, Los Angeles City Schools, 1976 Dept. of Energy Distinguished Service Medal, 1979 Distinguished Alumnus, Univ. of Washington, Dept.
    of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1982 Aerospace Hall of Fame, Museum of Science and
    Industry, Los Angeles, CA. Who' Who in America, in American Politics, in
    Aviation, in Government, in Technology, in Finance
    and Industry, International Directory of Distinguished Leadership.
    Service
    NACA Stability and Control Subcommittee, 1948-51
    United Way, Chairman 2nd District, Los Angeles, 1982
    NASA Advisory Committee, 1984-1986
    Visiting Committee, Univ. of Washington, 1990-1998
    San Diego Fund Raising for Univ. Of Washington, 1990
    Director, San Diego Aerospace Museum, 1993—
    NRC AF Study Board Committee on Pre-Milestone One, 1993
    NASA Aeronautics Advisory Committee, 1994-1997
    Visiting Committee, U of W Astronautics, 1998—

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