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Headquarters Report
Space Foundation adds new team members
Representing the Space Foundation's ongoing efforts to propel, inspire and enable the leaders of tomorrow by bringing space science into the classroom, the Space Foundation has added two new team members whose focus will be on education.
Debbie Kehl is the Space Foundation's director of Education Resource Development. Most recently, Kehl was vice president, Resource Development, for the United Way of Southern Nevada. She retired from the Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant. She has a master's degree in Business Administration.
Iain Probert is the director of the Education Enterprise. Probert most recently was director of Support Services at the Pikes Peak Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He has experience in local fund raising, education outreach, and general relationship building. Probert has an undergraduate degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from Uxbridge University, the United Kingdom.
Space Foundation's Summer Institute courses nearly full
Each summer, the Space Foundation hosts its Summer Institute in Colorado Springs. Teachers from across the nation participate in intensive, graduate-level training in space science. Working with the U.S. Air Force Academy, Air Force Space Command and partner aerospace companies, the Space Foundation leads the teachers through five courses covering astronomy, space technology, Earth systems science, rocketry, and biology. The first course begins June 19, 2006, and each is one week long; three of the five classes are already at capacity. The coursework can be applied toward continuing education credit, graduate credit, or credit toward a master's degree offered jointly through the Space Foundation and partner universities. Teachers can register to attend the courses online or by calling the Space Foundation at 800-691-4000.
Joyce Luka selected as winner of the Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship for Teachers
The Space Foundation has selected Ms. Joyce Luka as the 2006 recipient of its Lucy Enos Memorial Scholarship for Teachers. The scholarship covers tuition, fees, travel, and lodging for Luka to come to travel to Colorado Springs to attend one courses at the Summer Institute. Luka teaches third grade at Palolo Elementary School in Honolulu, Hawaii. The scholarship was formed in 2005 to create professional development opportunities for teachers of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry, or teachers working with students of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry. Elliot G. and Cynthia A. Pulham provide funding for the scholarship, which honors the memory of Elliot Pulham's grandmother, Lucy Enos.
Corporate Members recognized at National Space Symposium
The annual Corporate Partnership Dinner was held April 4, 2006, during the
22nd National Space Symposium. All Space Foundation corporate member companies were recognized. Michael D. Keebaugh, president of the Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS) business of Raytheon Company served as Corporate Host, and The Honorable Maria Cino Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Transportation was the featured speaker.
EMS Technologies is the newest Space Foundation Corporate Member, who joined in April at the patron level. Headquartered in Atlanta, EMS Technologies, Inc. is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense solutions, and focuses its unique range of advanced technologies on the needs of broadband and mobile information users.
Visit the Space Foundation Web site for a comprehensive list of Space Foundation Corporate Members and more information on joining.
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