Regents Professors Marcia and George Rieke and UArizona alumna Jane Rigby were recognized for their accomplishments in astronomy and key contributions to the James Webb Space Telescope.
Published May 13. 2021 5:36PM | Updated May 13. 2021 6:56PM
New London Amy K. Donahue, whose career includes serving as a public policy professor and vice provost for academic operations at the University of Connecticut and a post at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has been announced as the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s first provost.
She will be the academy’s chief academic officer and advise the superintendent on matters relating to academics and faculty, the academy announced in a news release Thursday.
“We are pleased to welcome Dr. Donahue to the Coast Guard Academy as the Provost and Chief Academic Officer after an extensive search,” Rear Adm. Bill Kelly, academy superintendent, said in a statement. “Dr. Donahue brings a wealth of leadership and academic experience to the team and we look forward to her leading the faculty and our academic program as we develop the future officers of our Service.”
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. December 10, 2020 (CASIS PR) – The board of directors for the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) has selected James H. Crocker as interim executive director of the nonprofit organization responsible for managing the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory in cooperation with NASA.
As the interim executive director, Crocker will provide transitional leadership for the organization and ensure continued execution of the ISS National Lab mission by working with the CASIS board of directors, NASA, and other key stakeholders until a permanent executive director is selected.
Crocker is currently an active member of the National Academy of Engineering and vice chair of the National Academy of Sciences, Space Studies Board. He formerly served as the vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Space Systems International and is the past chairman of the board of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). H