VOLUME 17 ISSUE 5 MAY 2015

Orion Program Managers Tout Glenn's EFT–1 Contributions

Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer 

visited Lewis Field, April 14, to provide 

mission highlights from the Dec. 5, 

2014, Exploration Flight Test–1 (EFT–1). 

He thanked the Glenn team for their 

contributions to the Orion program. 

“Glenn’s been part of the program—

technical and managerial—since the 

beginning,” Geyer affirmed during 

the employee briefing. “Your contributions were vital to making this first 

mission so successful!”

Orion Deputy Program Manager Mark 

Kirasich and Lockheed Martin Orion 

Deputy Program Manager Larry Price 

also took the podium to reflect on the 

exciting uncrewed space flight. 

Continued on page 2

Photo by Bridget Caswell

Left to right: Price, Geyer and Kirasich share highlights of the EFT–1 mission. 

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Celebrating the Amazing Hubble

Glenn and the Cleveland Public Library collaborated to engage the public through an 

interactive exhibit and educational activities in celebration of Hubble@25. See page 5.

GRC-2015-C-1733 Photo by Michelle Murphy

New Deputy 

Joins All Hands

Center Director Jim Free introduced 

his new Deputy Director, Dr. Janet 

Kavandi, during his All Hands Meeting with the Glenn workforce, March 

31. Kavandi is a former astronaut who 

served 6 years as deputy director and 

then director of Flight Crew Operations. She most recently worked as 

deputy director of the Health and 

Human Performance Directorate at 

NASA Johnson. Continued on page 2

In This Issue

Director's Safety Corner .............2

Employees Earn Their Wings .....3

Propelling Dawn Farther ............3

Celebrating Hubble@25 .............5

Weaving Women's Stories ...........8
Way To Go Solar Electric Propulsion Teams!

Please join me in congratulating the Asteroid Robotic Retrieval Mission 

(ARRM) and the Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) teams on a successful agency 

Mission Concept Review (MCR). This is a crucial step in moving the ARRM 

into project formulation. The Glenn-led SEP team did a tremendous job demonstrating SEP maturity and readiness by using a comprehensive risk-based 

approach. They highlighted the critical path and key investment areas for 

SEP. Thanks to this review, we now have a clear understanding of technology 

risks that need to be addressed to assure ARRM success.

Formula for mission success: Understanding the risks; proactively tackling 

the challenges! 

 — Jim

Glenn's EFT–1 Contributions

Continued from page 1

The Orion program managers presented 

commendations to Glenn employees 

who made significant contributions to 

the program:

Damian Ludwiczak, Mark McNelis 

and Mike Politi: The EFT–1 Crew and 

Service Module Systems Management 

Team Award for outstanding leadership of the Orion EFT–1 Crew and Service Module Engineering Team.

Ben Van Lear: For outstanding leadership and dedication in support of modeling and simulation for Orion’s EFT–1 

Spacecraft, resulting in significant improvements in manufacturability and 

early identification of assembly issues.

Joel Kearns: Leadership Award for 

outstanding leadership of ESA Service 

Module Integration Office in driving 

closure of issues leading to a successful PDR and maintaining EM–1 schedule 

agreements critical to the Orion program.

Kathy Schubert: Leadership Award for 

outstanding leadership of Orion Service Module development and in the 

establishment of the partnership with 

ESA for future human exploration. 

(Not pictured.)

The Glenn team will continue its 

critical efforts leading to Exploration 

Missions, 1 and 2 (EM–1 & 2) which 

begin an era of sustained human space 

exploration beyond low Earth orbit.

By Doreen B. Zudell

Above top, clockwise: Ludwiczak 

on behalf of EFT–1 

Crew and Service 

Module Systems 

M a n a g e m e n t 

Team; Van Lear 

for Outstanding 

Leadership; Kearns 

for Outstanding 

Leadership. Not 

pictured: Schubert 

for Outstanding 

Leadership. Photos by Bridget Caswell

All Hands

GRC-2015-C-1254 Photo by Marvin Smith

Continued from page 1

A veteran of three space shuttle missions, Kavandi (pictured above) highlighted her role on each mission as well 

as her other responsibilities with NASA 

over the past 20 years. She talked about 

her love for the agency and her role as 

lead Casualty Assistance Calls Officer, 

where she led the team that took care of 

the families of the Columbia astronauts.

Kavandi told employees they would be 

seeing her in laboratories and facilities 

across the center. “I can’t wait to learn 

and brag about you,” she said. 

Following Kavandi’s comments, Free 

kicked off his presentation by highlighting recent center accomplishments. The Cleveland Clinic’s Global 

Healthcare Innovations Alliance partnership, LaunchHouse Hardware Accelerator program, Cleveland City Club 

presentation and testing related to the 

Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle at Plum 

Brook Station, were among several 

mentioned. 

Free spoke about Glenn’s proposed 

$601.5 million in the fiscal year 2016 

budget, noting a steady increase that 

he attributes to the center’s technological contributions. 

“Your work is doing the talking for us 

and ramping up our budget,” he said. 

Free cited solar electric propulsion, hybrid electric propulsion for aircraft and 

advanced communications as some examples of areas that will take Glenn’s 

budget forward.

By Doreen B. Zudell

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MAY 2015

Employees Earn 

FEB Wings 

The Cleveland Federal Executive 

Board (FEB) honored seven Glenn employees among the 2015 Wings of Excellence Award winners, May 1. The 

award recognizes employees from 

federal agencies across Northern Ohio 

for their outstanding government service and outreach to the community 

and/or nation. The awards ceremony 

and luncheon kicked off Cleveland 

FEB’s observance of Public Service 

Recognition Week (May 3–9), celebrated across the country.

Congratulations to the following 

Glenn honorees:

Ryan Brown, Accounting and Financial Analysis Division, for developing innovative solutions to improve 

contractor cost reporting, expediting 

vendor payments and reducing interest penalties while supporting colleagues through training and serving 

as President of the Cleveland Chapter 

of the Association of Government 

Accountants; and for representing 

Glenn’s Disability Awareness Advisory 

Group supporting the annual Very 

Special Arts Festival.

Steven Bauman, Mechanisms and Tribology Branch, for contributing to 

NASA’s exploration research by developing two analog robotic planetary 

excavators; and dedicating significant 

time and effort in engineering/community outreach to NASA’s Speakers Bureau, the Young Engineers & 

Scientists (YES) event and as chief 

Continued on page 6

A century of aerospace achievement

What was it like to work here when NASA 

was NACA? Over the coming months, 

we will share a few memories of NACA 

employees still working at the center. Our 

second profile is Leonard Tower, who works 

as a Distinguished Research Associate, 

modifying computer codes he wrote to 

analyze heat pipe performance under 

space environments.

Leonard "Len" Tower

Q. How did you begin your career at NACA?

A. I started as a co-op student from Antioch College on March 27, 1944. During 

my intended 3-month tenure I was drafted. My section head arranged my induction into the Air Corps Enlisted Reserve. I never returned to campus, completing 

my requirements by transferring credit from Case Institute of Technology graduate 

courses and other means.

Q. What do you remember most about the workforce culture of the early years? 

A. The employees were very young and full of energy, engaging in all sorts of athletic activities. Their income levels required group living arrangements, resulting in 

many long-term friendships continuing after marriage.

Q. As NASA has evolved through the years, what has stayed the same?

A. I believe that concern for educational advancement remains even more active 

than in the early days.

Q. Who stands out among those you have mentored over your career?

A. I introduced Karl W. Baker to heat pipe theory and practice. He had a successful 

career at Lewis and then moved into aerospace technology at another organization.

Q. What do you feel is the most important contribution you have made to NASA’s 

mission?

A. I became interested in thermochemistry at an early stage. I advised over the 

years on many projects where materials problems involving chemical interactions 

were major issues in success or failure.

By Doreen B. Zudell

Last year Tower celebrated a 70-year 

association with NACA-NASA. He is pictured 

with retired Branch Chief Richard Shaltens, 

right, and current Branch Chief Lee Mason, 

Thermal Energy Conversion Branch, left, 

during a recognition lunch in 2014. 

Solar Electric Propulsion Drives Dawn

Launched in September 2007, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft explored the 

giant asteroid Vesta for 14 months in 2011 and 2012, capturing detailed images and data about that body. It was then redirected to fly 

to the protoplanet, Ceres, where it arrived during the first week of 

March. Both Vesta and Ceres orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter, in the main asteroid belt. This two-stop tour of our solar system 

is made possible by the Dawn spacecraft’s futuristic, hyper-efficient 

solar electric propulsion (SEP) system based on technology developed 

by Glenn. SEP enables many multiple rendezvous asteroid and comet 

missions, such as Dawn, which would be impractical with chemical 

propulsion.

 Artist's concept shows Dawn spacecraft arriving at 

Ceres (lower right). The xenon ions glow with blue light. 

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News and Events

Worldwide Challenge Focuses on Space

Photo by Brad Nellis, OHTec

Glenn’s Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) hosted the 2015 NASA Space 

Apps Challenge, April 10 to 12, an OHTec-sponsored Tech Week event. More than 

12,500 participants submitted 929 projects worldwide, and Cleveland ranked the 

fourth largest U.S. location for the Space Apps Challenge, with 60 participants 

forming 11 teams. Teams solved NASA challenges in four themed areas: Outer 

Space, Earth, Human and Robotics. OCIO’s Herb Schilling led the core team that 

organized the event. Glenn’s Matt Melis and Jeff Chin gave dynamic presentations 

on NASA technology. Three teams from Cleveland were nominated to move on to 

the next level for global judging. Pictured is the Space Hugs project team at work 

on the Space Wearables: Designing for Today’s Launch & Research Stars challenge. 

For more information on the project teams, visit https://2015.spaceappschallenge.

org/location/cleveland-oh/. Chief Information Officer Sean Gallagher represented 

NASA Glenn in a panel discussion at the Crain’s Cleveland Business CIO of the 

Year 2015 event, April 14, which was also a part of the Tech Week series. 

Sessions Encourage Feedback on Reorganization

GRC-2015-C-1216 Photo by Bridget Caswell

Nearly a year after Glenn’s reorganization, employees gave feedback on the 

realignment and shared thoughts on the future health, sustainability and relevancy 

of the center. Four onsite World Café sessions—small-group discussions in a creative and comfortable setting—enabled collaborative dialogue among employees. 

Center Director Jim Free joined in, sharing his insights on the reorganization and 

encouraging employee feedback.

Aspiring Artists at LLF

Photo by Doreen Zudell

Look out Picasso! The students of 

Lewis Little Folks’ (LLF) onsite development center transformed their gym 

into an art gallery, March 20. Under 

the direction of LLF teacher, Rachel 

Tomasewski, each classroom—infant 

to kindergarten—was given an example of a famous artist for inspiration. 

The original artwork, which included 

individual pieces and classroom group 

projects, was then showcased in “The 

Museum of Children’s Art” for parents 

to view with their children. Pictured: 

above, Andrew, son of Chris Hartenstine, 

Office of Education, and wife, Janet, 

study Andrew’s art work.

Sustainability Events

Mark Your Calendar!

• A virtual tour of the Detroit 

Shoreway EcoVillage with EcoVillage Project Manager, Adam 

Davenport. An EcoVillage is a 

community of people creating 

a way of living that sustains 

healthy ecological relationships. Take

a tour through the neighborhood as

well as some of the city’s finest examples of green building. Tuesday, May 12, 

11:30 a.m., Ad Bldg. Foyer.

• Garlic Mustard Pull to combat invasive species at Plum Brook Station,

Wednesday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to

noon. Watch for “This Week at Plum

Brook” for more details.

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MAY 2015

Hubble Still Delivering Amazing Discoveries at 25

Glenn Recognizes Employees' Technological Contributions 

April 24 marked the 25th anniversary 

of the launch of the Hubble Space 

Telescope! Since its debut, Hubble has 

helped change our understanding of 

the age and beauty of the universe, the 

evolution of galaxies and the expansion 

of space. NASA Glenn recently coordinated several events to recognize these 

amazing discoveries and highlight 

Glenn’s technological contributions.

On March 30, the City Club of Cleveland 

welcomed Center Director Jim Free

and NASA astronaut Mike Good to the 

podium to enlighten members and guests 

to the significance of Hubble’s revelations. Free gave a presentation entitled 

“Hubble@25: Rewriting History Yet Unwritten,” followed by Good’s personal 

account of the STS–125 space shuttle 

mission in 2009—“The Final Hubble 

Servicing Mission.” 

On April 1, Glenn hosted the Hubble@25 

Awards Ceremony in the Mission Integration Center (MIC) Auditorium. The 

event honored Glenn’s Hubble team—

Bruce Banks, Kim de Groh, Joyce Dever, 

Sharon Miller, Edward Sechkar, Curtis 

Stidham, Thomas Stueber, Deborah 

Waters and James Gaier—whose expertise contributed to Hubble’s mission and longevity. Center Director Free 

and Banks, former chief of the ElectroPhysics Branch who managed Glenn’s 

Hubble team, provided commentary 

and presented the awards. The team’s 

participation in the review, analysis and 

selection of replacement materials for 

insulation was critical to Hubble’s operational life, which has far exceeded any 

other space telescope. 

That same day, a new exhibit, 

Hubble@25, opened in the Louis 

Stokes Wing of the Cleveland Public 

Library (CPL). The exhibit showcased a 

1/25-scale model of Hubble, a video wall 

of powerful Hubble images and interactive kiosks. Glenn’s Hubble team members were on hand to answer questions 

while invited students participated in 

hands-on educational activities. 

Glenn also coordinated several “Camp 

Hubble Days” to engage students and 

the public, at large, in the Hubble@25 

celebration. The camps highlighted 

guest speakers, interactive exhibits, 

videos, educational activities and NASA 

mementos. Camp Hubble Days were 

hosted at the CPL’s Rice Branch and 

Louis Stokes Wing, and the Cleveland 

Sight Center. 

The Great Lakes Science Center closed 

the month of festivities with three 

showings of the thrilling IMAX movie, 

“Hubble.” For more information about 

the Hubble Space Telescope, visit 

www.nasa.gov/hubble.

By S. Jenise Veris

Above: Glenn Hubble Team honorees pose, left to right, front row: Sechkar, Waters, Dr. Gaier, 

Miller and de Groh; back row: Banks, Stidham, Dever and Stueber. Below, clockwise: Astronaut 

Good and Center Director Free field questions at the Cleveland City Club forum on Hubble; 

Glenn's Carl Sandifer demonstrates a STEM educational activity at the Cleveland Public 

Library (CPL); Banks,Center Deputy Director Janet Kavandi, CPL Director Felton Thomas, 

Jr. and Center Director Free view the Hubble exhibit; and Glenn's Jill Noble assists a student 

with an activity during Camp Hubble Day at the Cleveland Sight Center.

GRC-2015-C-1428 Photo by Bridget Caswell

GRC-2015-C-1549 Photo by Marvin Smith

GRC-2015-C-1736 Photo by Michelle Murphy

GRC-2015-C-1762 Photo by Michelle Murphy

GRC-2015-C-1806 Photo by Marvin Smith

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2015 Federal Executive Board Wings of Excellence Honorees

Continued from page 3

inspector for the Buckeye Regional, 

FIRST (For the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) 

Robotics Competition.

Joyce Dever, chief of the High Temperature and Smart Alloys Branch, for 

providing leadership supporting the 

development of metallic materials 

technologies for future aircraft that 

will significantly reduce greenhouse 

gas emissions; and for contributions 

to science and engineering education 

outreach.

Dr. William “Bill” Marshall, Ascent 

and Thermal Propulsion Branch, for 

distinguished job performance, leadership and support of center objectives and projects in space propulsion; 

and for community outreach and volunteering activities, such as supporting Physics Day at Cedar Point, public 

tours at Lewis Field and serving the 

Boy Scouts in Cleveland as a commissioner and leadership trainer.

Aaron Olmsted, Institutional Services 

Branch, for the ability to quick-study 

complex processes and expertly perform assignments in procurement 

policy, contract pricing, and major 

services and construction contracts 

and procurements, including highly 

visible and politically sensitive assignments; and for providing a positive role 

model for youth by serving as a Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America.

Lori Rachul, Office of Communications and External Relations news 

chief, for leading her team in producing 

timely, high-quality communications 

products—news releases, speeches, and 

videos—that accurately and effectively 

share Glenn’s research and technology 

expertise and achievements and convey Glenn’s role in NASA’s missions 

that are used by domestic and international media outlets.

Gerri Wiese, Office of Protective Services, for determining the suitability of 

more than 3,500 contractor employees and temporary workers hired on 

behalf of the government; and sharing 

innovative approaches and expertise 

with her colleagues that have contributed to an improved security posture 

resulting in reduced risk of loss, damage 

or compromise to center employees, 

visitors, information and physical assets.

By S. Jenise Veris

Photos by Barbara Breen,

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA

Medical Center

Brown Bauman Dever Dr. Marshall

Olmsted Rachul Wiese

Promotions

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the Office of Communications and External Relations, effective April 5. He 

previously served 

as a public affairs 

specialist on the Jennings

division’s media relations team. Prior to coming to NASA 

Glenn in 2013, Jennings spent 29 years 

with the U.S. Coast Guard as a civilian 

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Calendar

SATURDAY TOURS AT LEWIS FIELD:

Glenn offers free tours of its worldclass facilities at Lewis Field one 

Saturday through October. Tour buses 

depart from the Main Gate every hour 

starting at 10 a.m. One-hour tours 

begin with a multimedia presentation 

in the Briefing Center Auditorium. 

The June 6 tour will showcase 

the Telescience Support Center, a 

secure, multipurpose facility designed 

to provide dedicated support for 

simultaneous training, simulations 

and real-time operations of space 

experiments on the International 

Space Station. For more information 

and a complete schedule, visit http://

www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/events/

tours.html.

IFPTE LOCAL 28, LESA MEETING: LESA 

will hold its next membership meeting, 

Wednesday, May 13, noon, in the Glenn 

Employee Center’s Small Dining Room.

NASA RETIRED WOMEN’S LUNCHEON:

The next luncheon will be held 

Thursday, May 21, 1 p.m. at Vintage 

House Café, 35800 Detroit Road, 

Avon. Please contact Gerry Ziemba, 

330–273–4850 or gto64gerry@yahoo.

com to reserve your place. 

Connect with Glenn

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MAY 2015

FIRST Robotics Recognizes Veteran Volunteer 

Tim Dedula, Office of Education, received a Volunteer of the Year award 

at the 14th annual Buckeye Regional 

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition 

of Science and Technology) Robotics 

Competition (FRC). Dedula was recognized for his dedication and behind-thescenes contributions to the success of 

the Buckeye Regional, including serving the past 2 years as project coordinator. During 21 years of involvement in 

FIRST, Dedula has also volunteered as 

an electronic systems mentor, Website 

curator, pit administrator, cuing team 

member and photojournalist. 

FRC teams are composed of students, professional engineers and other adult mentors, who have just 6 weeks to work collaboratively to design and build a robot that 

can compete in specially designed robot games. This year’s game RECYCLE RUSH 

brought attention to the global concern of exhausting our natural resources and 

our need to reuse and recycle whatever we can.

More than 1,500 high school students from across the United States and Canada 

competed in the Buckeye Regional FRC, March 26 to 28, at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center. 

Photo by Bob Jadlowski

Dedula, center, with fellow Volunteer of the 

Year Award winners Arshawna Warren, left, 

and Melody Buca.

More Than a Memory

Bruce R. Leonard, a 1974 retiree with 

27 years of service, died March 3. During his career, Leonard served as Assistant to the chief of Technical Services, 

safety director and chairman of the 

Executive Safety Board. He worked 

on the Quiet Engine Program, which 

focused on developing engine noisereduction technology for subsonic conventional takeoff and landing aircraft. 

He wrote several technical papers and 

designed many of the center’s smaller 

facilities and research rigs, including the 

quiet fan (QF–1) ground test facility.

Emery J. “Jim” Merkle, 87, a 1988 retiree with 27 years of federal service, died 

March 12. Merkle was a World War II 

Army veteran and chemist in NASA’s 

Materials and Structures Division. He 

analyzed materials and essential metals 

needed to make high-performance jet 

and rocket engines for several significant 

agency programs and projects. They included the Conservation of Strategic Aerospace Materials, the Global Air Sampling 

Program and others requiring analytical 

chemistry and X-ray diffraction labs.

James P. Roberts Sr., 91, a 1975 retiree 

with 29 years of federal service, died 

Nov. 21, 2014. Roberts was a World War 

II Army veteran, who began his NACA/

NASA career in 1951. He was a research 

instrument maker in the Research Instrumentation Branch, Fabrication Division, throughout his entire career. His 

work focused largely on instrumentation for heat transfer research.

Dr. Howard C. Volkin, a 1974 retiree 

with 25 years of federal service, died 

Dec. 27, 2014. Volkin was a World War 

II Navy veteran, who joined the NACA/

NASA workforce in 1951. He served as 

head of the Theoretical Physics Section, 

Materials and Thermodynamics Division, 

from 1959 to 1971. There, he personally 

initiated seminars and colloquiums with 

experts in the field to aid and maintain 

staff expertise. Volkin retired from the 

Spacecraft Technology Division, where 

he worked on the Microwave Power 

Transmission Project.

Roberts Volkin

Retirements

Krejci Terbrack

Marie Krejci, Office of Education, Center 

Operations Directorate, retired Jan. 31, 

2015, with 30 years of NASA service. 

David Lewicki, Rotating and Drive Systems Branch, Materials and Structures 

Division, retired May 1, 2015, with 33 1⁄2 

years of NASA service. 

John Pokatello, Manufacturing Engineering and Process Branch, Manufacturing Division, retired May 1, 2015, 

with 40 years of NASA service.

Suzanne Terbrack, Office of Human 

Capital Management, Human Capital 

Consult Division, retired May 2, 2015, 

with 38 years of NASA service.

Welcome to NASA

Glenn welcomed

the following employees to the

workforce in April:

Calogero Dirienzo,

Planning and Integration Office;

and student trainees Aaron Ellich,

Wind Tunnel and 

P ropu l sion Test 

Branch; M a r i a 

Choi, In-Space Propu lsion Systems 

Branch; and Daniel 

Saccomando, Exploration Systems 

Branch.

 

 

Dirienzo

Ellich

GRC-2015-C-1766 Photo by Marvin Smith

Choi and Saccomando

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field

21000 Brookpark Road 

Cleveland, Ohio 44135

www.nasa.gov

AeroSpace Frontiers is an official publication of Glenn Research 

Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is 

published the second Friday of each month by the Office of 

Communications & External Relations in the interest of the Glenn 

workforce, retirees, government officials, business leaders and 

the general public. Submit short articles and calendar items via 

e-mail to the editor: doreen.b.zudell@nasa.gov or 216–433–5317. 

June 2015 Calendar section deadline: May 22, noon

News and feature stories require additional time

Editor: Doreen B. Zudell, SGT, Inc.

Assistant Editor: S. Jenise Veris, SGT, Inc.

Managing Editor: Kelly R. DiFrancesco

Read AeroSpace Frontiers online at http://aerospacefrontiers.nasa.gov

Glenn Celebrates Women’s History and Contributions

Federal Women's Program 

Awards Presentation 

Members of Glenn’s Women’s Advisory Group (WAG) and Business and 

Professional Women’s (BPW) Chapter 

co-hosted a lunchtime presentation of 

this year’s Women’s History Month 

Observance, March 25. Associate

Director Janet Watkins provided

welcoming remarks for the event 

relating to the 2015 Women’s History 

Month theme of “Weaving the Stories 

of Women’s Lives.” 

Keynote speaker Dr. Kirsten Ellenbogen, president and CEO of the

Great Lakes Science Center, shared 

profiles of two influential women—

Mary Gatson, a school nurse, and her 

mom, Mary Lou McGaffey. Ellenbogen 

cited examples of their strength and 

insightfulness that affected her life 

journey and defining moments in

those of others. 

The Federal Women’s Program

Awards, which annually recognize

recipients’ contributions to the advancement and inspiration of women, were presented to Joyce Dever

and Michelle Mader. Karin Bozak,

Power Management and Distribution Branch, nominated Dever, chief 

of the High Temperature and Smart 

Alloys Branch, for the supervisory

award. Michelle Mader, a contract 

specialist in the Institutional Services 

Branch, earned the nonsupervisory 

award. Robyn Gordon, director of 

Center Operations, nominated Mader.

By S. Jenise Veris

Above: Glenn honorees and their nominators: left to right: Bozak with Dever,

Dr. Ellenbogen, and Center Operations Deputy Seth Harbaugh, standing in for 

Gordon, with Mader. 

Right: The 2015 National Women's 

History Project poster illustrates the 

theme of "weaving" women's stories— 

individually and collectively—into the 

essential "fabric" of our nation's history.

GRC-2015-C-1459 Photo by Bridget Caswell

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