March 11th 05, 10:34 PM
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/03/20050311-11.html
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 11, 2005
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to
nominate one individual to serve in his Administration:
The President intends to nominate Michael D. Griffin, of
Virginia, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration. Dr. Griffin currently serves as
Space Department Head at Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory. Prior to that, he was President and
Chief Operating Officer of In-Q-Tel, Inc. He also served
in several positions within Orbital Sciences Corporation,
including Chief Executive Officer of Magellan Systems, Inc.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Griffin served as Chief Engineer
at NASA and as Deputy for Technology at the Strategic
Defense Initiative Organization. He received a bachelor's
degree in Physics from Johns Hopkins University; a master's
degree in Aerospace Science from Catholic University of
America; a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the
University of Maryland; a master's degree in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Southern California; a
master's degree in Applied Physics from Johns Hopkins
University; a master's degree in Business Administration
from Loyola College; and a master's degree in Civil
Engineering from The George Washington University.
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 11, 2005
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to
nominate one individual to serve in his Administration:
The President intends to nominate Michael D. Griffin, of
Virginia, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration. Dr. Griffin currently serves as
Space Department Head at Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics Laboratory. Prior to that, he was President and
Chief Operating Officer of In-Q-Tel, Inc. He also served
in several positions within Orbital Sciences Corporation,
including Chief Executive Officer of Magellan Systems, Inc.
Earlier in his career, Dr. Griffin served as Chief Engineer
at NASA and as Deputy for Technology at the Strategic
Defense Initiative Organization. He received a bachelor's
degree in Physics from Johns Hopkins University; a master's
degree in Aerospace Science from Catholic University of
America; a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the
University of Maryland; a master's degree in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Southern California; a
master's degree in Applied Physics from Johns Hopkins
University; a master's degree in Business Administration
from Loyola College; and a master's degree in Civil
Engineering from The George Washington University.
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