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Forum: Space Explorers & Workers
Topic: Astronaut Kathy Sullivan's post-NASA career

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 03-22-2005 01:10 AM COSI release <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="+0">[b]COSI President & CEO Dr. Kathy Sullivan Receives Presidential Nomination[/b]</font> [i]Presidential Appointment Would Be Fourth for Sullivan[/i] President George W. Bush announced on September 23rd his nomination of Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D. to be a member of the National Science Board. The NSB is the governing body that oversees the National Science Foundation and acts as a major policy advisor to the President and Congress. Assuming confirmation by the Senate, Sullivan would serve a six-year term ending in 2010. "I am thrilled to have this new, tremendous opportunity, which supports COSI's core mission: to serve the advancement of science and science education for the nation and the state of Ohio," said Sullivan. The National Science Board is a 24-member independent policy body established by Congress in 1950. Members are selected on the basis of their distinguished service in science and engineering research and education. "This confirmation reaffirms what we in central Ohio have known for years: Kathy Sullivan is unrivaled in her experience, expertise and leadership in the field of science and technology," said Congresswoman Deborah Pryce of Ohio. "She is a great advocate for science education, and her work has had a positive influence on museums and science centers throughout the country. Here at home, she put COSI on the map by developing a program that has earned the center a national reputation as an innovator of hands-on, inquiry-based science learning resources." Currently, Sullivan serves as President and CEO of COSI in Columbus, Ohio. This would make her fourth Presidential nomination under four different administrations. In 1985, Sullivan was appointed by President Reagan to the National Commission on Space. In 1992, Sullivan was nominated by President George H.W. Bush to the post of Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Renominated by Clinton in 1993 and following Senate confirmation that same year, Sullivan served as NOAA's Chief Scientist until April 1996. In 2000, President Clinton appointed Sullivan to the Advisory Board for the Federal Commission on the Centennial of Flight. The first American woman to walk in space, Kathy is a veteran of three shuttle missions and a 2004 inductee to the Astronaut Hall of Fame. In 2003, Dr. Sullivan received the National Science Board's Public Service Award in recognition of her lifelong commitment to science education. She is a Fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics. Sullivan is also an oceanography officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve, holding the rank of Captain.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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