12 The Hampton Roads Messenger


Volume 6 Number 12 Around Hampton Roads


Applicants Needed for Chesapeake Boards and Commissions


CHESAPEAKE -- The Chesapeake City Council is seeking residents who may be interested in serving on various boards and commissions. Boards and commissions provide a vital service to various City departments, agencies and City Council.


Citizens wishing to serve must complete an application form. Applications are due in the City Clerk’s office by September 2, 2012. City Council will appoint candidates for these vacancies during its September 25, 2012, meeting. No appointments will be made during August.


Applications are currently being accepted for the following vacancies:


• Chesapeake Agricultural Advisory Commission 3 appointments • Chesapeake Youth Committee 1 appointment • Southern Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program 1 appointment • Transportation Safety Commission 3 appointments • Chesapeake Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee 1 appointment (Farm Bureau representative) • Chesapeake Commission for the Prevention of AIDS 4 appointments (3 citizens and 1 citizen who is HIV positive) • Chesapeake Tourism Advisory Board 1 appointment (Tourism/Convention/Visitor Representative) Fine Arts Commission 1 appointment


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Fire Prevention Code Appeals Board 1 appointment (Alternate)


Natural Event Mitigation Advisory Committee 1 appointment (1 business representative)


South Norfolk Revitalization Commission 6 appointments Stormwater Committee 3 appointments


For more information or to apply, contact the City Clerk’s office at 382-6151, or visit Boards and Commissions at the City of Chesapeake’s website, CityOfChesapeake.net.


www.cityofchesapeake.net Stanley Named NIA Interim President


And Executive Director Hampton, Va. - The Board of Directors of the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) Associates has named Dr. Douglas Stanley as Interim President and Executive Director, effective July 16, 2012. He will succeed Dr. Robert Lindberg, who is stepping down to pursue other career interests after ably serving as NIA’s President and Executive Director since 2003.


Dr. Stanley is currently serving as NIA’s Vice-President of Research and Program Development overseeing NIA research programs and directing efforts to continue expansion of the Institute’s research portfolio. In this position, Dr. Stanley has been leading innovative research teams that incorporate university faculty, Institute research staff, government laboratories and industry partners.


“It has been an honor to lead NIA for the past nine years,” said Dr. Robert Lindberg, NIA’s current President and Executive Director. “I am looking forward to pursuing new career opportunities, knowing that our institute, conceived by NASA and formed by our member universities, will continue to thrive and grow under Doug’s leadership.”


“We greatly appreciate Bob Lindberg’s efforts in developing NIA into the leader in aerospace education and research that it is today and we have the highest confidence in Doug Stanley as he takes over the helm. His research and leadership credentials and experience in innovation are exactly what NIA needs,” said Dr. Terri Lomax, Chair of NIAA Board of Directors and Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development of North Carolina State University.


Dr. Stanley previously served as a Principal Research Engineer on the Aerospace Engineering Faculty of Georgia Tech and Visiting Professor in Residence at NIA. He is an


Scholarship Watch C. Waldo Scott Center for H.O.P.E. Annual Scholarship Awards


Newport News, VA- The C. Waldo Scott Center Board of Trustees awarded scholarships


to


2012 recipients are as pictured, from left to right: Shai Sumpter (Norfolk State University), Tiara Booker (Cop- pin State University), Kwame Coles (Virginia Tech), Dr. Curtis Blakely, Board Chairperson, Jasmine Price (New Horizons Regional Education Center), Kalerra Bumpers (Virginia State University), and Candice Battles (Virginia State University).


local college-bound students. They also awarded the Lylton L. and Augusta Inettie B. Edwards Vocational to a local community adult. Funds to support the scholarships were raised through their annual scholarship breakfast. The


vocational scholarship is supported by an endowment established by Inettie B.


Edwards. In total the Board disbursed $5,000 in awards. Scholarship Details:


1) The Lylton L. and Augusta Inettie B. Edwards Scholarship is youth and adults who reside in the Southeast community of Newport News, VA and has a desire to enroll in a vocational educational program beyond the high school level.


2) The Board of Trustees’ Scholarship is for Newport News Public School high school seniors who have applied for college admissions.


The C. Waldo Scott Center’s Board of Trustees’ provide high school graduates of the Newport News Public School System and Scott Center members with the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to assist with their efforts to continue their education. The Board has awarded over 31 scholarships to eligible students, based on their academic performance and goals, and community involvement.


Apply online: www.scottcenter.org


If you would like to donate to the scholarship funds, please contact the Scott Center (757) 244-9223. For more information about the Scott Center please view our website, www.scottcenter.org.


Visit hamptonroadsmessenger.com for a list of 50 scholarships


internationally recognized expert with over 25 years of experience leading the systems engineering and analysis of advanced space transportation systems and technology development in government, industry, and academia.


In 2005, Dr. Stanley received the highest honor that NASA confers on a non-government employee, the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, for his exceptional leadership of the Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS). The 400-person study defined the systems, schedule, programs, budgets, and technologies required to return humans to the Moon, service the International Space Station after Space Shuttle retirement, and eventually transport humans to Mars. He has also been selected as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Hampton Roads Section Engineer of the Year, AIAA Region 1 Engineer of the Year, and Engineer of the Year for the Peninsula Engineering Society.


Prior to joining the faculty of Georgia Tech, Dr. Stanley served as Program Director, Advanced Flight Systems, for Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Advanced Programs Group (APG). While at Orbital, he led a range of business development activities related to advanced space flight systems and technologies, including some of the largest and most complex proposals in that company’s history.


Before joining Orbital, Dr. Stanley had a 12-year career at NASA Langley Research Center and NASA Headquarters. During this time, he served as Senior Technical Advisor to the Head of NASA’s Reusable Launch Vehicle Program Office, which was responsible for all of NASA’s advanced space transportation research and development, including the X-33 and X-34 flight demonstrator programs.


He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and conference papers in the space transportation field and currently serves on the Space Transportation Technical Committees of both the AIAA and the International Astronautical Federation, in addition to AIAA’s Space Exploration Program Committee.


Dr. Stanley holds a D.Sc., in Systems Engineering and Management from the George Washington University (2002), an M.S. in Astronautical Engineering, JIAFS Program from the George Washington University (1988), and B.S., in Mathematics from Baylor University (1986).


www.NIAnet.org


Becomes a ‘Hero’ to the Red Cross NEWPORT NEWS, VA –Langley Federal Credit Union presented the American Red Cross Hampton Roads Chapter with a check in the amount of $1,000 for their Heroes Campaign. Staff raised nearly $900 through casual day fundraisers, with LFCU contributing the remaining amount. This donation allows the Red Cross to continue offering aid to those who have been displaced by natural disasters or fires in their homes in Hampton Roads.


Langley Federal Credit Union is a $1.6 billion financial institution and has been in business for 76 years. The Credit Union serves over 167,000 members and ranks in the 100 top credit unions in the nation.


www.nngov.com Congress Backs City-Wide Flooding


Study in Norfolk NORFOLK – The Army Corps of Engineers received authorization from the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to move forward with a comprehensive citywide study of flooding issues in Norfolk. With this new authority, the city and the Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District will work in partnership to incorporate the engineering and technical studies commissioned by the city.


“I want to express gratitude to our entire Congressional delegation for their recognition of the unique challenges Norfolk faces mitigating our flooding issues and their support of this study. Special thanks go to Senator Mark Warner, the federal government, including the


Langley Federal Credit Union


August 2012


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