The Real Right Stuff: Leadership and Teamwork Lessons From The Astronaut Corps
- Date:
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Time:
- 7 - 8 p.m.
- Location:
Cregger Center Arena
Join us for a lecture on values and ethics in leadership by Dr. Tom Jones, veteran NASA astronaut, scientist, author, pilot, and speaker.
Cregger Center Arena
Teresa Gereaux, gereaux@roanoke.edu false MM/DD/YYYYThomas D. Jones, PhD, is a veteran NASA astronaut, scientist, author, pilot, and speaker. In more than
eleven years with NASA, he flew on four space shuttle missions to Earth orbit. In 2001, Dr. Jones led
three spacewalks to install the centerpiece of the International Space Station, the American Destiny
laboratory. He has spent fifty-three days working and living in space.
A Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force Academy, Tom piloted B-52D strategic bombers, earned a
doctorate in planetary sciences from the University of Arizona, studied asteroids and robotic exploration
missions for NASA, and engineered intelligence-gathering systems for the CIA.
Tom is the author of seven space, aviation, and history books. Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir was
named by the Wall Street Journal as one if its “Five Best” books on space. His newest title is Space Shuttle
Stories, appearing in October 2023 from Smithsonian Books.
Dr. Jones' awards include the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, four NASA Space Flight Medals, the
NASA Exceptional Service award, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, the NASA Exceptional Public
Service award, Phi Beta Kappa, the Air Force Commendation Medal, and Distinguished Eagle Scout.
Asteroid 1082 TomJones is named in his honor. In 2018, Tom was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall
of Fame.
Tom served on the NASA Advisory Council and the boards of the Association of Space Explorers and the
Astronauts Memorial Foundation. He consults on the future direction of human space exploration, uses
of asteroid and space resources, and planetary defense. A frequent public speaker, he is often seen onair delivering expert commentary on science and space flight.
This lecture is co-sponsored by Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity, Delta Gamma Sorority, and the Center for Leadership in Entrepreneurial Innovation (CLEI).