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, Ph.D., is a veteran astronaut, scientist, author, pilot, and speaker. In more than 11 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 53 days working and living in space.
A Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force Academy, Dr. Jones 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.
He 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, Dr. Jones was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
He 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 on air delivering expert commentary on science and space flight.
Tom Jones will announce a Lecture about his experiences with leadership as an Astronaut, Author, Veteran, Scientist, and Pilot. This will be in the Cregger Center Arena and we will present two $1,000 scholarship winners from new Roanoke Students who applied for the leadership scholarship over the summer.
This lecture is co-sponsored by Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity, Delta Gamma Sorority, and the Center for Leadership in Entrepreneurial Innovation (CLEI).