Stennis employees honored with awards

Published on Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:25 AM CST

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Fourteen employees of NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center recently were honored by NASA’s Space Flight Awareness program for their dedication to quality work and flight safety.

Honorees recognized for their contributions to the nation’s space program were: Chip Ellis, Christine Grapusa, Gerald Norris and Peter Ve Tran, all with NASA; Tracy Buras, David Carey, William Davis, Glenn Faciane and Michael Reich, all with Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne; Hans Holzinger and Leah Smith, both with the Jacobs Technology NASA Test Operations Group; Scott Corage and Gloria Otis, both with the Jacobs Technology Facility Operating Services Contract Group; and Sharlene Majors with Applied Geo Technologies.

Stennis Space Center Associate Director Rick Gilbrech presented awards during a Nov. 24 ceremony at Stennis. In addition, 10 of the award recipients traveled to Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to tour the center and witness the Nov. 16 launch of STS-129.

NASA’s Space Flight Awareness program awards were presented by Stennis Space Center Associate Director Rick Gilbrech during a ceremony held Nov. 24 at Stennis. Pictured, from left, are,first row: Sharlene Majors (Applied Geo Technologies), Gloria Otis (Jacobs Technology Facility Operating Services Contract Group), Christine Grapusa (NASA) and Leah Smith (Jacobs Technology NASA Test Operations Group); and second row: Gilbrech, Michael Reich (Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne), Gerald Norris (NASA), Hans Holzinger (Jacobs Technology NASA Test Operations Group), Scott Corage (Jacobs Technology Facility Operating Services Contract Group), William Davis (Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne), Chip Ellis (NASA) and Tracy Buras (Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. Not pictured are David Carey and Glenn Faciane (Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne) and Peter Ve Tran (NASA).

The other three were unable to attend those activities.

NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Program recognizes outstanding job performances and contributions by civil service and contract employees throughout the year and focuses on excellence in quality and safety in support of human space flight.

The Honoree Award is one of the highest honors presented to employees for their dedication to quality work and flight safety.

Recipients must have contributed beyond their normal work requirements toward achieving a particular human space flight program goal; contributed to a major cost savings; been instrumental in developing material that increases reliability, efficiency or performance; assisted in operational improvements; or been a key player in developing a beneficial process improvement.

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