NASA Names Lugo As Director Of Glenn Research Center
WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named Ramon "Ray" Lugo III as director of the agency's Glenn Research Center in
Cleveland, effective July 18. Lugo has been Glenn's acting director
since March.
As Glenn's director, Lugo is responsible for planning, organizing and
leading the activities needed to accomplish the missions assigned to
the center. Glenn has research, technology and systems development
programs in space propulsion, space power, space communications,
aeronautical propulsion and microgravity sciences.
"Ray is a tremendous leader who brings decades of experience and
important skills to this job," Bolden said. "I'm confident with him
at the helm Glenn will continue to excel in all of the activities
that take place there."
Lugo was named Glenn's deputy director in November 2007. Before that,
he served as deputy manager of the Launch Services Program at NASA's
Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lugo began his NASA career at
Kennedy as a cooperative education student in 1975.
Lugo's other past leadership positions include executive director of
the Cape Canaveral Spaceport Management Office, director of
Expendable Launch Vehicle Services, manager of the Facilities and
Support Equipment Division in the Space Station Project Office, and
chief of the business office in the Joint Performance Management
Office.
Lugo's work has earned numerous honors, including two NASA Exceptional
Achievement Medals for contributions to the Galileo mission and
International Space Station redesign, and three NASA Outstanding
Leadership Medals for his service in the Expendable Launch Vehicle
Program. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from
the University of Central Florida in 1979 and a master's degree in
engineering management from the Florida Institute of Technology in
1982.
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Source: NASA
