Arizona State University is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature,ASU is now one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States. It was one of about 180 "normal schools" founded in the late 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. Some closed,but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century,then state universities in the late 20th century.
The University of Arizona is a public land-grant research university in Tucson,Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature,it was the first university in the Arizona Territory.
Craig R. Barrett is an American business executive who served as the chairman of the board of Intel Corporation until May 2009. He became CEO of Intel in 1998,a position he held for seven years. After retiring from Intel,Barrett joined the faculty at Thunderbird School of Global Management in Phoenix.
The Smithsonian Institution,or simply the Smithsonian,is a group of museums,education and research centers,the largest such complex in the world,created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10,1846,it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government. The institution is named after its founding donor,British scientist James Smithson. It was originally organized as the United States National Museum,but that name ceased to exist administratively in 1967.
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan is an American geologist,oceanographer,and former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions.
Gerald Wayne Clough is President Emeritus of the Georgia Institute of Technology and former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. A graduate of Georgia Tech in civil engineering,he was the first alumnus to serve as President of the Institute.
Nicole Margaret Ellingwood Malachowski is a retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and the first female pilot selected to fly as part of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron,better known as the Thunderbirds. She later became a speaker and advocate on behalf of patients with tick-borne illnesses.
Woodrow Wilson Awards are given out in multiple countries each year by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution to individuals in both the public sphere and business who have shown an outstanding commitment to President of the United States Woodrow Wilson's dream of integrating politics,scholarship,and policy for the common good. Created in 1999 as a local Award for leadership in Washington,DC,the Awards were expanded in 2001 to recognize great leaders and thinkers throughout the world. Funding from the Awards supports additional research,scholars,and programs in Washington and the home community of the recipients.
Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus is a public research university in Phoenix,Arizona. It is one of five campuses of Arizona State University.
David Jan Skorton is an American physician and academic. He has been president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) since July 15,2019. Prior to the AAMC,he led the Smithsonian Institution,the national research museums of the United States,as its 13th Secretary from July 2015 to June 2019. A cardiologist,he was president of Cornell University from 2006 to 2015. Before arriving at Cornell,he served as president of the University of Iowa,where he had been a longtime professor and then vice president. He began his career as a professor of medicine and engineering. He was the first physician to serve as president of the Smithsonian Institution.
Colleen C. Barrett is the President Emerita of Southwest Airlines,and an influential figure in the founding and development of the company. In 2001 she became the first woman to serve as president of a major airline.
Thunderbird School of Global Management is a business school of Arizona State University,a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. It was founded in 1946 as an independent,private institution and acquired by Arizona State University in 2014. The school moved to ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus in 2018. The campus built a new $75 million building for the school in 2021.
Henrietta Holsman Fore is an American public health and international development executive who served as the 7th Executive Director of UNICEF till January 2022. Fore currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Holsman International,a management,investment,and advisory services company. She served in three presidential appointments under President George W. Bush:Fore was the first woman Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance,the 11th Under Secretary of Management in the Department of State,and the 37th Director of the United States Mint in the U.S. Department of Treasury. She was the presidential appointee for President George H. W. Bush at the United States Agency for International Development.
Barrett,The Honors College at Arizona State University is a university honors program. The honors college was first authorized by the Arizona Board of Regents in 1988 as a four-year,residential program on ASU's Tempe campus. In 2001,the college was re-named in honor of ASU supporters Craig Barrett,former CEO of Intel,and Barbara Barrett,former U.S. Secretary of the Air Force. Since 2008,honors programs and classes have been offered at each of ASU's campuses,in addition to through online degree programs.
George Vernon Orr,Jr. was the 14th Secretary of the Air Force,appointed by President Ronald Reagan. From California,he was a businessman and educator who served in both state and national government positions.
Laurie Leshin is an American scientist and academic administrator serving as the 10th Director of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and as Vice President and Bren Professor of Geochemistry and Planetary Science at California Institute of Technology. Leshin's research has focused on geochemistry and space science. Leshin previously served as the 16th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Smithsonian Affiliations is a division of the Smithsonian Institution that establishes long-term partnerships with non-Smithsonian museums and educational and cultural organizations in order to share collections,exhibitions and educational strategies and conduct joint research. Partner organizations are known as "Smithsonian Affiliates".
John Earl Hyten is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 11th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2021. A career space operations and acquisitions officer,he commanded the United States Strategic Command from 2016 to 2019 and the Air Force Space Command from 2014 to 2016.
Janine Anne Davidson is an American public servant,known for expertise on topics such as military operations,U.S. foreign policy and national security policy as well as higher education leadership.
The chief master sergeant of the Space Force (CMSSF) is the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of space operations and the secretary of the Air Force. The chief master sergeant of the Space Force is the most senior enlisted guardian in the U.S. Space Force,unless an enlisted guardian is serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman.
