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Jim was born in San Angelo, Texas, but quickly moved back to Tennessee. He earned a BS in Chemistry from MTSU, entered the Army via the ROTC, then joined Thiokol in 1957, working at various company branches until retiring in 1999. He primarily worked…

Richard "Dick" Hessler was born in Owensboro, KY. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida. He worked for Thiokol from 1957 through 1985. He worked in Testing & Data Reduction, took over Testing in 1965, and stayed…

Dr. Bob Glick was born January 26, 1934 in Ashland, Kentucky. He earned his BS in Engineering from Perdue University and started his PhD program there. He left the graduate program to join Thiokol in the Engineering Department. He worked in the Heat…

Phillip Franklin was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He started his career at Southern Research Institute before he joined Thiokol in 1984. He worked in…

John Floyd was born in Sand Mountain, AL. He started at Thiokol as a technician in the Physical Test Lab working on Data Reduction. He became an Assistant Engineer and Chemist in the Engineering Department. He left Thiokol to work for Brown…

Dr. David Flanigan started college at Rose Polytechnic Institute and then transferred to Western Kentucky University where he graduated with a BA in Mathematics. He earned his PhD from Vanderbilt in Chemistry. He accepted a position with Thiokol…

Gene was born in DeQuincy, Louisiana. Raised in Pensacola, he went to Auburn until he joined the Army at age 18. He trained with a B-26 oufit, and discusses his experience through the war. After the war, he got a degree at the University of Alabama…

Ron Clements was born in 1939 in Reform, Alabama. He earned his BS in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alabama and his MS in AE from the University of Illinois. He started working at Thiokol in June, 1963 in the Stress Group -…

Dr. Caveny was born in 1934 in Atlanta, GA. He grew up in the Navy and attended 13 schools. He was in NROTC and attended Georgia Tech. He spend time in the Navy. Len shared many storied about coworkers, including Dick Wall. He worked with design…

Murray was born in 1945 in Jackson, TN, and shortly moved to Memphis. He graduated from a local tech school, worked with what would become Exxon, and studied industrial technology. He was drafted in 1967 and spent 2 years away. He held various other…