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Bill grew up in a two room house in Tennessee. He received a BS from the University of Tennessee in Agricultural Engineering. He worked for Ford Motor Company and the US Army before moving to Huntsville. He started working for Thiokol in 1959 as a…

Carl grew up in Hartsville, SC, and in 1957 recieved a BS in chemistry. He briefly worked in his hometown and was in the ROTC before joining the military, where he served as an ordnance officer in various nations. He retired from the military in…

Cecil was born in Anniston, AL, and his family moved frequently in his youth. He went to Auburn and graduated with a mechanical engineering degree in 1958. In interviewing, he found Thiokol very appealing for the passion of its employees. He provides…

Don was born in Dora, AL, in 1934; he went to Auburn and studied chemical engineering. When he joined Thiokol, he worked as an engineer on the BOMAR program, as well as on the CASTOR program. He worked at the company for 37 years in total. Patty was…

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…

Dr. Hutchins grew up in Huntsville. He studied chemistry, and eventually joined Thiokol, working on polymer research (especially liner adhesives) and various other responsibilities. In 1989 he became a section chief (continuing until 1992), and in…

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…

Dr. Knigert was born and raised in Loretto, Tennesee, majored in chemistry at the University of North Alabama, and earned a master's in the same from Vanderbilt. He joined Thiokol in 1986, working on minimal signature propulsion. In 1992, he moved to…

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…

Dr. Lyon grew up in Montgomery, Alabama. He majored in aerospace engineering at Auburn, graduating in 1971. He studied for his master's, then entered the workforce at Pratt and Whitney, working there from 1972-74. He first worked at Thiokol in the…