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As a kid, Charles M. Lewis loved to take things apart and put them back together. At the age of 15, he was inspired by a Life magazine article with Werner Von Braun standing next to the Saturn V engine. Since he was an avid Science Fiction reader at…

Joseph Hale is originally from Roanoke, Virginia and he went to The University of Virginia. There, he received his Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Then, he continued at Virginia Tech and received his master's degree in Psychology/Applied Behavior…

John H. Reaves was born in the Jefferson hospital in Birmingham, AL in 1945. He went to Fairfield High school in Tennessee, and graduated in 1963. He then went to Auburn University and went into Pre-Engineering. John received his engineering degree…

Alan Ware is originally from Atlanta, GA. He attended Auburn University where he studied Industrial Design . He moved to Huntsville, AL in 1983 to work for a company called "Essex." He worked there from 1983-1991. There, he produced a variety of…

John Ofenloch was born in Chicago, Ilinois and was raised there. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Christian Brother's University in Memphis, Tennessee. When he graduated college, he accepted a job with North American…

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…

Roy was born in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. When trying to complete an engineering degree, he joined the Army to avoid being drafted, and served in a communication reconnaissance outfit. After his service was complete, he finished his degree at…

Lisa was born in Vietnam, and her father brought her and her mother to the United States. Her father retired in Huntsville, and Lisa graduated from UAH with a bachelor's in chemistry. Her first job was at Thiokol, from 1985-88,beginning in the liner…

Glen was raised in Montgomery, AL. He earned his BS&E degree from Auburn in 1957. He accepted a job with Thiokol but had to serve in the US Army Corps of Engineers first, where he supported the Redstone program and then Pershing. He returned to…

Samuel was born in Louisville, KY, in 1936. He earned his degree in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt in June 1958, and joined Thiokol on the recommendation of Roy Willis. He began and largely remained in the process development & research…