Bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University, 1964; master of science in aerospace engineering from Air Force Institute of Technology, 1974; Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from Air Force Institute of Technology, 1978; master of business administration from the University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1987; 11 honorary doctorate degrees from various universities; Colonel, USAF; he flew 144 combat missions, including 65 over North Vietnam; test pilot at Wright-Patterson AFB; hobbies: Reading, swimming, jogging, raquetball, handball, scuba; in 1993 he retired from NASA to serve as General Manager of Engineering Services Division with NYMA, Inc. in Greenbelt, Maryland. In May 1997, he became Vice President of the Aerospace Sector of Federal Data Corporation and in October 2000, he was appointed Vice President of Microgravity R&D and Operations for the Northrop Grumman Corporation. In September 2002, he became President of the Aerospace Technology Group, an engineering consulting organization based in Cleveland, Ohio.