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NASA Alumni League Florida Chapter <alkoller@nalfl.com> Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 8:44 PMReply­To: alkoller@nalfl.comTo: alkoller@nalfl.comI was unhappy with the earlier email newsletter and duplicated it on a second service. Let me know how it looks on yourbrowser compared to the version send earlier today. Thx.

Website Coming Events Events Registration Members News Our Goals

2015 NALFL Board

Officers

President: Dr. Al Koller

Vice President: Richard NelsonTreasurer: Dr. J. JohnsonSecretary:

David SchechterPast President:Chuck Taylor

Directors

Catherine AlexanderGeorge EnglishLin Giesler

Roselle HansonDick Lyon

Marilynn NelsonYvonne ParkerNorm PerryBill RiddleBob Sieck

Manny Virata

2015 Support Team

Program Chair:Rich Nelson

50/50 Chair:Bev Merrilees

November 3, 2014 Dear Albert,

Get Ready for Another Great Program!

This month (11­18) we host a meeting at the KSC VisitorComplex under an NALFL agreement that we signedlast summer with Delaware North Companies (DNC).

Our program features Therrin Protze, the DNC COO,who will provide insights into the DNC plans for futureadditions, as well as ideas for how we can work togetherto better share the NASA story with others. There will beopportunities to become more involved for those whowish to do so, and just plain fun opportunities for all.

In this newsletter ­ which is free to all subscribers ­ youwill find new sections including arrangements for theNovember luncheon; introductions to some of our 2015team; our 2015 Board and Team Members; a listing ofnew and renewing members who have just signed up,and access to two current publications on space.

Membership:Lin Giesler andDavid Schechter

Registration:Suzanne Jamieson and Mary Lou

Harlow

Arrangements:Norm Perry, Bill Riddle, and Roselle

Hanson

Education ChairJim Kennedy

Photographer:Catherine Alexander

Webmaster:Al Koller

Historian (acting):Frank Bryan

Publicity:Bill Riddle

Meet Our *New andRenewing MembersMICHAEL HADDAD

SAM HADDAD

ELIZABETH JOHNSON

JOHN KEY

ED MORGAN

BILL PARAMORE

NORM PERRY

GARY POWERS

IKE RIGELL

*JOHN SIMS

MANNY VIRATA ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Please greet our newest members

and invite your retired NASAcolleagues to join us.

Sign Up to Join Us!If you are not already a member and are

If you have not already joined, please consider making acommitment to do so now. The benefits far outweigh thecosts, and you can take pride in supporting a group ofyour friends and colleagues working to share our spaceprogram legacy. Visit our website atnalfl.com. Thanks.

Best regards, Al Koller, NALFL President

A Visit to the KSC Visitor ComplexHow long since you last visited the KSC Visitor Complex(KSCVC) and walked through memory lane at the rocketgarden and Debus Center? The November 18 luncheon atthe KSC Visitor Complex offers some very specialarrangements. Parking is free ­­ use this link to obtain aparking pass for that day. Second, the luncheon is $16each for NALFL members and their spouses and familymembers; $19 each for non­members and their guests.That fee includes access to the park for the entire day ­ a$50 value for each person.

Best of all, you will have a chance to meet with yourcolleagues in a familiar setting and discuss newopportunities to share your NASA experience with otherswho can benefit from your knowledge.

Therrin Protze was named COO ofthe Visitor Complex in January2014. He has made the guestexperience a top priority since hebegan. His interest in STEMeducation resulted in a Letter ofAgreement with NALFL and anoutreach program to every sixthgrade class in Brevard with JimKennedy speaking about our spaceprogram and preparing them forspace week.

Don't miss this special event. Join us to learn more aboutDNCs vision and plans for expanding their operation, aswell as new opportunities for including more of our people intheir operations.

Meet Some of Your 2015 Teammates

Catherine Alexander,Former COTR for ExpendableLaunch Services NALFL Board Member andNALFL Photographer

My last position at KSC was inthe Launch Services Program,as COTR for the ExpendableLaunch Services IntegratedService II (ELVIS II ) contract. I served as COTR for thepredecessor contract as well. I was a member of the

a former employee of NACA, NASA,JPL, or were detailed from any federalagency to NASA, you qualify. PleaseCLICK HERE and complete anapplication. You can file online or mail acompleted form to NALFL, P. O. Box423, Titusville, FL 32781.

Spot The International Space

Station

You can get an email reminder that tellsyou how and when to spot theInternational Space Station when it's inyour neighborhood. Sign up at:http://spotthestation.nasa.gov.

NASA News

November Spaceport

Magazine Available Online

The November issue of SPM is here.Feel free to share these stories withfamily and friends!

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE FILE

Check out the November SpaceportMagazine on the ISSUU digitalnewsstand or click the cover photo.View past issues at the ISSUU digitalnewsstand here. To download or view the accessiblePDF version or view past PDF issues ofthe magazine, go tohttp://go.nasa.gov/1k2qusq.

source board for the ELVIS II contract and a member ofthe transition team. I worked with the contractor toimplement significant Key Performance Indicators tomanage the contract across technical, schedule andcost parameters. I worked closely with a small team ofcost analysts and project managers to provide oversightof the contract and deliver Quarterly Award Fee Reportsto the Program Manager.

I have enjoyed every one of the NAL luncheons. Eachspeaker presented informative and inspiring informationabout NASA and space exploration activities. Therobotics team presentation provided a glimpse of howNAL's financial support is utilized. These young studentswere so excited about their project and their plans forfurthering their engineering studies. The Shuttle Atlantisvisit, when Delaware North opened the Visitor's Centerat night just for NAL, was spectacular. But, the very bestpart has been getting to know so many of the pioneersand architects of the space program. NAL has addedanother dimension to my appreciation for the NASAfamily.

Jim Kennedy, Former Director KSC(2003­2007)

Chair, NALFL EducationCommittee

My co­op experience began atKSC in 1968 in DesignEngineering. I joined MSFC in1980 and worked there until

2002 when I moved to KSC as Deputy Director. AtMSFC I served as SRB Project Manager, Director ofEngineering, and Deputy Center Director.

When I retired in 2007, I had intended to immediatelyjoin OUR NASA Alumni League, but because wetraveled a lot, we felt we could not participate. Howwrong we were. After finally joining last year we realizedwhat a wonderful "gift" it is to be part of the organization. The NAL affords an opportunity to enjoy fellowship andcontinue the long and distinguished legacy of our NASAand the Kennedy Space Center. To those who areconsidering joining NAL, I encourage you to give it atry...you won't regret it.

Dr. Al Koller, FormerSystem Engineer,Program Manager,and Educator

NALFL Board Memberand Current President

My aerospace careerbegan at age 17 in 1959 as a summer trainee for the

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Army Ballistic Missile Agency's (ABMA) Missile FiringLab (MFL) at Cape Canaveral. I became a NASANetworks Technician in LVO, a System Engineer, andTechnical Assistant to the Director; then EnvironmentalProgram Manager for DE; Biomedical ProgramManager/Environmental Health Officer for MD; and TotalQuality Management (TQM) Staff for KSC. In 1992 I leftNASA to become VP for International Education at BCC;then Titusville Campus President; and finally ExecutiveDirector of Aerospace Education, founding NSF'sSpaceTEC, retiring in 2013. It's been rewarding andFUN...

The NASA Alumni League has put me back in touch withfriends and colleagues from my earliest days in NASA.The meetings and outings are special events in my life. NAL speakers and visits to KSC provide insight into thelatest plans and activities at NASA, and information in avariety of technical fields keeps me current. I treasurebeing part of NALFL as a way to share and "give back"in support of aerospace.

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