Lt. Gen. Patrick J. O'Reilly, Director, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. presented the 2012 William E. Boeing Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday February 28. The link to the video is now available

AAE alumnus Dr. John Schmisseur Ph.D.'97 has been honored as Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Congratulations to Jonathan Goodsell and Isaac Tetzloff who have been named as the 2012 recipients for The Purdue Forever Fellowship.

Expert informs students about the future of missile defense

Congratulations to Katya Casper who has been selected to receive an Outstanding Service Scholarship in recognition of her contributions to the school, college, and university. Katya is a doctoral student working with Prof. Steven Schneider.

Walt Eversman, BSAE'59,OAE'08 is being inducted into the Purdue Intercollegiate Hall of Fame. He was a three-year letterwinner as a swimmer from 1956 to 1959 for head coach Dick Papenguth.

Congratulations to the 2012 Magoon Winners: Loic P.R. Chappaz, Logan Larson, Sang-Hyun Shin, Saad Tanvir and Winni Wei who were recently selected to receive Purdue's College of Engineering Magoon Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Professor Jay Melosh (AAE by Courtesy) and AAE alumnus John B. Hayhurst are cited as architects of an important publication. Both were members of the Steering Committee for NASA Space Technology Roadmaps.

Several events are planned to honor astronaut and Purdue alumna Janice E. Voss, who died Feb. 6 in Arizona of complications from cancer. * On Feb. 24, her family will greet friends and colleagues and celebrate her life from 3-4 p.m. in the Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering's Kurz Atrium. The reception is open to the public, but RSVPs are appreciated and can be e-mailed to [email protected].