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Kenneth C. Atchison
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. April 9, 1990
(Phone: 202/453-8400)

RELEASE: 90-49

NASA ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTS ROSS AS LEWIS CENTER DIRECTOR

NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly today named Lawrence J.

Ross as Director of the Lewis Research Center, Cleveland. Ross
succeeds Dr. John Klineberg who becomes Director of NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. The appointments are
effective July 1, 1990.

Ross joined NASA in 1963 and has been Deputy Director of the
center since December 1987. As Deputy Director, Ross has shared
responsibility for organizing, controlling and accomplishing
missions assigned to the center. "Larry Ross's deep management
experience at Lewis will serve well as the NASA program meets the
exciting challenges ahead," said Truly.

During most of his career, Ross has served in an executive

capacity. He also has been a design and test engineer
responsible for environmental testing of the Centaur launch
vehicle stage and for integration of the Surveyor spacecraft with
the Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle.

Ross also has undertaken several special assignments

including an investigation into the failure of a Delta launch
vehicle and a study of management approaches for Space Station
Freedom.

He is the recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal,

the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive and the NASA
Outstanding Leadership Medal. Ross and his wife, Carol, have
four children.

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