Daniel Hastings, John McLuckey Elected to Board of Trustees
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (12/18/00) -- Dr. Daniel Hastings, a university professor, and John McLuckey, formerly an aerospace executive, have been elected to the board of trustees of The Aerospace Corporation.
Chief Executive Officer Pete Aldridge said that Hastings and McLuckey were elected when the board met at the company's headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Dec. 6-8.
He also announced the selection of Dr. Bradford Parkinson to succeed Dr. Ruth Davis as board chair.
She is stepping down after more than 17 years service on the board.
Aldridge said retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Howell Estes III will succeed Parkinson as board vice chair.
Daniel Hastings
Hastings is professor of aeronautics and astronautics and engineering systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also director of the MIT Technology and Policy Program.
Hastings served as chief scientist of the Air Force from 1997 through 1999. In this capacity he was chief scientific advisor to the chief of staff and the secretary and provided assessments on a wide range of scientific and technical issues affecting the Air Force mission.
He has published more than 50 papers and a book in the field of spacecraft-environment interactions and several papers on space propulsion and space systems. He is undertaking research in new design paradigms for space systems, collaborating on distributed satellite systems, and changing the nature of the space economy and strategic space policy.
He earned a PhD in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT in 1980 and is a fellow and member of the International Academy of Astronautics. He is a member of the National Research Council's Naval Studies Board, the National Academies Government University Research Roundtable and the National Academy of Engineering's Board of Engineering Education.
John McLuckey
McLuckey, who has 39 years of experience in the aerospace and electronics industries, retired from The Boeing Company in 1998 as president of Space Systems.
He previously served as president and chief executive officer of the Rockwell Aerospace and Defense businesses prior to Boeing's acquisition of these units in December 1996. In 1995 he served as chairman of the board of the American Defense Preparedness Association (ADPA) and was a member of the board of governors of the Aerospace Industries Association.
McLuckey received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal and ADPA's Industrial Leadership Award in 1998. He was presented the Gold Knight of Management Award by the National Management
Association's Anaheim/Newport chapter in 1994.
He holds a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from California State University, Fullerton. He was selected by the university's alumni association to receive its 1990 Distinguished Alumni-Career Achievement Award, and in 1995 he was recognized as the school's Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.
