Campbell Named Laboratory
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"I accept the award on behalf of the center's employees who work so diligently in transferring their technologies for commercial applications." |
In the last five years, at least 20 new products have been created through Glenn-developed technologies. Under Campbell's leadership, the Lewis Incubator for Technology was established to help entrepreneurs and start-up companies gain financial and marketing assistance as they commercialize NASA-developed technologies. In addition, the newly created Garrett Morgan Commercialization Initiative helps increase the competitiveness of small businesses and small disadvantaged businesses in Ohio and the Great Lakes region through the use of NASA technologies.
Campbell also has been instrumental in providing a hands-on educational experience to African-American and Hispanic students each year through the Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy (SEMAA). The program, a collaborative effort between Glenn and Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio, has proven to be extremely successful. Since its inception, SEMAA has been replicated twice, with plans for seven additional sites in major cities.
"I'm honored to have been chosen to receive this award," said Campbell. "I accept the award on behalf of the center's employees who work so diligently in transferring their technologies for commercial applications."
"I'm very happy to be able to recognize Don Campbell's contributions to technology transfer and support for the FLC," said Dr. Jagdish Mathur, principal scientist at Marconi Aerospace and chair of the FLC's National Advisory Group. "Don is an outstanding and dedicated individual who has demonstrated leadership and personal commitment to work with American industry and the community for economic development and growth. His efforts have made a difference."
The award is presented annually to honor laboratory directors who have made exemplary contributions to the overall enhancement of technology transfer for economic development.
FLC members include more than 600 of the largest federal government research laboratories and centers, representing 16 federal departments and agencies. The mission of the FLC is to promote and facilitate the rapid movement of federal laboratory research results and technologies into the mainstream U.S. economy.
Campbell is a native of Lima, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree at Ohio Northern University and a master's degree at Ohio State University, both in mechanical engineering. He holds honorary doctorate degrees from Wilberforce University and Ohio Northern University. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Society.
For more information, contact Laurie Stauber at Glenn Research
Center.
Call: 216/433-2820, Fax: 216/433-2555, E-mail: Stauber@grc.nasa.gov
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Donald J. Campbell, Director of NASA's Glenn Research Center, has been named the 1998 Laboratory Director of the Year for Technology Transfer by the Federal Laboratory Consortium.
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