In 1987, a joint congressional study panel met to address a number of issues facing the aerospace industry and the Nation, among them a looming shortage of workers prepared for a high tech workforce and a decline in scholastic achievement, especially in the disciplines of math and science. Congress was also concerned with building research infrastructure at our Nation’s institutions of higher education. Congress passed legislation in 1988 which established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. The Virginia Space Grant Consortium received its designation from NASA in 1989. You can visit NASA’s National Space Grant website here.
Board of Directors
Dr. Timothy Sands, Chair
President, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Dr. Peter Blake
Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
JoAnn Haysbert
Chancellor and Provost, Hampton University
Dr. William R. Harvey
President, Hampton University
Dr. Brian O. Hemphill
President, Old Dominion University
Dave Hudson
Senior Associate Vice President for Research
Dennis Manos
President, Hampton University
Dr. Sharon Morrissey
Chancellor, Virginia Community College System
James E. Ryan
President, University of Virginia
Dr. Katherine A. Rowe
President, William & Mary
Robert Stolle
President and CEO, CIT Building
Van Wilson
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services