{"id":114,"date":"2022-11-22T20:41:12","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vsgc.odu.edu\/mainisite-redesign\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2023-03-24T12:57:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T12:57:48","slug":"history-of-the-virginia-space-grant-consortium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/vsgc.odu.edu\/redesign\/history-of-the-virginia-space-grant-consortium\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Virginia Space Grant Consortium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"114\" class=\"elementor elementor-114\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1e8d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1e8d91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>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.\u00a0 Congress was also concerned with building research infrastructure at our Nation\u2019s institutions of higher education.\u00a0 Congress passed legislation in 1988 which established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.\u00a0 The Virginia Space Grant Consortium received its designation from NASA in 1989.\u00a0You can visit NASA\u2019s National Space Grant website <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/offices\/education\/programs\/national\/spacegrant\/home\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"separator  transparent   \">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong><em>Dr. Timothy Sands, Chair<\/em><\/strong><br \/>President, Virginia Polytechnic and State University<\/p><p><strong><em>Dr. Peter Blake\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Director, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia<\/p><p><strong><em>JoAnn Haysbert<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Chancellor and Provost, Hampton University<\/p><p><strong><em>Dr. William R. Harvey<\/em><\/strong><br \/>President, Hampton University<\/p><p><strong><em>Dr. Brian O. Hemphill<\/em><\/strong><br \/>President, Old Dominion University<\/p><p><strong><em>Dave Hudson<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Senior Associate Vice President for Research<\/p><p><strong><em>Dennis Manos<\/em><\/strong><br \/>President, Hampton University<\/p><p><strong><em>Dr. Sharon Morrissey<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Chancellor, Virginia Community College System<\/p><p><strong><em>James E. Ryan<\/em><\/strong><br \/>President, University of Virginia<\/p><p><strong><em>Dr. Katherine A. Rowe<\/em><\/strong><br \/>President, William &amp; Mary<\/p><p><strong><em>Robert Stolle<\/em><\/strong><br \/>President and CEO, CIT Building<\/p><p><strong><em>Van Wilson<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390dd0a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"390dd0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1987, a joint congressional study panel met to address a number 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