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Region 4 Report (draft) May 5, 2010. James Walker Region 4 Director. Region 4 has Seven Professional Sections. Current Member Numbers as of 1 April 2010 (difference from 1 April 2009). Professional Student Educator Associate Albuquerque 414(+12) 28(+4) 24(+9)
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Region 4 Report (draft)May 5, 2010 James Walker Region 4 Director
Current Member Numbers as of 1 April 2010 (difference from 1 April 2009) Professional Student Educator Associate Albuquerque 414(+12) 28(+4) 24(+9) Holloman/Alamogordo 23(-2) 2(+0) 5(-1) Houston 794(-61) 196(-41) 47(+11) North Texas 457(-25) 126(+36) 33(+9) Oklahoma 101(-7) 120(-31) 39(+13) Southwest Texas 221(-9) 128(+30) 37(+12) White Sands Space Harbor 42(+0) 22(+3) 5(+3) Region 4 Total 2052(-92) 622(+1) 190(+56)
Historical Professional Membership for Reg. IV; From 2005-2008 it was steady at 2213±11 members; in 2009 it dropped 70 to 2144 (-3.3%), and this year (2010) it dropped 92 to 2052 (-4.3%). 5
Historical Professional Membership for Sections: Albuquerque grew, White Sands Space Harbor held steady 6
Region 4 Section Chairmen (new in red) • Albuquerque: Elizabeth Kallman, Ball Aerospace, Albuquerque • Holloman/Alamogordo: Lt. Tommy Truong, USAF, Holloman • Houston: Ellen Gillespie, USA, Houston • North Texas: Ralph Tate, LM, Dallas • Oklahoma: Jamey Jacob, OSU, Stillwater • Southwest Texas: Tom Moore, SwRI, San Antonio • White Sands Space Harbor: Stephen McDougle, NASA
Regional Deputy Directors (new in red) • Career Enhancement: Elizabeth Blome, Houston • Education: Open • Finance: P. A. Cox, SwRI, San Antonio • Honors and Awards: Shirley Brandt, Jacobs ESCG, Houston • International: Douglas Yazell, Honeywell, Houston • Membership: Open • Precollege Outreach: Gar Bering, U. of Houston, Houston • Public Policy: Wayne Rast, USA, Houston • Technical: Mark Melanson, LM, Ft. Worth • Young Professionals: Derby Sun, Ft. Worth
Holloman/Alamogordo Section • Hosted 2010 Southern New Mexico Technology Symposium, April 15, 2010 in Las Cruces, NM.
Southwest Texas Section First flight at Ft. Sam Houston: March 2, 1910.
Region IV Student Paper Conference, Hosted by the Houston Section, April 2 – 3, 2010. • Very successful student paper conference hosted by the Houston Section, organized by Daniel Nobles and Irene Chan. • Held at NASA/JSC. • Supported by Texas A&M Kingsville.
Houston Section Special Event • Houston Section has Sister Sections. One is the Toulouse, France AAAF section. • June 7-8, 2010 there will be a Moon Colloquium in Toulouse, entitled “Exploring the Moon for the benefit of humanity.” • This will be a joint event with Houston Section and Toulouse AAAF.
Category III Money • All of it for this year is spent; • Most went to Houston Section • A small amount went to Southwest Texas Section
Special Service Citations • 3 from Houston • 1 proposed from Oklahoma