Bachelor of science in engineering science, from the USAF Academy, 1965; master of science in astronautics from Purdue University, 1965; Major General, USAF; he flew 262 combat missions in Vietnam; test pilot; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 8; hobbies: Jogging, camping, backpacking, flying; Commander of the Eastern Space and Missile Center, Patrick AFB, Florida; since March 1997 Director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center; since August 10, 2003 Center Director for the NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia.