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Glenn Mahone/Doc Mirelson
Headquarters, Washington           June 10, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1898/1600)

RELEASE: 03-194

NASA ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY 
RETIRING

     NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe announced today, Dr. 
Jeremiah F. Creedon, Associate Administrator for Aerospace 
Technology is retiring after 40 years with the agency to 
join the faculty at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., 
effective July 3. Creedon has held the position since June 
2002.

"Jerry's retirement is a true loss of talent and continuity 
for NASA," said Administrator O'Keefe. "His insight, candor, 
management and leadership skills have helped NASA 
considerably. He has been an innovative and forward-looking 
leader. It will be daunting to find a professional of 
comparable expertise, insight, and passion to pursue the 
important aerospace technology effort. The entire NASA 
family wishes him well and much future success," 
Administrator O'Keefe added.

Under Creedon, the Office of Aerospace Technology developed 
innovative technology for aeronautics and space 
applications. He was responsible for developing new 
university and commercial partnerships that developed and 
exploited technology breakthroughs.

Dr. J. Victor Lebacqz, Associate Director for Aerospace 
Programs at NASA's Ames Research Center, will serve as 
acting Associate Administrator for Aerospace Technology. 
"Vic has been providing management and oversight for agency 
aerospace programs, for which Ames has lead responsibility," 
Administrator O'Keefe said. "While we search for a successor 
for Jerry, Vic's steady hand will keep us on course, as we 
continue to exploit aerospace technology advances," O'Keefe 
said. 

Prior to being named Associate Administrator, Creedon was 
Director of NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. 
Langley, founded in 1917, was the government's first 
civilian managed aeronautical research laboratory. He was 
Langley's seventh director in the center's 86-year history.

"During my 40 years of public service, I had the privilege 
to develop technology that improved the quality of life as 
an engineer, center director, and finally as an associate 
administrator at Headquarters," said Creedon. "Throughout my 
NASA experience, I have worked with dedicated, hard working 
people with superb capability. It has been my pleasure to 
work with them."

A native of Rhode Island, Creedon graduated from the 
University of Rhode Island with Bachelor and Master of 
Science degrees and a Doctorate in electrical engineering in 
1961, 1963 and 1970 respectively. In 1982-83, he was a Sloan 
Fellow at Stanford University and received a Master of 
Management Science degree. The author of more than 30 
technical articles, Creedon is a fellow of the American 
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Creedon began his NASA career at Langley in June 1963 as a 
research engineer in the Navigation and Guidance Research 
Branch, Instrument Research Division. Since 1970, he has 
held a variety of management positions. He was named Head of 
the Control and Information Systems Section in 1970; 
Assistant Head of the Avionics Technology Research Branch in 
1979; Chief of the Flight Control Systems Division in 1982; 
and Head of the Flight Systems Directorate in 1985 where he 
remained until 1994 when he became director of Aeronautics 
Program Group. In February 1996, he was named Director of 
the Airframe Systems Program Office. 

In 1989, he received the Presidential Rank of Meritorious 
Executive in the Senior Executive Service for his 
outstanding contributions to the management of NASA 
programs. In 1990, he received the NASA Outstanding 
Leadership Medal "for outstanding leadership in defining 
high-payoff research programs and in developing productive 
research organizations to successfully implement the 
programs." 

In 1995, he received the Presidential Rank of Distinguished 
Executive in the Senior Executive Service. In 1998, he 
received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal "for his many 
personal contributions and untiring commitment to the 
Nation, NASA, and the Langley Research Center as an 
outstanding leader of vital aeronautics and space programs." 

In 2001, Creedon received the Presidential Rank of 
Meritorious Executive in the Senior Executive Service. He 
also received the Distinguished Service Medal in 2001 for 
his "distinguished service, outstanding leadership, and 
exceptional vision, enabling high-risk,high-technology 
research in support of the Nation's aerospace effort."

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