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Guy Gardner Guy Gardner is currently the Superintendent of Riverside Military Academy, a boys college prep boarding and day school for grades 7-12 in Gainesville, GA. Guy began his flying
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During his 11 years as a
NASA astronaut, Guy worked in many areas of Space Shuttle and Space Station development and support and flew
as pilot on two Space Shuttle missions. He first flew in space as pilot on
the crew of STS-27, aboard the After his second space
flight, Guy returned to the Air Force as Head of the USAF
Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, In 1995, Guy joined the
Federal Aviation Administration as Director of the William J. Hughes Technical Center, at the During the school years
1998 - 2001, Guy served as a motivational/educational speaker to students
across the country and as a high school mathematics teacher at Washington-Lee High School
in Arlington, Virginia, and at The
Potomac School in Fairfax County, Virginia. He also student taught physics at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and
Technology in Guy has also served as
Principal and Director of Omega Systems
Group, a risk management consulting company, and as Vice President for
Space Flight Development of Space
Adventures, Ltd., a space tourism company. From 1994 to 1996, Guy was the Director of Super Project Development at Purdue University, where he helped manage research programs, taught engineering, and supported alumni and community relations and development efforts. The awesome Linda Gardner
is Guy’s wife of over 38 years, and is an elementary school teacher. They have three wonderful adult
children, Jennifer, Sarah, and Jason.
Jennifer is married to the also wonderful Scott Teems. Scott and Jennifer have provided them
with grandson McCabe and granddaughter Worthy. Guy’s volunteer
activities have included: member of various advisory boards, speaker to
school and civic groups, church youth group leader, adult and youth Sunday
school teacher, and Explorer Post leader. Education
Bachelor
of Science Degree with three majors in Astronautics, Mathematics, and
Engineering Science from the United States Air Force Academy in 1969
(Distinguished Graduate).
Master
of Science Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University in 1970
(Outstanding Aerospace Engineer).
Master
of Arts Degree in Education from Virginia Tech
in 2000 (Certified in Mathematics and Physics).
Numerous
Flight, Leadership and Management courses including the Defense Systems
Management College, Air Force Command and Staff College, USAF Test Pilot
School, USAF Pilot Training, and USAF Instructor Pilot School (Top Graduate
at the USAF Test Pilot School and Top Graduate in USAF Pilot Training).
Other Honors
and Awards
2 Defense
Superior Service Medals, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, NASA
Exceptional Service Medal, National Intelligence Medal of Achievement, Air
Force Legion of Merit, 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 14 Air Medals, Test
Pilot School Outstanding Academic Instructor and Outstanding Flying
Instructor.
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