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Show Space Scientist To Succeed A. Ray Olpin As President tion in space activities. Although vice president of Aerojet, Dr. Fletcher is also directing research into new scientific fields, principally in micro-biology. Dr. Fletcher has fulfilled many space administration assignments including, in 1962, membership on a committee comprised of physicists, physi-cists, chemists and political scientists scien-tists whose task was the review of current disarmament proposals. Ways of alleviating differences between be-tween the Soviets and the United , (Continued on page 2) A S ... .-FN, 'VTY 1 f 'r -1 111 ' - J I i "I ! , 1 ; 1 'V " i v - ' ' '1 'Dr. James C. Fletcher, well-known well-known in the field of space administration, admin-istration, was named president of the University at a special meeting of the board of regents, 'Friday afternoon in the Union Building. The announcement came after a six month search for a successor to Pres. A. Ray Olpin, who will retire on July 1. At present Dr. Fletcher is chairman chair-man of the board of the Space-General Space-General Corporation of El Monte, California, and vice president systems of the Aero-Jet General Corporation of Azusa, California. He stated that he will "give up" these positions when he assumes the Presidency. Dr. 'Fletcher also estimated that he will arrive in Salt Lake in mid-April to begin what will probably be a short orientation orien-tation period. AT FRIDAY'S brief meeting, Dr. Fletcher's name was placed before the board by Dr. John A. Dixon, Ogden, on behalf of a search committee com-mittee comprised of professors eliected by the Faculty Council. Since there were no further nominations, nom-inations, the Board members cast their ballots and Royden C. Derrick, Der-rick, chairman of the Regents, then announced what was a unanimous vote. Dr. Fletcher, who is 45 years old, is the son of Harvey L. Fletcher, renowned scientist and dean emeritus of the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences, Brigham Young University: In the past Dr. Fletcher has contributed con-tributed to a myriad of committees serving America's space program. He has worked as chairman of a committee to review the Minuteman Command and Control system organized or-ganized in 1961. In 1959 Dr. Fletcher Fletch-er headed a similar committee which made recommendations on the Skybolt program. "Project Forecast," a committee commit-tee directed by General Bernard Shreiver has been Dr. Fletcher's most recent assignment. The group has been meeting to project pro-ject the activities and aims of the the U.S. Air Force during the next ten years. A graduate of Columbia University Univer-sity in 1940, Dr. Fletcher, the following fol-lowing year became a research physicist with the U.S. Navy Bureau Bu-reau of Ordnance. As a research associate of Craft Laboratory, Dr. Fletcher attended Harvard University Univer-sity in 1942-43. He has been an instructor in-structor at Princeton University, and became a teaching fellow at California Institute of Technology while studying toward his Ph.D. degree, which he received in 1948. A PHYSICIST, as was Pres. Olpin at the time of his appointment, appoint-ment, Dr. Fletcher joined with Frank W. Lehan in 1958 to organize or-ganize the Space Electronics Corporation, Cor-poration, producer of the Able Star engine for the Thor Able Space carrier. car-rier. In 1961 the company merged wit hthe Spacecraft Division of Aerojet to form Space-General of which Dr. Fletcher is board chairman. chair-man. First in production of solid fuel engines and second in liquid engines the Aerojet Corporation is he nation's third largest organiza- - jj y iv- :). NEW PRESIDENT AND HIS FAMILY. James Stephen (I. to r.) Barbara Jo, Dr. Fletcher, Mrs. Fletcher, Virginia and Mary Susan. The Fletchers currently live in California where the new president administrates a myriad of aero-space administration programs. Resents Pick Dr. Fletcher (Continued from page 1) States over future treaty proposals were then suggested. Dr. Fletcher served as an industrial in-dustrial representative on the committee which included two Nobel Laureates and three Rhodes Scholars. With reference to the nomination nomina-tion of a new President, Board Chairman Derrick referred to the importance of the Regent's selection. selec-tion. "With this in mind, he said, "we have tried to select a man who will be the most effective leader in promoting the climate of true learning, which is the hallmark of a great university." MR. DERRICK also stated, "This is a great University. We know that under its new leadership it will go on to new heights of greatness great-ness in the years ahead." Referring to Pres. Olpin's 18 years of service, Mr. Derrick recommended rec-ommended that a committee be formed to direct the programs of respect that will be given in the President's honor. Glen Hatch, a member of the board of regents, Sydney W. Angleman, president of the Faculty Club, John Pingree, student body president and Parry Sorenson, representative of the administration, ad-ministration, were appointed to program pro-gram these tributes. |
