Von L Burton

Dr. Von L. Burton of Huntsville, Alabama. He has had an illustrative career in the areas of Rocketry and Space Science, in which he has served 29 years with NASA, seven different organizations, and received fifteen individual awards. From Moorehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, he received a B. A. Degree in Mathematics, June 1963, did further in Statistics at the University of Delaware, May 1964 and June 1966; received his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Alabama A & M University and a Doctor of Science in Computer Science and Systems Degree from Southeastern Institute of Technology of Huntsville, Alabama in 1986. At present, he is employed by NASA and serves as adjunct professor of Business (Statistics) at Athens State University, Alabama's oldest university. He has received the Outstanding Teaching Award and the Excellence in Teaching Awards. For NASA, at Aberdeen, Maryland, he did statistical sampling and analysis of United States Army stockpiles of 105 mm Howitzer ammunition throughout the country. During the period of 1966 - 1971, he had the responsibility of "epitomizing the trajectory for flight of the Saturn V moon rocket." For the Marshall Space Center, he has been engaged in planning future advanced space vehicles, satellites and payloads. He has an "United States patent for the invention 'Reaction Powered Generation System with Power Load Variation Control Compacity."' B.A. Mathematics, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia; June 1963. Further Study Statistics, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware; May 1964; June 1966. Masters Business Administration, Alabama A & M University, Normal, Alabama; June 1975. Doctor of Science in Computer Sciences and Systems, Southeastern Institute of Technology, Huntsville, Alabama; September 1986.