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[[underlined]] Proposed Award of the Langley Medal to Robert T. Jones and Charles Stark Draper [[/underlined]]

The Secretary pointed out that the Langley Medal, established in 1908, honors the memory of Samuel P. Langley, a former aeronautic pioneer and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The Medal is awarded for "meritorious investigations in connection with the sciences of aeronautics and astronautics." Recipients have been:

1909 - Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright
1913 - Glenn H. Curtiss, Gustave Eiffel
1927 - Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
1929 - Adm. Richard E. Byrd, Charles M. Manly
1935 - Dr. Joseph S. Ames
1955 - Dr. Jerome C. Hunsaker
1960 - Dr. Robert H. Goddard
1962 - Dr. Hugh L. Dryden
1964 - Comdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
1967 - Dr. Wernher von Braun
1971 - Lt. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips
1976 - James E. Webb, Grover Loening

The nomination of Drs. Robert T. Jones and Charles Stark Draper for the Langley Medal was suggested by the Director of the National Air and Space Museum, Dr. Noel W. Hinners. Accompanying papers delineate the outstanding contributions which these individuals have made to aeronautical science.

The following suggested motion was approved:

VOTED that the Board of Regents, recognizing the manifold contributions of Dr. Robert T. Jones and Dr. Charles Stark Draper to research in the aeronautical and astronautical sciences, hereby awards the Langley Medal to each individual.

It is expected that the medals will be awarded at the Regents Dinner on May 3, 1981.