Benjamin M. Boykin
Retired from Rockwell International after 37 years, 1957 to 1994,
on such research development and operational space programs as:
Navajo, WS-131B "Hound Dog", Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-SOYUZ, Space
Shuttle Program, serving Rockwell in their Space Division
operations in both Downy, California, and Houston, Texas at the
NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Held such technical management position with Rockwell as:
Programs Director, Space Systems Division, Houston, TX; Associate
Program manager, STSOC Facility Operations, Houston, TX; Chief
Engineer, Shuttle Engineering, Production and Operations, Downey,
CA; and various Director / Manager / Project Manager / Project
Engineer assignments on space related technical hardware operations
programs in the design, build, text, operational use of delivered
spacecraft hardware system.
Career specialties are program / project management for the full
spectrum of engineering design, fabrication, development test
operations, maintenance and operations, logistics support and sub-
contractor technical management.
Retired U.S. Air Force Reserve, Fighter Pilot / Flight Test
Maintenance Officer, rank of Major, February 1953 to April 1982.
BSEE (Communications), New Mexico State University, January 1953.
Married, Wife Gwen, three children still at home and in college,
the youngest, Kimberly, currently a Junior at NMSU.
Awards and Honors; Silver Knight of Management Award, National
Management Association - 1989; NMSU Engineering College Alumni of
the Year - 1985; NASA Public Service Award and Medal - 1982; NASA
Astronaut Personal Achievement Award - 1969; Associate Fellow,
American Institute of Aeronautics, and Astronautics - 1983;
Outstanding Engineering Merit Award, Orange Count Engineering
Council, California - 1983; Who's Who in aviation and Aerospace -
1983
Native Texan by birth, educated in Las Cruces, NM, second grade
Mesilla Park through Las Cruces Union High School and New Mexico
State University.
Two Brothers, Jim and Ed, NMSU graduates and on Sister, Betty, a
Texas Western "renegade" graduate.
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