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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD 2004
H. CLAYTON FOUSHEE, Ph.D.H. CLAYTON FOUSHEE earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Psychology in 1979, after obtaining a bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Duke University in 1975. For his dissertation he completed a research project titled, "Achievement Motivation: Mastery, Competitiveness, and the Meaning of Success and Failure," under the supervision of Professor Robert Helmreich. Although he studied failure as a part of his dissertation, Dr. Foushee's accomplishments since then attest to just mastery and success. Dr. Foushee has spent the last 25 years working on transportation issues in a number of highly influential positions at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Northwest Airlines. Currently he is Vice President and partner in the Unisys Global Transportation Division, where he responsible for the transportation operations consulting practice of Unisys. In 2002, Dr. Foushee was a leader of the team that was selected by the newly formed Transportation Security Administration to develop and manage all information technology requirements and systems at 445 U.S. airports. Dr. Foushee specializes in aviation operations, human factors in aerospace, government and regulatory affairs, and aerospace safety. Prior to joining Unisys in 2002, he served as Vice President for Regulatory Affairs at Northwest Airlines, where he was In addition to his industry experience, Dr. Foushee held several important government positions. He was Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor at the Federal Aviation Administration, where he was senior scientific advisor to the FAA Administrator. Prior to his appointment at FAA, Dr. Foushee was Principal Scientist of the Crew Research and Space Human Factors Branch at the NASA-Ames Research Center, where he headed a research program on aerospace safety and human factors, including team and organizational performance factors in both aviation and space operations. In 2000-2001, Dr. Foushee led the Air Transport Association team that successfully negotiated new aircraft noise guidelines, in close coordination with FAA and the Department of Transportation. These guidelines were subsequently ratified by the 2001 International Civil Aviation Organization General Assembly, a division of the United Nations. Dr. Foushee has published extensively in the aerospace safety field, has served as a member of numerous government and industry technical advisory committees, and was elected as Chairman of the U.S. Air Transport Association Operations Council by his airline industry peers. Currently he is a Member of the Board of Governors of the Flight Safety Foundation. NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe appointed Dr. Foushee to the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) in December 2002. ASAP is a principle advisory committee to the NASA Administrator and is assisting NASA in returning the Space Shuttle to flight status. He We are extremely proud of Dr. Foushee's many accomplishments that continue to shape both commercial aviation and space flight. More importantly, we are pleased that Dr. Foushee has been able to put his training in social and organizational psychology to good use in helping the world deal more effectively with the role of human factors in aviation and aviation safety. |
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