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He graduated as the valedictorian of his high school, and went on to graduate from Purdue University, which was at the forefront of astronautics at the time. He then continued his education by completing a Master of Science degree in Engineering. After this, Mr. Carson earned distinction as a rocket scientist for more than three decades. While working as a rocket scientist,
Ground Segment, and IBM’s air traffic control. Mr. Carson would not retire from this role until 1993, with his
last position in the field being that of vice president of the Federal Systems Division of IBM.
Following his retirement, Mr. Carson and his family purchased the Historic Orchard at Altapass in North Carolina. Presently, the Orchard is a nonprofit public charity where he serves as the chief executive officer. In his current position, Mr. Carson is a qualified storyteller and often educates visitors
received the Charles J. Parker Award for outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of the travel industry of North Carolina. He was also named as a Volunteer of the Year by the Blue Ridge Parkway and received the Esse Quam Videri, (which in Latin means, “To be, rather than to seem”) the highest award from the North Carolina Tourism department. Throughout the course of his career, he has attributed his success to his propensity for solving problems. Looking toward the future, Mr. Carson
Mr. Carson had an extraordinary
impact on space exploration as he was
responsible for developing software
that launched rockets to Saturn and
guided rockets to the moon. He also about the American history of the site. aspires to enter his second retirement worked on the Patriot Missile System, when he is able to leave the Orchard the Global Positioning System (GPS), For his work at the Orchard, Mr. Carson with strong leadership.
RSON Engineer and Apple Orchard Owner
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