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before joining NASA. Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas; and a
when the landing was canceled as a result of After taking early retirement from NASA member of the Advisory Board of the Texas
an oxygen tank explosion his Gold team was Gerry was President and CEO of the Greater A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Col-
one of four teams who played key roles in the Houston Chamber of Commerce, a post he lege Station, Texas. He is a former member
safe return of the astronauts. held until he joined Korn/Ferry Internation- of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Gerry earned a Bachelor of Science de- al, a worldwide executive search firm, as the Board, a former trustee of the Universities
gree in Aeronautical Engineering from Texas Managing Director of the firm’s Houston of- Space Research Association, and a Past Chair
A&M University (TAMU) and was commis- fice. of the TAMU 12th Man Foundation.
sioned as an officer in the United States Air Today Gerry is a technical and manage- Gerry received numerous awards during
Force. He served four years on active duty, ment consultant for a broad range of clients. his years with NASA including the Presidential
first in flight training, then flying as a weap- He remains a Senior Consultant for Korn/Fer- Medal of Freedom awarded to the Apollo 13
on systems officer in jet fighter-interceptors. ry International where he conducts search Mission Operations Team, the NASA Distin-
Gerry left active duty and joined the space assignments for very senior level executives guished Service Medal, the NASA Outstand-
program as a systems engineer/flight control- primarily in the firm’s global aerospace and ing Leadership Medal, two NASA Exceptional
ler at the USAF Satellite Test Center in Sunny- defense practice. Gerry was a founding direc- Service Medals, the Meritorious Executive
vale, California. In the private sector, he also tor of Comerica’s Bank of the Hills, Kerrville, Rank Award, and the Distinguished Execu-
held senior engineering positions with Doug- Texas; a member of the Advisory Board of Al- tive Rank Award. He also is the recipient of
las Aircraft and General Dynamics/Fort Worth pha Space LLC in Houston, Texas; a trustee of the TAMU Distinguished Alumnus Award, the
TAMU Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor Award,
the TAMU College of Engineering Alumni
Honor Award, the TAMU Aerospace Engi-
neering Department Distinguished Alumnus
Award, the honorary degree of Doctor of Hu-
mane Letters from the University of Houston
Clear Lake, and the Tau Beta Pi Eminent Engi-
neer Award. Gerry is a Fellow of the American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and
the American Astronautical Society.

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