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Purdue, Neil Armstrong present 'Hero of the Hudson' with medal
November 12, 2010
Purdue President France A. Córdova, from left, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and Neil Armstrong took role in a Friday (Nov. 12) result in which Armstrong presented Sullenberger with the academy's Neil Armstrong Medal of Excellence. The honor is to recognize those who have "embodied the same pioneer spirit, conclusion and dedication that distinguished Neil Armstrong's exploration of space and his afterward roles as a man of affairs and scholar." (Purdue Academy photo/Mark Simons)
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue alumnus Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the Hero of the Hudson, was awarded the university'south Neil Armstrong Medal of Excellence on Friday (November. 12), making him but the second person to earn the award.
Armstrong, a quondam astronaut and Purdue alumnus, returned to present the medal at a dinner that was part of his alma mater'southward annual President'south Council Weekend. The Neil Armstrong Medal of Excellence recognizes individuals who have embodied the same pioneer spirit, determination and dedication that distinguished Neil Armstrong's exploration of infinite and his later roles as a businessman and scholar.
"Nosotros are honored to present this medal to Sully Sullenberger, whose skill, composure and courage in the face of a singular challenge saved the lives of everyone aboard that U.s. Airways Airbus," said Purdue President French republic A. Córdova. "The poise and dignity he displayed in receiving the international acclaim that has followed set him apart as a true American hero."
The Armstrong Medal is given at the discretion of the Purdue Board of Trustees. The terminal recommendations are subject area to review and approval past Armstrong prior to being submitted to the president.
Merely after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport on Jan. fifteen, 2009, a flock of geese took out both engines on his US Airways airliner. Sullenberger told his passengers to caryatid for a hard landing and and so prepare the plane down safely on the Hudson River. With the Manhattan skyline as a properties, he stayed on board until all 155 passengers and crew were safely off the plane.
A native of rural Texas who learned to wing as a teenager, Sullenberger received his undergraduate degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in June 1973. Within weeks he was at Purdue taking summer classes to complete his master's degree piece of work.
Earlier on Fri, at a Back to Class luncheon for the President's Quango, Sullenberger received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Liberal Arts, where he earned his master's degree in industrial psychology in 1973.
In his recent book, "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters," Sullenberger said that his report at Purdue prepared him well for the challenges he would confront.
He says industrial psychology (homo factors) is "a discipline focused on designing machines that take into account human being abilities besides as human limitations. How do humans human action and react? What can humans do and what can't they do? How should machines exist designed and then people can use them more finer?
"At Purdue, I studied how machines and systems should be designed. How do engineers create cockpit configurations and musical instrument-panel layouts taking into business relationship where pilots might place their hands or where eyes might focus, or what items might be a distraction? I believed learning these things could have applications for me down the road, and I was correct.
"In my later years, equally I focused on airline rubber issues, I realized how much my formal didactics allowed me to view the world in ways that helped me fix priorities, so I understood the why as well as the how."
Airline passengers leave a Us Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York on January. 15, 2009, after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. (Associated Press photo/Janis Krums)
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Sullenberger has retired from United states of america Airways.
Armstrong received a bachelor's caste from Purdue in aeronautical applied science in 1955 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering from Purdue in 1970. On July 20, 1969, Armstrong became the start person to walk on the moon as commander of Apollo xi.
Writer: Jeanne V. Norberg, 765-494-2084, jnorberg@purdue.edu
Sources: France A. Córdova, president@purdue.edu
Lisa Calvert, vice president for development 765-496-2144, lcalvert@purdue.edu
Source: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2010/101112SullenbergerArmstro.html
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