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Kenneth C. Atchison
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                      April 9, 1990
(Phone:  202/453-8400)


RELEASE:  90-49

NASA ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTS ROSS AS LEWIS CENTER DIRECTOR



     NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly today named Lawrence J. 
Ross as Director of the Lewis Research Center, Cleveland.  Ross 
succeeds Dr. John Klineberg who becomes Director of NASA's 
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.  The appointments are 
effective July 1, 1990.  

     Ross joined NASA in 1963 and has been Deputy Director of the 
center since December 1987.  As Deputy Director, Ross has shared 
responsibility for organizing, controlling and accomplishing 
missions assigned to the center.  "Larry Ross's deep management 
experience at Lewis will serve well as the NASA program meets the 
exciting challenges ahead," said Truly.

     During most of his career, Ross has served in an executive 
capacity.  He also has been a design and test engineer 
responsible for environmental testing of the Centaur launch 
vehicle stage and for integration of the Surveyor spacecraft with 
the Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle.  

     Ross also has undertaken several special assignments 
including an investigation into the failure of a Delta launch 
vehicle and a study of management approaches for Space Station 
Freedom.

     He is the recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, 
the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive and the NASA 
Outstanding Leadership Medal.  Ross and his wife, Carol, have 
four children.

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