David Garrett
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.                                              
August 23, 1991
(Phone:  202/453-8400)


RELEASE:  91-138

NASA AA FOR HUMAN RESOURCES AND EDUCATION APPOINTED


     NASA Administrator Richard H. Truly announced today the 
selection of Lieutenant General Spence (Sam) M. Armstrong , USAF 
(Ret.), for the newly established position of Associate 
Administrator for Human Resources and Education.

     Armstrong is a native of Columbia, Tenn.  He is a 1956 
graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a B.S. in 
Engineering.  He earned a M.S. in Astronautical Engineering and a 
M.S. in Instrumentation Engineering, both from the University of 
Michigan.  In addition, he attended Columbia University's 
Executive Program in Business Administration and the Senior 
Managers in Government program at Harvard University.

     In April 1990, Armstrong retired from the U.S. Air Force 
after nearly 34 years of service.  His last assignment with the 
Air Force was Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Systems Command.  
Prior to that, he held such notable positions as Vice 
Commander-in-Chief, USAF Military Airlift Command; Chief, U.S. 
Military Training Mission to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Central 
Command; and Commander, Air Force Military Training Center at 
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.  Following retirement, he served 
as Director, Program Architecture for the Synthesis Group, in 
support of the President's Space Exploration Initiative.

     Truly said, "This new Associate Administrator will be 
responsible for developing NASA's human resources strategic plan 
and for furthering NASA's emphasis on national education goals.  
I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to appoint an 
individual with the extensive qualifications of General Armstrong 
to this very important position."

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