Administrator Is Nominated As Secretary Of Air Force

Administrator Is Nominated As Secretary Of Air Force Departing Healy Appoints Immunologist, Richard J. Hodes, As Director of National Institute On Aging Obituary ~ Clarence M. Zener AUTHOR: Ron Kaufman, pp.21 Author: Ron Kaufman Sheila E. Widnall, associate provost and a professor of aeronautics and mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was nominated last month by President Clinton to become secretary of the Air Force. Pending Senate confirmation, Widnall would become

Ron Kaufman

Aug 22, 1993 | 4 min read

Administrator Is Nominated As Secretary Of Air Force
Departing Healy Appoints Immunologist, Richard J. Hodes, As Director of National Institute On Aging
Obituary ~ Clarence M. Zener

AUTHOR: Ron Kaufman, pp.21

Author: Ron Kaufman

Sheila E. Widnall, associate provost and a professor of aeronautics and mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was nominated last month by President Clinton to become secretary of the Air Force. Pending Senate confirmation, Widnall would become the first woman to head one of the military services. At press time, a Senate confirmation hearing had not been scheduled.

In a statement issued on July 2, Clinton praised Widnall as "a woman of high achievement, a respected scientist, a skilled administrator, and a dedicated citizen." He added, "I am confident she will do an outstanding job of guiding the Air Force through this period of post-Cold War change."

Though she has never been in military service,...

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