Banquet Honors Leonard Medal Posthumous Recipient Dr. John Utgaard - It is with deep sadness that we note the passing on September 8, 2009, of Dr. John Utgaard, this year's recipient of the Arthur Gray Leonard Award. John had been informed of his selection as the Leonard Medal recipient and was very proud of the honor. We will present a tribute to him at the Leonard Banquet and request that any friends or former classmates share their remembrances. Those who cannot attend the banquet and wish to share remembrances can contact Carissa Green at 701-777-2248, or at carissagreen@mail.und.nodak.edu. Dr. Utgaard was a graduate of the UND class of 1958, and Professor Emeritus at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. The Leonard Banquet is Friday, October 2, 2009 in the Ramada Inn, Grand Forks. Social begins at 5:30 p.m., with supper at 6 p.m. and a program to follow. Ticket information is available from the Department office at 701-777-2811. (Posted 09/21/2009)
Robert Satcher's Self-Portrait Astronaut Robert Satcher uses a digital still camera to expose take a self-portrait during the STS-129 mission's first spacewalk. During the six-hour, 37-minute spacewalk, Satcher and astronaut Mike Foreman installed a spare S-band antenna structural assembly to the Z1 segment of the station's truss, or backbone. Satcher and Foreman also installed a set of cables for a future space-to-ground antenna on the Destiny laboratory and replaced a handrail on the Unity node with a new bracket used to route an ammonia cable that will be needed for the Tranquility node when it is delivered next year. The two spacewalkers also repositioned a cable connector on Unity, checked S0 truss cable connections and lubricated latching snares on the Kibo robotic arm and the station's mobile base system. Image Credit: NASA...
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Banquet Honors Leonard Medal Posthumous Recipient Dr. John Utgaard - It is with deep sadness that we note the passing on September 8, 2009, of Dr. John Utgaard, this year's recipient of the Arthur Gray Leonard Award. John had been informed of his selection as the Leonard Medal recipient and was very proud of the honor. We will present a tribute to him at the Leonard Banquet and request that any friends or former classmates share their remembrances. Those who cannot attend the banquet and wish to share remembrances can contact Carissa Green at 701-777-2248, or at 
