Virginia SJ 100: Commending David E. Bowles.

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 100 

Commending David E. Bowles. 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 20, 2020 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 24, 2020 

WHEREAS, David E. Bowles, former director of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration�s Langley Research Center, took the helm 
of the newly established Virginia Institute for Spaceflight and Autonomy at Old 
Dominion University in 2019; and

WHEREAS, David �Dave� Bowles joined the director�s office at 
the NASA Langley Research Center in 2012, serving as associate director and 
deputy director before becoming center director in 2015; during his tenure 
leading the nation�s first civilian aeronautical research facility, he advanced 
the center�s mission while overseeing a budget of $870 million, a workforce of 
3,400 employees, and a complex of 189 buildings; and

WHEREAS, Dave Bowles� journey as an aerospace engineer started 
at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he earned 
bachelor�s, master�s, and doctoral degrees in engineering mechanics in 1978, 
1980, and 1990, respectively; and

WHEREAS, beginning his career at the Langley Research Center 
39 years ago studying advanced materials for use on aerospace vehicles and in 
space, Dave Bowles rose to management positions within NASA�s Next Generation 
Launch Technology Program and Advanced Subsonic Technology Program, and served 
as director of Langley Research Center�s Exploration and Space Operations 
Directorate before joining the director�s office; and

WHEREAS, by joining the Virginia Institute for Spaceflight and 
Autonomy, Dave Bowles is continuing his efforts to make the Commonwealth a 
leader in emerging aerospace technologies; since 2015 he has provided his 
expertise on the Virginia Governor�s Aerospace Advisory Council and in 2017 was 
a member of the committee on �A Blueprint for Growth of the Virginia Aviation 
and Aerospace Industry� through the Joint Commission on Technology and Science; 
and 

WHEREAS, in recognition of his remarkable professional 
accomplishments and contributions to the federal government and NASA, Dave 
Bowles received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive in 2017 
and the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2005 and 2015; and 

WHEREAS, Dave Bowles fostered an organizational culture at the 
Langley Research Center that values efficiency, diversity, and excellence; he 
will bring his years of leadership experience to Old Dominion University to 
make the Virginia Institute for Spaceflight and Autonomy a leader in its field; 
now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, 
That the General Assembly hereby commend David E. Bowles, former director of 
NASA�s Langley Research Center and new executive director of the Virginia 
Institute for Spaceflight and Autonomy at Old Dominion University, on his 
remarkable caree