2008 BANQUET PROGRAM

Friday, April 25, 2008

 

Banquet was held at the Houston Hyatt Regency Grand Ballroom.

 

6:00

RECEPTION

Victoria Reva, pianist 

 

7:00

WELCOME

Rodolfo Gonzalez, Chairman, RNASA Foundation

 

PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS

Clear Lake High School Army JROTC Color Guard

 

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Shari Wilkins

 

INVOCATION

Jack Lister, RNASA Foundation

 

DINNER

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8:15

OPENING VIDEO by Space City Films

 

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Miles O'Brien, CNN Correspondent

 

PRESENTATION OF COMMUNICATOR AWARD to Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Jeffrey Carr, Director of Communications, United Space Alliance

 

PRESENTATION OF STELLAR AWARDS

Sunita Williams, Commander, USN, NASA Astronaut

Leland Melvin, NASA Astronaut

 

PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL SPACE TROPHY to Captain Eugene Cernan, USN (Ret.)

W. Tom Short, President, Anadarko Industries

 

PRESENTATION OF THE OMEGA WATCH

Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford, USN (Ret.)

 

RECOGNITION OF SPONSORS AND CLOSING

 

 

 

To view agendas and selected photos from previous events, see 2007 Agenda or 2006 Agenda or 2005 Agenda.

 

 

 

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