Hendrickson Named New National Secretary by Air Force Association

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hendrickson Named New National Secretary by Air Force Association Arlington, VA, September 19, 2000 – Elected for National Secretary of the Air Force Association was Daniel C. Hendrickson of Layton, Utah. The appointment was made during the Association’s National Convention and Aerospace Technology Exposition held in Washington, D.C., September 11-13, 2000. Hendrickson joined AFA in 1981 and the Aerospace Education Foundation (AFA’s educational affiliate) in 1994. He is currently an Executive Committee member and a National Director. Past offices held include National Vice President Rocky Mountain Region, Chairman of the Membership and Credentials Committees, Ogden (UT) Chapter President, Utah State President and Utah State Chairman. Among his many awards, Hendrickson has received the Association’s Medal of Merit and Exceptional Service Awards, two Presidential Citation and the Jimmy Doolittle Fellowship in the Aerospace Education Foundation where he serves as a member of the public Awareness and Developments Committees. Hendrickson is the Minuteman Chief Systems Engineer for the Boeing Corporation, and in 1996, was named ICBM Engineer of the Year for the company. Born in Upland, California, Hendrickson graduated from Chaffey High School in Ontario, CA. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics with honors from California State Polytechnic University in 1967. He later received a master’s degree in business administration from California State University at Fullerton. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Hendrickson joined Autonetics, formerly a division of Rockwell International and now a division of Boeing. He developed inertial guidance equations and computer programs for the Minuteman III ICBM. Since then he has accepted increasingly more complex assignments, related to the engineering, scientific, and business aspects of ICBM guidance. To better employ his expertise with the Air Force customer, he relocated to Utah in 1975. In 1995, Hendrickson co-authored “A Brief History of Minuteman Guidance and Control.” He and his wife, Judy, have a son, Paul, who is an AFROTC student at Tulane University in New Orleans. #### CONTACT: Melissa Braxton, AFA Assistant for News and Information (703) 247-5843, mbraxton@afa.org LOCAL CONTACT: Daniel C. Hendrickson, (801) 544-9538 The Air Force Association is an independent, non-profit, civilian aerospace organization whose objective is to promote greater understanding of the role aerospace power plays in national defense. AFA is a grass-roots organization with a membership of 150,000. The Air Force Association was incorporated in the District of Columbia on February 4, 1946.

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AFA is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage. To accomplish this, we: EDUCATE the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure U.S. national security. ADVOCATE for aerospace power and STEM education. SUPPORT the total Air Force family, and promote aerospace education.