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[b]Celebrating 40 Years of ASF[/b] [i]Commemorate the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s 40 years of excellence in honoring America’s legends and inspiring tomorrow’s innovators.[/i] Forty years ago, the six surviving Mercury 7 astronauts (Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton), Betty Grissom, William Douglas, M.D. and Henri Landwirth established the [URL=https://www.astronautscholarship.org/asf-40th-anniversary.html]Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF)[/URL]. Since its inception, the ASF had the mission of retaining the United States world leadership in technology and innovation to support the very best and brightest scholars in STEM while commemorating the legacy of America's pioneering astronauts. From the original 7 scholarships in 1984, ASF has awarded more than $9 million Astronaut Scholarships to more than 800 Astronaut Scholars from 48 universities across the nation. Dr. William Douglas and Dr. Al Miller, key contributors to the ASF's success, played vital roles in shaping its legacy. Dr. Douglas was the Project Mercury surgeon and a founder of the ASF. Dr. Miller was the first Scholarship Selection Chairman who designed ASF's unique process for obtaining nominations and selecting the top college students studying STEM. He was also one of the members who helped kickstart the Astronaut Scholars Honor Society, an alumni network that ensures all scholarship award recipients have a lifelong relationship with the Foundation.
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