Inducted: 2009
Auburndale Senior High Graduate,
Ronald Fussell's career in science and engineering includes work for the U.S. Department of Defense, the United States Intelligence Community, NASA and commercial space companies. Major career contributions include active participation in two U.S. Department of State aerospace projects (Project Peace Pharaoh and Project Peace Sun), engineering support of multiple U.S. Space Transportation System (Space Shuttle) scientific payloads, International Space Station development and deployment, as well as, the development of Earth-monitoring sensor networks. Mr. Fussell actively participates in engineering education accreditation with ABET as a university program evaluator and holds multiple patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Fussell is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.