T. Keith Glennan
| T. Keith Glennan | |
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| 1st Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
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In office August 19, 1958 – January 20, 1961 |
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| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Deputy | Hugh L. Dryden |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | James E. Webb |
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Thomas Keith Glennan September 8, 1905 Enderlin, North Dakota |
| Died | April 11, 1995 (aged 89) Mitchellville, Maryland |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Yale University |
| Occupation | Administrator; Scientist; University dean |
Thomas Keith Glennan (September 8, 1905 – April 11, 1995) was the first Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, serving from August 19, 1958 to January 20, 1961.
Born in Enderlin, North Dakota, the son of Richard and Margaret Glennan, he attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and then earned a degree in electrical engineering from the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University in 1927, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. Following graduation, he became associated with the newly developed sound motion picture industry, and later became assistant general service superintendent for Electrical Research Products Company, a subsidiary of Western Electric Company. During his career he was studio manager of Paramount Pictures, and Samuel Goldwyn Studios, and was briefly on the staff of Vega Aircraft Corporation.
Glennan joined the Columbia University Division of War Research in 1942, serving throughout World War II, first as Administrator and then as Director of the U.S. Navy's Underwater Sound Laboratories at New London, Connecticut. At the end of the war, Glennan became an executive of the Ansco Corp. in Binghamton, New York. From this position he was called to the presidency of the Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland, Ohio. During his administration, Case rose from a primarily local institution to rank with the top engineering schools in the United States. From October 1950 to November 1952, concurrent with his Case presidency, he served as a member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
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