Reynolds
Honors student Ryan Lingo will serve as a NASA Advocate at the annual Aerospace
Day Conference held at the Richmond State Capitol during the General Assembly
session. The daylong event this year takes place on Wednesday, February 7. Organizations
taking part in the event are Virginia Aviation Business Association (VABA) and
the Virginia Commercial Spaceflight Authority along with the NASA Langley
Research Center and NASA Wallops Flight Facility. The conference is intended to
show Virginia’s state legislature how Aerospace is benefiting the state
financially, socially, politically and educationally.
As
an Advocate during the Aerospace Day Conference Ryan will visit delegates,
senators, congressmen and others in attendance to demonstrate how NASA and the
Virginia Space Grant Consortium (VSGC) have shaped his life and why these
institutions are vital assets to the state.
Ryan
is finishing his first year at Reynolds and is seeking a degree in Business
Administration and Management. He was accepted in to the Honors Program for the
2018 Spring Semester. He is also an active member of the Boy Scouts of America
with the following designations: Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout), Order of
the Arrow (The Boy Scouts’ Honor Society), and the National Eagle Scout
Association. Over the past few years Ryan has periodically worked with NASA
Langley and VSGC during events such as Aerospace Day. He has been a volunteer
at the Science Museum of Virginia for four years where he leads exhibits and
activities for events such as the museum’s Space Night.
