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PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
PASADENA, CALIF. 91109. TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 1991
JPL Director Dr. Edward C. Stone will receive the 1991 ARCS
Foundation Science Man of the Year Award for outstanding
contributions to the field of science at the foundation's 34th
Annual Ball, to be held Saturday, April 20, at the Regency
Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Stone will be honored for his longstanding contributions to
science as project scientist of the Voyager Mission to explore
the outer planets of the solar system.
Presenting the award to Stone will be Mrs. George Acker,
president of the Los Angeles chapter of ARCS, and Charlotte
Meier, chairman of the ball. Television host and master of
ceremonies, Art Linkletter, will be on hand to interview Stone.
Since its inception in 1958, the ARCS (Achievement Reward
for College Scientists) Foundation has provided more than $12
million in scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students in
the natural sciences, medicine and engineering.
The foundation's Los Angeles chapter supports nine colleges
and universities in Southern California, including the California
Institute of Technology (Caltech), Harvey Mudd College,
Occidental, Pomona, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the
University of Southern California and UCLA.
The ball opens at 7 p.m. Saturday, with the award's ceremony
beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Regency Beverly Wilshire Hotel is
located at 9500 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif.
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