Leroy S. Fletcher

Leroy Stevenson (Skipp) Fletcher (born October 10, 1936) is an American mechanical and aerospace engineer, and college dean,[1] who served as the 104th president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1985–86,[2] and was recipient of the 2002 ASME Medal.

Last he obtained his PhD in mechanical engineering from the Arizona State University in 1968.

[1] Fletcher had started his career as aerospace engineer at Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, and continued his work as research scientist in 1960 at the Ames Research Center.

In 1980 he returned to the Texas A&M University, where he served the rest of his academic career, as associate dean, professor in mechanical engineering, and research director.

[3] In 1999 Fletcher has appointed the new Director of Aeronautics at NASA Ames Research Center.