 Board of Directors — Norman E. Thagard
Dr. Thagard has been an EMS director since 1998. He currently serves as chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating & Governance and Stock Incentive Plan Committees.
Dr. Thagard is Professor, Bernard F. Sliger Eminent Scholar Chair, Florida State University, and Associate Dean of College Relations, College of Engineering, Florida A&M University – Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. From 1978 until 1996, Dr. Thagard served as a NASA astronaut, participating in four Shuttle missions and one mission aboard the Russian Mir Space Station, for a total of 140 days in space.
Dr. Thagard received a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. In addition, he earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in engineering science from Florida State University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida. |