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UMASS has wisely not tried to go head-to-head with its established neighbors but has carved out a unique mission, which Chancellor Robert A. Corrigan describes as taking "the land-grant concept of service, research and teaching, and bringing it to the urban area . . . to be a force in the community." The school cashed in on its location by establishing an impressive environmental sciences program and will soon open an urban harbors institute. Its John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs has worked with local government to develop programs in housing, juvenile justice and industrial finance. Some...
Waiting out this frustrating postponement at the cape, Ed Corrigan, Christa's father, said wryly, "I would have gotten the hacksaw sooner." Commented his wife Grace: "I would have gotten my nail file." One veteran consultant to NASA was less charitable, asking, "Can you imagine a pad leader permitting an s.o.b. to show up for work with a drill with a dead battery...
McAuliffe's mother and father had watched anxiously at the long-awaited lift-off. They appeared more somber than many of the cheering spectators. Ed Corrigan seemed to sense the tragedy first. He reached out to put an arm around his wife. Grace Corrigan's look of puzzlement turned to tears. She cradled her head against her husband's shoulder. Most of the schoolchildren were mystified. But some began sobbing as they saw the reaction of the adults. To those in the stands came a brusque order: "Everybody back on the buses." The lift-off celebration at McAuliffe's high...
Neither did teachers. No one could have foreseen the final six months of her 37 years. Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe was a wife, a mother of two small children and a dedicated high school teacher in Concord, N.H., when NASA announced last July that she had been chosen to join a shuttle crew. She was amazed that her application had brought her the top prize, and she was not the only one. A school official in Concord recalled, "To us, she seemed average. But she turned out to be remarkable. She handled success so beautifully...
...clear standout among the young companies has been LSI Logic. Since it was founded in 1981, the Silicon Valley firm has become a key supplier of customized logic chips to major computer makers, telecommunications companies and the aerospace industry. LSI President Corrigan, former chairman of Fairchild Camera and Instrument, boasts that his engineers apply "more brains per square inch" to the task of designing chips. Investors seem to agree. LSI Logic was able to raise $152 million by selling stock to an eager public...