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Richard H. Truly, retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral and past director of the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Mr. Truly headed NREL from 1997 until his retirement in 2005. He has served as the executive vice president of the Midwest Research Institute, vice president of the Georgia Institute of Technology and director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute. He served in the U.S. Navy and NASA from 1959 to 1992. As a result of his service to the nation, Mr. Truly received several prestigious honors including the Presidential Citizens' Medal, two Legions of Merit awards, two Distinguished Service Medals (NASA), the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross and the Secretary of Energy's Gold Award. Among many association memberships, he belongs to the Astronaut Hall of Fame and the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame.
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