William “Bill” Van Dusen Jr. ’51

William “Bill” Van Dusen Jr. ’51, of Indialantic, Fla.; Apr. 12. Following his honorable discharge from the Air Force, he earned a PhD in chemistry at the University of Notre Dame and accepted a position at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque. In 1964, he took a position at the Kennedy Space Center, where he spent 31 years holding various engineering roles with Southern Research, Bendix, and Rockwell. He was a contributor to the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. His distinguished career earned him several accolades, including the Silver Snoopy Award, the NASA Award of Merit, and a Certificate of Appreciation from the Presidential Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger accident.