Edgar D. Mitchell
Astronaut
DeMolay is a powerful organization to help young men find a life of
service to the greater good. I have come to realize that that service is the
most satisfying life one can have.
Honors:
Graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology (1952)
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management
U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (1961)
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1964)
Doctorate of Science in Aeronautics/Astronautics
New Mexico State University (1971)
Honorary Doctorate of Science
Carnegie-Mellon University (1971)
Honorary Doctorate of Engineering
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Sigma Xi and Sigma Gamma Tau
New York Academy of Sciences
Presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1970)
NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1970)
MSC Superior Achievement Award (1970)
Navy Distinguished Service Medal (1971)
City of New York Gold Medal (1971)
Arnold Air Society's John F. Kennedy Award (1971)
Initiated: Artesia Chapter (New Mexico) - 1945
Inducted June 21, 2008