Background

Hefner, Jerry Ned was born on July 3, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Ira Eugene and Martha Hefner.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Old Dominion U., 1966; Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1968.

Career

Aerospace engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1966-1979; assistant branch head viscous flow branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1979-1983; manager viscous drag reduction program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1983-1989; manager general aviation and transport technical, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1986-1989; branch head civil aircraft branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1986-1989; assistant division chief fluid mechanics division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, 1989-1994; assistant division chief fluid mechanics and acoustics division, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia, since 1994.

Achievements

• Jerry Ned Hefner has been listed as a noteworthy Aerospace engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Member Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Betty Meredith, June 12, 1965. Children: Terri Lynne, Jerry Ned Junior.

Father:

Ira Eugene Hefner

Mother:

Martha Hefner

Spouse:

Betty Meredith

child:

Jerry Ned Junior Hefner

child:

Terri Lynne Hefner