Background
Fero, Lester Kniffin was born on February 28, 1919 in Beaver Dams, New York, United States. Son of Ray L. and Bertha (Kniffin) Fero.
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Lester Kniffin Fero
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Lester Kniffin Fero, American aerospace engineer, consultant. Recipient Achievement awards National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1969, 75, 82. President Community Association, Lutherville, Maryland, 1960. Associate fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chairman Baltimore section 1961).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University Michigan, 1940.
Career
Structures engineer Curtiss-Wright, Buffalo, 1940-1946. Vice president Dansaire Corporation, Dansville, New York, 1946-1947. Chief structural engineer Bell Aircraft, Niagara Falls, 1947-1956.
Program manager Martin Company, Baltimore, 1956-1963, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Washington, 1963-1970. Staff assistant NASC/Executive Office of President, 1970-1972. Director space transportation plans National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, 1972-1982.
President, chief engineer Fero Enterprises, Inc., Bowie, Maryland, 1984-1987, Loudon, Tennessee, from 1987. Guest lecturer University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1953.
Achievements
Membership
President Community Association, Lutherville, Maryland, 1960. Associate fellow American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (chairman Baltimore section 1961).
Connections
Married Margery G. Wilde, September 11, 1944. Children: Gregory G. (deceased), Leslie Kay.
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Nationality
American