“I’ve never forgotten just how fortunate I was to become the first in my family to attend college,” he says. He and his wife, Cathy ’82, founded Pave It Forward, a foundation that raises scholarship funds for first-generation students. Munoz, a first-generation college graduate from an immigrant family, hopes to use his position on the USC Board of Trustees to advocate for others with similar backgrounds. In a recent ranking of the world’s top CEOs by Glassdoor, he placed 18th and received an approval rating of 96 percent. Since taking his current role as CEO of United Airlines in 2015, Munoz has strengthened the carrier’s standing in an extremely competitive industry. He received USC’s top alumni honor, the Asa V. His military and NASA decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and the Defense Superior Service Medal. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2006 and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2017. The retired Marine Corps major general was inducted into the U.S. space program, he oversaw the Curiosity rover mission to Mars and the Juno spacecraft mission to Jupiter. “I think USC has done a great job so far, and I hope to see that progress continue,” he says.Īn experienced Navy aviator and astronaut, Bolden has logged more than 680 hours in space, including successfully deploying the Hubble Space Telescope while on Discovery in 1994 and leading a mission aboard Atlantis in 1992. “I’m excited about the opportunity to continue my work with this great institution and its many talented faculty members, students and researchers.”īolden, who received a master’s degree in systems management from USC Viterbi School of Engineering, says he is encouraged by the university’s emphasis on convergence-bringing together scientists, engineers and medical researchers from different disciplines to tackle society’s toughest problems. “It feels great to come back to USC,” says Bolden, who previously served as a trustee from 2003 to 2009. USC Trustee Charles Bolden (Photo/Larry Lettera)
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