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{{Infobox person
| name=Carolyn Leach Huntoon
(Scientist with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
| image=Carolyn Hintoon.jpg
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| birth_date =August 25, 1940
| birth_plac=Leesville, Vernon Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], USA
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| party=
| spouse=Harrison Hibbert Huntoon
| children=
| relations= Anthony Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr. (brother)
| alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]<br>
Baylor College of Medicine
| residence=Barrington, [[Rhode Island]]
| religion=
}}
'''Carolyn Leach Huntoon''' (born August 25, 1940) is the first woman to have served as the director of the [[Johnson Space Center]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], a position which she held from 1994 to 1996. She began her career with the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/history/shuttle-mir/people/p-t-huntoon.htm|title=Carolyn Huntoon: Director, Johnson Space Center during Phase 1|publisher=spaceflight1.nasa.gov|accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
==NASA career==
Prior to her appointment as director of the Space Center, Huntoon had, among other tasks, directed the study of how the human body adapts to space flight.<ref name=ctribune>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-01-23/features/9401230455_1_space-and-life-sciences-apollo-years-johnson-space-center|title=Career at apogee: NASA has named Carolyn Huntoon director|date=January 23, 1994|publisher=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''|accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref> At the time of her appointment to the Space Center, spokesman Brian Welsh said, "Women are coming into roles at NASA that in the Apollo space program years would have been unheard of ... We are moving to the point where it no longer will be news that women are in these kinds of positions."<ref name=ctribune/>
On leaving the Space Center in 1996, Huntoon served [[U.S. President]]s [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]] as the assistant secretary for environmental management of the [[United States Department of Energy]], a position which required confirmation by the [[United States Senate]]. As assistant secretary, Huntoon oversaw the cleanup of 113 nuclear sites in 30 states and one territory. She managed seven DOE field offices, including the Savannah River in [[Georgia]].<ref name=huntoon/>
After retiring from government service, Huntoon became an independent consultant in the fields of energy and aerospace. She advises both government and the private sector on the proper disposal of radioactive nuclear wastes as well as the physiological responses to space travel.<ref name=huntoon/>
Huntoon is a fellow in the American Astronautical Society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Aerospace Medical Association. She is a recipient of the [[Russia]]n [[Yuri Gagarin]] Medal, which recognizes her work in space biology and medicine. She holds the Sergei P. Korolëv Medal from the Russian Cosmonautics Federation for her work in shaping the space shuttle
==Personal life==
Huntoon was born in the small city of Leesville in Vernon Parish in west [[Louisiana]] to Claude, Sr., and Lucille Leach. Her siblings included an older brother, Anthony Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr., who served a term in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 1979 to 1981, with service prior and since that time in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]]. Prior to 2010, Leach had been his state's [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state chairman.
Huntoon graduated in 1958 from Leesville High School and attended nearby [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], from which she received her undergraduate degree in 1962. She procured her [[Master of Science]] and [[Ph.D.]] degrees from the Baylor College of Medicine in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas.<ref name=huntoon>{{cite web|url=http://energy.gov/em/contributors/carolyn-l-huntoon|title=Carolyn L. Huntoon|publisher=energy.gov|accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
In 2003, she was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield. By virtue of her U.S. government service, she met the "political" requirements of the honor. Her brother, Buddy Leach, has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianapoliticalmuseum.com/fame.php|title=Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame|publisher=louisianapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=December 3, 2013}}</ref>
Huntoon and her husband, Harrison Hibbert Huntoon (born 1942), reside in Barrington, [[Rhode Island]].
==References==
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| name=Carolyn Leach Huntoon
(Scientist with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
| image=Carolyn Hintoon.jpg
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| birth_date =August 25, 1940
| birth_plac=Leesville, Vernon Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], USA
| death_date =
| death_place =
| death_cause=
| resting_place=
| party=
| spouse=Harrison Hibbert Huntoon
| children=
| relations= Anthony Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr. (brother)
| alma_mater=[[Northwestern State University]]<br>
Baylor College of Medicine
| residence=Barrington, [[Rhode Island]]
| religion=
}}
'''Carolyn Leach Huntoon''' (born August 25, 1940) is the first woman to have served as the director of the [[Johnson Space Center]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], a position which she held from 1994 to 1996. She began her career with the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/history/shuttle-mir/people/p-t-huntoon.htm|title=Carolyn Huntoon: Director, Johnson Space Center during Phase 1|publisher=spaceflight1.nasa.gov|accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
==NASA career==
Prior to her appointment as director of the Space Center, Huntoon had, among other tasks, directed the study of how the human body adapts to space flight.<ref name=ctribune>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-01-23/features/9401230455_1_space-and-life-sciences-apollo-years-johnson-space-center|title=Career at apogee: NASA has named Carolyn Huntoon director|date=January 23, 1994|publisher=''[[Chicago Tribune]]''|accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref> At the time of her appointment to the Space Center, spokesman Brian Welsh said, "Women are coming into roles at NASA that in the Apollo space program years would have been unheard of ... We are moving to the point where it no longer will be news that women are in these kinds of positions."<ref name=ctribune/>
On leaving the Space Center in 1996, Huntoon served [[U.S. President]]s [[Bill Clinton]] and [[George W. Bush]] as the assistant secretary for environmental management of the [[United States Department of Energy]], a position which required confirmation by the [[United States Senate]]. As assistant secretary, Huntoon oversaw the cleanup of 113 nuclear sites in 30 states and one territory. She managed seven DOE field offices, including the Savannah River in [[Georgia]].<ref name=huntoon/>
After retiring from government service, Huntoon became an independent consultant in the fields of energy and aerospace. She advises both government and the private sector on the proper disposal of radioactive nuclear wastes as well as the physiological responses to space travel.<ref name=huntoon/>
Huntoon is a fellow in the American Astronautical Society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the Aerospace Medical Association. She is a recipient of the [[Russia]]n [[Yuri Gagarin]] Medal, which recognizes her work in space biology and medicine. She holds the Sergei P. Korolëv Medal from the Russian Cosmonautics Federation for her work in shaping the space shuttle
==Personal life==
Huntoon was born in the small city of Leesville in Vernon Parish in west [[Louisiana]] to Claude, Sr., and Lucille Leach. Her siblings included an older brother, Anthony Claude "Buddy" Leach, Jr., who served a term in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Louisiana's 4th congressional district from 1979 to 1981, with service prior and since that time in the [[Louisiana House of Representatives]]. Prior to 2010, Leach had been his state's [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state chairman.
Huntoon graduated in 1958 from Leesville High School and attended nearby [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], from which she received her undergraduate degree in 1962. She procured her [[Master of Science]] and [[Ph.D.]] degrees from the Baylor College of Medicine in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas.<ref name=huntoon>{{cite web|url=http://energy.gov/em/contributors/carolyn-l-huntoon|title=Carolyn L. Huntoon|publisher=energy.gov|accessdate=November 30, 2013}}</ref>
In 2003, she was inducted into the [[Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]] in Winnfield. By virtue of her U.S. government service, she met the "political" requirements of the honor. Her brother, Buddy Leach, has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.louisianapoliticalmuseum.com/fame.php|title=Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame|publisher=louisianapoliticalmuseum.com|accessdate=December 3, 2013}}</ref>
Huntoon and her husband, Harrison Hibbert Huntoon (born 1942), reside in Barrington, [[Rhode Island]].
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huntoon, Carolyn}}
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Texas]]
[[Category:District of Columbia]]
[[Category:Rhode Island]]
[[Category:Scientists]]
[[Category:Inductees of the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame]]