a Sloan Fellowship to prepare her for a management position at the space center. She enrolled at Stanford University and earned a Masters of Science in 1977. Two years later she was promoted to the Chief of the Computer Services Division. Morgan served as the director of the External Relations and Business Development during her final years at the space center except for a brief stint in 2002 when she was appointed as acting deputy director of KSC for several months. Morgan retired in August 2003 with forty-five years of service to NASA. Later life and honors Morgan was honored by U.S. President Bill Clinton as a Meritorious Executive in 1995 and 1998. In 1995, she was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame. According to Orlando Business Journal, "during her career in the U.S. human space flight programs, Morgan has received many honors and awards, including an achievement award for her work during the activation of Apollo Launch Complex 39, four exceptional service medals, and two outstanding leadership medals." She received an Outstanding Leadership Medal in 1991 and 2001, the Society of Women Engineer's National "Upward Mobility Award," and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' "J. Tal Webb Award" in 1994, the "Distinguished Service Award" by the Space Coast Chapter of Federally Employed Women in 1996, the "Achievement Award for Management Leadership" by the 34th Annual Space Congress in 1998, the "Debus Award" from the National Space Club in 1998, and the "1998 Presidential Distinguished Rank Award". Morgan is a member of AIAA, the National Space Club, and Tau Beta Pi. Morgan was appointed to be a Trustee of the Florida state universities for two terms, in 2001 and 2003. Notes References Further reading External links CNN profile American aerospace engineers People from Huntsville, Alabama Living people 1940 births American women engineers Stanford Sloan Fellows 21st-century American women