▁av i ator , ▁meteor ologist , ▁vision ary , ▁and ▁administrator . ▁He ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁making ▁important ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁We ather ▁Bureau ▁through ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁organization ; ▁work ▁with , ▁encou rage , ▁and ▁direct ▁tal ented ▁individuals ; ▁and ▁work ▁within ▁the ▁military ▁and ▁political ▁systems ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁international ▁bodies . ▁His ▁influence ▁trans c ended ▁the ▁national ▁boundaries ▁as ▁he ▁helped ▁form ▁the ▁World ▁Meteor ological ▁Organ ization ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁▁ ▁When ▁he ▁retired , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁said : ▁ ▁" You ▁have ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁We ather ▁Bureau ▁with ▁great ▁distinction ▁under ▁four ▁pres idents ... As ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁We ather ▁Bureau , ▁you ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁meteor ology ▁and ▁weather ▁forec ast ing ▁from ▁an ▁art ▁to ▁a ▁science ." ▁ ▁M embers hips , ▁P riz es , ▁and ▁Awards ▁ ▁American ▁Meteor ological ▁Society , ▁char ter ▁member , ▁fellow , ▁honor ary ▁member , ▁and ▁President , ▁ 1 9 4 1 - 4 2 ; ▁Cleveland ▁Ab be ▁Award ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service , ▁Special ▁Award ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Francis ▁W . ▁Reich el der fer ▁Award ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁ ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences