Klaus and Charla Weiswurm Re-Elected to McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors

8 August 2013

FORT DAVIS — Klaus and Charla Weiswurm of Comal County have been re-elected to a three-year term as Members of The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory and Department of Astronomy Board of Visitors.

 ”As the CEO of ITM, Inc., of Schertz, an engineering firm that specializes in high-tech R&D, science and space exploration have always been of interest to me,” Mr. Weiswurm said. “Getting to meet with like-minded folks and discuss cutting-edge discoveries with recognized experts is a great pleasure. ”

 Mr. and Mrs. Weiswurm joined the Board of Visitors in 2005. Mr. Weiswurm is a member of the Advisory Council for the College of Engineering of the University of Texas at San Antonio. He served until last January as the Chair of the Alamo Area Academies, and he was previously on the Curriculum Committee of The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering.

 The Board of Visitors is a supporter’s group for the Texas Astronomy Program. It has accomplished great things, from funding chairs, professorships, and fellowships at the University, to developing private contributions for the Hobby-Eberly Telescope and the Frank N. Bash Visitors Center at McDonald Observatory. The Board’s Planned Giving Committee raises funds for the Observatory’s future, and the Lighting Ordinance Committee ensures that McDonald enjoys the darkest night skies of any professional observatory in the continental United States.

 Established in 1932, The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis, Texas, hosts multiple telescopes undertaking a wide range of astronomical research. McDonald is home to the consortium-run Hobby- Eberly Telescope (a joint project of The University of Texas at Austin, The Pennsylvania State University, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and Georg-August-Universität Göttingen). An internationally known leader in astronomy education and outreach, McDonald Observatory is also pioneering the next generation of astronomical research as a founding partner of the Giant Magellan Telescope.

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Klaus Weiswurm

Klaus Weiswurm