Tennessee Tech University honored two-time graduate, university trustee and astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore upon his retirement from NASA after 25 years of service and 464 total days in space.

Tech President Phil Oldham released the following statement:

“Captain Wilmore is the best of us. He is a role model for our students, an inspiration to this entire campus community and a personal friend to me. His determination, faith and Tennessee Tech education have taken him beyond what most of us could ever imagine. From his service on our Board of Trustees, to his video calls with our students from the International Space Station, we are enormously proud that, at every turn in his journey, he has remembered his Golden Eagle roots.”

“Captain Wilmore’s remarkable career at NASA has landed him i

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