UND School of Engineering and Mines, 1986-1988

From 1986 until his death in 1988, Disher served as a member of the Aerospace Engineering Committee of the University of North Dakota School of Engineering and Mines Advisory Council. The committee was formed to provide curriculum guidelines for an undergraduate aerospace program. Materials include correspondence, committee meeting minutes, reports, brochures and pamphlets. One file contains copies of proposals submitted by UND to NASA's University Space Research Association. NASA planned to established "Space Engineering Research Centers" at major universities and organized USRA to review universities' proposals for these centers. UND submitted two such proposals, in 1987 and 1988, for facilities at UND to research Variable Gravity and Lunar Materials, respectfully. Disher reviewed both proposals before their final submission to USRA. Another file in this series, entitled "Engineering in the Year 2000 and Beyond" contains speculations on the future of engineering education. File materials include a magazine article, essays and Disher's handwritten notes.