Rod Tennyson: Malvern’s Own Rocket Scientist helps in Apollo 13Crisis A desperate phone call forty years ago propelled a Malvern alumnus, RodTennyson (class of 1956), and his colleagues at the University of Toronto’sInstitute for Aerospace Studies into heroic status. On 16 April 1970, a cryfor help came from Grumman Aerospace, an Apollo 13 contractor. Onits way to the moon, an oxygen tank on the Apollo 13 had exploded.

President’s Report at the MRBS AGM When I was elected in November 2007, two other new members who joined the Executive were Adele Ashby as Vice-President and Robert Watson as Member-at-Large. They have assisted us very ably with their work during what has turned out to be a very busy year. Our worries that the MRBS did not have enough person-power to sustain itself were unfounded as a renewed core group rose to carry on the society for another term.

FAREWELL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT As of November, 2007 I will not seek a third term as President of the Malvern Red & Black Society. I will be leaving the Society’s executive. From our founding days in October 2003 through two terms as President, I put my passion and dedication into making this Society a success.