Dr. Joseph A. Strada

Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer (pronounced EYE-ten-our) was born in Detroit, Mich., in 1962, the third of six children born to Joseph and Marian Euteneuer.
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Dr. Joseph A. Strada received his Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering and Mathematics, his Engineer's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering, and his M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering and Mathematics from the Naval Postgraduate School, and he received his B.Sc. in Mathematics from Villanova University in 1967.After graduating from Villanova University, Dr. Strada was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy.In 1968, designated a naval aviator, he went on to operational tours in carrier-based anti-submarine squadrons.He deployed with naval forces to the South China Sea during the Vietnam War, and to the Mediterranean during the Yom Kippur War.Dr. Strada was assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School from February 1974 to June 1977, where he completed his M.Sc. Degree, Engineers Degree, and Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering and Mathematics.In 1979, he was selected as one of 208 national finalists for NASA's Mission Specialist Program for the Space Shuttle, and in 1983 was one of 39 national finalists for the White House Fellowship Program.As an Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer, Dr. Strada was assigned to acquisition and program management assignments in the Naval Electronics Systems Command, the Naval Air Systems Command, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, and the Office of Naval Research.He served as Joint Test Director for the Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Program; Deputy Program Manager of the Navy Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) Program; and Program Manager of the Milstar Joint Terminal Program Office.
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Dr. Strada is a member of the Advisory Council of the Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation, and has made presentations at the Kolbe Center's International Conferences on Creation both in June, 2001 and in October, 2002.He has spoken to school and parish groups on the theory of evolution, in light of modern scientific tools, disciplines and discoveries.Dr. Strada and his wife, JoAnne, have six children and six grandchildren.