Solar System Ambassadors
Cynthia Whisennand
Lt Col Cynthia Whisennand was Texas Wing Director of Aerospace Education for the Civil Air Patrol for five years. Texas placed First for Aerospace Education in Southwest Region three years running under her leadership and has received the Brewer Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aerospace Education. She attended Space Academy in Huntsville Alabama in 1988, the Kansas Cosmosphere in 2019, and was chosen as a NEWEST Teacher in 1994. For twelve years she taught at the Irving ISD Summer Enrichment Camp program: a three week long program covering such topics as Astronauts, Solar System, Spacecraft, etc. In 1998 she presented at the National Congress on Aviation and Space Education. In 2004 she taught at the National Aerospace Education Academy in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She retired as a school librarian after 33 years. She enjoys presenting to all ages. You can teach anything through space and science!