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Rockwell Collins Chairman Clayton Jones to Speak at Embry-Riddle Commencement


Prescott, Ariz., April 9, 2003 -- Chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Rockwell Collins, Clayton M. Jones, will be the featured speaker at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's spring graduation ceremony for 242 students at the Athletic Field on Saturday, April 26, at 10 a.m.

Jones added the title of chairman in June 2002, after serving as president and chief executive officer of Rockwell Collins beginning in 2001. He has also held positions as a senior vice president and corporate officer with Rockwell International.

Beginning in 1998, Jones became vice president and general manager of the Collins Air Transport Division and corporate senior vice president of Government Operations and International in Washington, D.C., where he represented Rockwell businesses to international and domestic customers.

From 1988 to 1995, he was responsible for the space and aircraft systems business areas as vice president of Aerospace Government Affairs and Marketing at Rockwell's Government Operations office in Washington. In 1982, he was sponsored by Rockwell to serve a fellowship in a White House Executive Exchange program.

A native of Nashville, Tenn., Jones joined Rockwell International in 1979 after serving in the U.S. Air Force as a fighter pilot.

Jones holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee and a master's degree in business administration from George Washington University.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and is on the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industry Association. In addition, Jones is a member of the RTCA Policy Board and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Jones is active in civic activities, including his work as a board member with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Association and with Priority One, the economic development arm of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the United Way of East Central Iowa and the Iowa Business Council. Jones was named the Governor's Technology Advisor for Advanced Manufacturing in January 2000.

Embry-Riddle, the world's largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, meets the needs of students and industry through its educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates 25,000 students annually through the master's level at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., at more than 130 teaching centers in the United States and Europe, and through distance learning. The Prescott campus has a student population of more than 1,700.