Meet the Keynote Speakers

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  Jim Wetherbee, Captain, US Navy (Ret.)

  Former astronaut, NASA
  Six-time space traveler
  Landed the Space Shuttle five times
  Traveled twice to the international space station and to the Russian space station
  Investigated the Columbia accident in 2003 and the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010
  Author, Controlling Risk - In a Dangerous World
  
  

  A six-time space traveler, Capt. Jim Wetherbee, USN (ret.), is the only astronaut to have commanded five crews in space, and the only person to have landed the Space Shuttle five times. After graduating from Notre Dame with a degree in Aerospace Engineering, he became a US Naval Aviator and test pilot. In 1984, Jim was selected by NASA. In his twenty-year career, he flew twice to the International Space Station and twice to the Russian space station, Mir, and was Director, Flight Crew Operations.

  After the Space Shuttle Columbia accident in 2003, Jim was the operational search director, responsible for finding the human remains of the flight crew. In 2005, Jim joined the oil and gas industry as a safety auditor for BP.

  In 2010, he was a member of the investigation team for the Deepwater Horizon accident and was the technical editor for their report. For over thirty-five years, Jim's experiences as a test pilot, astronaut, and a safety executive in the oil and gas industry have given him insights into dangerous businesses. He is the author of Controlling Risk-In A Dangerous World.

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  Edward E. Cornwell, Ill, MD, FACS, FCCM, FWACS

  (Hon.) The LaSalle D. Leffall Professor of Surgery
  Former Professor of Surgery and Interim Dean, Howard University Hospital
  Past deputy editor of JAMA-Surgery
  President, Southeastern Surgical Congress
  
  

  Dr. Edward E. Cornwell Ill has risen through the academic ranks through teaching and clinical appointments at Howard University, the University of Southern California, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is a former Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery and former Interim Dean at Howard University Hospital and University College of Medicine.

  Dr. Cornwell's career interest is in the prevention, treatment, and outcome disparities of traumatic injuries. He has authored or co-authored over 26-articles and chapters and has given over 340 invited presentations in the field. He has delivered the named lecture or keynote address at over 35 institutions and conferences. He is the past deputy editor of JAMA-Surgery and served in leadership positions in numerous national organizations, such as American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, American Board of Surgery, Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Surgical Association, and the American College of Surgeons. He served as the President of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, President of the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association, and Chairman of Trauma Net of Maryland. He is currently the President of the Southeastern Surgical Congress. Dr. Cornwell has received numerous awards and citations for his efforts in education, outreach, and violence prevention.