John H. Disher

Who was John H. Disher?

John Howard Disher was an American aeronautical engineer and NASA manager.

For most of his life he worked for NASA during the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle projects.

Disher was born in Olmstead, Towner County, North Dakota. He was raised in Devils Lake, North Dakota and graduated from high school there in 1939. He earned a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, in 1943. While at UND, he was a Sigma Nu fraternity member and was active in the University Concert and Marching Bands. He attended the advanced management program at the Harvard Business School.