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“Engineering Our Future” February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet “ENGINEERING OUR FUTURE” 62ND HONORS AND AWARDS BANQUET February 25, 2017 1 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet National Engineers Week Committees ~ BANQUET COMMITTEE ~ Marek Barylak, Kenneth Davis, Sonja Domazet, Paul Gill, Stephen Guine, Tahseena Kahn, Paul Landry, Eli Stiny, Robert B. Tarn, Thomas R. Tarn, Jackie Zev ~ HONORS & AWARDS COMMITTEE ~ Marek Barylak, Kenneth Davis, Paul Gill, Stephen Guine, Tahseena Kahn, Paul Landry, Robert B. Tarn, Sonja Domazet, Thomas R. Tarn, Jackie Zev ~ AWARDS ASSEMBLY ~ Marek Barylak, Larry Dalton, Ken Davis, Sonja Domazet, Paul Gill, Rudy Montalvo, Eli Stiny, Robert B. Tarn, Jackie Zev ~ HOSTESSES ~ Olivia Landry, Noelle Saccaccio, Hoda Storage ~ SOUVENIR PROGRAM GRAPHICS & DESIGN ~ Paul Landry ~ AWARD GRAPHICS & COVER PAGE~ Mike Matte ~ AUDIO / VIDEO ~ Swank Audio Visuals, Christopher Landry ~ Photographers ~ Daniel Perales, Gene Yano ~ BANQUET SETUP / AWARDS DISTRIBUTION ~ Nina Papadakis, Evan Papadakis ~ MATHCOUNTS ~ Jerry Kraim, Eli G. Stiny Engineers’ Council Past Presidents 1970 William B. Johnson 1992 Robert Budica 2005 Robert B. Tarn 1980 Clifford B. Shiepe, PE 1993 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2006 Paul F. Landry 1981 Clifford B. Shiepe, PE 1994 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2007 Paul F. Landry 1982 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 1995 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2008 Patrick Berbon 1983 William F. Hassel, PE, FIAE 1996 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2009 Dr. Charles H. Volk 1984 Clifford Terry 1997 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2010 Dr. Charles H. Volk 1985 Roland V. Roggero 1998 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2011 Kenneth G. Davis 1986 James P. Ritchey 1999 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2012 Kenneth G. Davis 1987 James P. Ritchey 2000 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2013 Sonja Domazet 1988 Harlan L. Russ 2001 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2014 Sonja Domazet 1989 Dr. A. F. Ratcliffe 2002 Lloyd W. Higginbotham, FIAE 2015 Sonja Domazet 1990 Dr. A. F. Ratcliffe 2003 Robert B. Tarn 2016 Sonja Domazet 1991 Robert Budica 2004 Robert B. Tarn 2 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet The Engineers’ Universal City, Honors & Awards Saturday, February 25 2017 Welcome & Introductions – 6:00 p. Master of Stephen Guine Dinner Presentation of Awards – 7:00 Council esident Sonja Domazet Presenters Nagwa E. Bekir, Ph.D. Santiago Bulnes Paul Gill Stephen Guine Rudy Montalvo Naveed Hussain, Ph.D. Paul Landry Joe Lanni, MajGen (Ret) Stuart Linsky Eli G. Stiny Thomas R. Tarn Scott Ward Michael Watkins, Ph.D. Sonja Domazet 3 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LEADERS AWARDS Tara Sweigart Meghan Lew Aerojet Rocketdyne The Boeing Company Rancho Cordova, California Long Beach, California In recognition of outstanding contribution to the development For providing excellent quality and innovative engineering of advanced propulsion technology in the areas of advanced solutions in improving producibility for the 767 program and energetic compositions for both fielded and future propulsion increasing supplier yield for the 777X and 787 programs systems Justin Giacotto Jeffrey D. Gabeau Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems The Boeing Company San Diego, California Seattle, Washington For technical leadership, process oversight, customer For the development and implementation of Additive coordination, and program execution in playing a critical role in Manufacturing (AM) solutions involving monolithic structures the Triron program benefiting the 737-8 MAX airplane 4 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LEADER AWARDS Malia Pantastico Trevor E. Tucker Northrop Gruman Mission Systems The Boeing Company Woodland Hills, California Tukwila, Washington For outstanding performance and leadership on Blue WASP For innovation and outstanding leadership in bringing Additive and other programs. Manufacture into mainstream production in a highly regulated environment Dr. William H. Grover Aurora Garcia University of California, Riverside The Boeing Company Riverside, California Huntington Beach, California For creating hardware and software tools that accelerate the In recognition of outstanding leadership in environmental progress of biological and medical research, and developing thermal test of the 767-Tanker fuel couplers, on the Minuteman technologies that support engineering experiences for students Missile program and on the Commercial Crew Transportation in K-12 science classes. System applied loads with ordnance risk reduction test 5 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT MERIT AWARDS David E Margrave Dr. Shadi Mahjoob Aerojet Rocketdyne Califronia State University, Northridge Canoga Park, California Northridge, California In recognition of extraordinary teamwork, mentoring, and For outstanding contributions to the fields of analytical, outstanding technical leadership as the RS-25 Test Lead computational, and experimental heat transfer, as well as remarkable performance in instructional activities Josue Porres Shawwen W Fann The Boeing Company Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Long Beach, California Woodland Hills, California In recognition of developing a new technology that resulted in For outstanding contributions in the development of fiber-optic- added competitive advantage for the Boeing Company based inertial measurement units for marine applications, and for continuing improvements of calibration and compensation techniques enabling enhanced performance across environments Mark Slosser Kurt Von Brockman Aerojet Rocketdyne Aerojet Rocketdyne Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California For continued contribution to the successful flights of the RS- For outstanding leadership, ingenuity, customer focus, attention 68 engines on the Delta IV program to detail, and execution on the RS25 Nozzle Affordability Plan directly contributing to the human spaceflight program 6 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Design, Development, and Rancho Cordova Groundwater Qualification of 36 Volt Power Remediation Processing Unit for Electric Propulsion Aerojet Rocketdyne The Boeing Company Redmond, Washington Rancho Cordova, California Team Members Team Members Brian Koch William Goldsmith Carl Haynie Timothy P. Leo David Hearn Joseph Zimmer Bryce Hesterman Robin Lewis Michael Madigan John Otto Robert Poehls Mike Ray Kurt Swanson Jamie Waldock Accepting the Project Award Accepting the Project Award Randy S Aadland Bryan J. Meyers Description of Project: Description of Project: In recognition of outstanding leadership for design, In recognition of completion of a critical element of development, qualification and production of the 36 the remediation program through excellent design, Volt Electric Propulsion Power Control Unit planning, execution, and innovation 7 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Space Launch System Liquid Customer Aviation Service Liaison Hydrogen Bleed Duct Team Support Aerojet Rocketdyne The Boeing Company Los Angeles, California Long Beach, California Team Members Team Members Brian Donnelly Larry F Baker Jai Eller Gregory P Bellamy David Kittinger David E Gough Robert Papaleo Truc Q Ho Robert Passerini Paul Y Mar Michael Yuen Kaitlin E Thompson Kevin P Trefzger Accepting the Project Award Accepting the Project Award Arthur L Coleman John D. Friend Description of Project: Description of Project: For outstanding support to NASA’s Space Launch In recognition of support to Commercial Aircraft System by the designing, fabricating, testing, and Support Programs that reduced costs assuring future delivering the Liquid Hydrogen Bleed Duct System business for the Core Stage rocket, Exploration Mission 1 8 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet DISTINGUISHED ENGINEERING PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Coatings The Boeing Company St. Louis, Missouri Team Members Haynes Arnett Stephen A. Cramm Jeff Roseman Derick E. Skouby Accepting the Project Award Dr. Janice L. Karty Description of Project: In recognition for industry leading breakthrough improvements to lightening protection and coatings for both commercial and military airplanes . 9 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet 10 February 25, 2017 The 62nd Annual Honors and Awards Banquet Jack Northrop Spirit of Innovation Award To Stephen M. Sullivan Aerospace Systems Sector Vice President, Strategic Systems Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Melbourne, Florida Presented by Stuart Linksy Sector Vice President Engineering & Global Product Development Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Redondo Beach, California Steve is a well-respected engineer, an exceptional leader and mentor to next generation engineers in Northrop Grumman’s team of more than 22,000 Aerospace Systems pro- fessionals. He is highly regarded across Northrop Grumman’s military and civilian customer base for his business acumen and his ongoing contributions to advancing the fields of technology and design. The Jack Northrop Spirit of Innovation commemorates the vision, perseverance and prowess reminiscent of aviation pioneer Jack whose achievements and techniques broke the barriers traditional aircraft The Engineers’ Council bestows this award in honor of individual technical contributions that inspire and advance the progress of the Past 2006 Douglas
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