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Nation's Largest and 55th Annual ... National Engineers Week
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eWeek Supporters AIAA San Fernando Pacific Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB American Society for Quality San Fernando Valley The Boeing Company CSUN College of Engineering & Computer Science General Chuck Yeager Foundation IEEE San Fernando Valley Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems Division Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne SME San Fernando Valley |
Keynote Speaker |
Mr. Cassidy led General Atomics' entry into the unmanned aircraft business area, and in a period of three years established General Atomics Aeronautical Systems as a leader in the field. Joining General Atomics in 1987, Mr. Cassidy directed business development efforts for the company’s defense-related activities. Prior to that, he served in the U.S. Navy for 34 years, retiring as a Rear Admiral. Previous assignments included Command of the Pacific Fleet Fighter and Airborne Early Warning Wing, Command of the Naval Air Station at Miramar, California, and Command of Fighter Squadron 161 aboard the aircraft carrier Coral Sea during combat in Vietnam. As a flag officer, he served the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the CNO liaison officer to the Chairman, and was Director of the Tactical Readiness Division for the CNO. Mr. Cassidy is an Associate Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). |
Dinner - 6:00 PM · Program - 7:00 PM
Formal attire is requested
Open to the public - Reservations Required
Admission $90 (table of 10 for $900)
The Engineers' Council Awards to be Presented
Distinguished Engineering Educator Award
This award is made to individuals who are outstanding in professional qualities
and have a top reputation for engineering education and leadership. Nominee
for this award should be an individual who has significantly contributed to
students' extracurricular engineering activities, and/or to scientific achievements
with respect to industry applications.
Distinguished Engineering Project Achievement Award
This award recognizes public or private organizations or consulting firms
that during the past three(3) years have brought to fulfillment engineering
projects which, because of their scope or unique character, are outstanding
and deserving of merit. Nominations must include the name of a Team Leader
or Project Leader designated to receive the award on behalf of the entire
team.
John J. Guarrera Engineering Educator of the Year Award
This award is made to an individual with outstanding professional qualities
and a top reputation for engineering education and leadership. Nominee for
this award should be an individual who has contributed heavily to students'
extracurricular engineering activities, and/or to scientific achievements
with respect to industry applications.
Honorary Engineer of the Year Award
Nominee must have National or International recognition as a major contributor
to the field of engineering, leadership of engineering programs, or other
significant contribution to the engineering profession, but is not necessarily
an engineer. This could include legislators, government officials, public
relations specialists, communications specialists, journalists, etcetera.
Engineering Project Achievement of the Year Award
This award recognizes a public or private organization or consulting firm
that during the past three (3) years has brought to fulfillment an engineering
project of National or International significance which is deserving of merit.
Nominations must include the name of a Team Leader or Project Leader to receive
the award on behalf of the entire team.
Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager International Aeronautical Achievements Award
This award was first given to General Yeager in recognition of his historically
outstanding achievements in the field of aeronautical flight testing as one
of America's foremost flight test engineers. The award is presented annually
to one who has proven to have attained similar successes in the field of aeronautical
engineering and flight test. The recipient is recommended by the Engineers'
Council Honors & Awards Committee, and approved by General Yeager.
Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson Memorial Skunk Works Award
This award was created under the auspices of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
to honor individuals who have demonstrated a similar vision of that attributed
to Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson. The annual presentation is made by a Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics Company representative.
Jack Northrop Spirit of Innovation Award
The Engineeers' Council bestows this award in honor of the individual technical contributions that inspire innovation and advance the progress of industry. The Jack Northrop Spirit of Innovation Award commemorates the vision, perseverance and engineering prowess reminiscent of Jack Northrop, whose achievements and techniques broke the barriers of traditional aircraft design. The annual presentation is made by a Northrop Grumman Corporation representative.
Robert H. Goddard Space Propulsion Pioneer Award
This award is made in honor of the founder of modern rocketry, Dr. Robert H. Goddard to those who have exhibited his qualities. Dr. Goddard was a physicist of great vision of space exploration and a genius for innovation. Dr. Goddard's developments spawned the rocket industry that put the first Americans into space and the first humans on the moon. His legacy lives today in those who followed and extended his pioneering work.
Theodore Von Karman Mission Excellence Award
This award is given in honor of the great mathematician and academic leader, Theodore Von Karman. Von Karman led the Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, which he had helped to design. Under his leadership, this laboratory was a vital resource to the emerging Southern California aerospace industry, thrusting Caltech to national pre-eminence. In 1944 he established the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech. The first person to receive the National Medal of Science, Von Karman's theoretical aerodynamics and work in rocket research has shaped both scientific and political history.
Engineers' Council Honors & Awards Committee
Throughout the years, the Engineers' Council has presented awards to thousands of worthy recipients. A panel of judges representing academia and a cross section of engineering disciplines will review all nominations and make appropriate selections.
Committee Chairperson
Kenneth G. Davis, SME
Artistry in Motion
ken.davis@engineerscouncil.org
Dr. A. F. "Rick" Ratcliffe, IEEE
Dean Emeritus, College of Engineering & Computer Science
California State University Northridge
Charles Olsefsky, IEEE
Retired Program Manager
Hughes Missile Systems (10 years)
Lockheed Corporation (20 years)
Radio Plane Company (5 years)
North American Aviation Apollo Program (2 years)
Technical Society and Company Support Considerations
It is important to organization's support to the Honors & Awards Banquet, and peer & management participation in order to assist in the recognition of your nominees, should he or she be selected to receive an award from The Engineers' Council.
National Engineers Week celebrations are planned, in accordance with The National Society of Professional Engineers guidelines, to occur during the week of George Washington's birthday. George Washington, a land surveyor & our nations first president, is regarded as our nation's first prominent engineer, and thus we celebrate National Engineers Week in conjunction with his birthday.
Since 1955, The Engineers' Council has conducted an Honors & Awards Banquet at a major banquet facility, and arranges for the keynote address to be delivered by a prominent speaker. Attendance in recent years has ranged from 610-670 people, and is the largest of its kind nationwide. The upcoming 2010 banquet will be The Engineers' Council 55th Annual Honors & Awards Banquet.
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