NMA Past National Award Recipients Index
Executive of the Year
Year
Name
Company
City/State
1935
C. L.
Proctor
Toledo
Edison Co.
Toledo,
OH
1936
Frank H.
Adams
Surface
Combustion Co.
Toledo,
OH
1937
A. M.
Degner
Surface
Combustion Co.
Toledo,
OH
1938
C. C.
Kendrick
Met "L"
Wood Corp.
San
Diego, CA
1939
Harry H.
Woodhead
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp.
Chicago,
IL
1940
George
Spatta
Clark
Equipment Co.
Buchanon,
MI
1941
S. C.
Allyn
National
Cash Register
Dayton,
OH
1942
C. E.
Wilson
General
Motors Corp.
Detroit,
MI
1943
J. A.
Robertshaw
Fulton
Controls
Youngwood, PA
1944
C. R.
Hook
Armco
Steel Corp.
Middletown, OH
1945
J. H.
Kindelberger
N.
American Aviation
Los
Angeles, CA
1946
Robert E.
Gross
Lockheed
Aircraft
Burbank,
CA
1947
Fred
Maytag, II
The
Maytag Co.
Newton,
IA
1948
W. D.
Robinson
Briggs
Manufacturing
Detroit,
MI
1949
George R.
Fink
Great
Lakes Steel Corp.
Wyandotte, MI
1950
Frank H.
Irelan
Delco
Products GMC
Dayton,
OH
1951
Robert F.
Loetscher
Farley &
Loetscher Mfg. Co.
Dubuque,
IA
1952
Mason M.
Roberts
General
Motors Corp.
Dayton,
OH
1953
Ralph S.
Damon
Trans
World Airlines
New York,
NY
1954
John T.
Beatty
United
Specialities Co.
Chicago,
IL
1955
Alva W.
Phelps
The
Oliver Corp.
Chicago,
IL
1956
Gen. J.
T. McNarney
Convair
San
Diego, CA
1957
Gen. H.
F. Safford
The Ohio
Rubber Co.
Willoughby, OH
1958
Thomas E.
Millsop
National
Steel Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA
1959
George
Romney
American
Motors Corp.
Detroit,
MI
1960
Thomas W.
Martin
Alabama
Power Co.
Birmingham, AL
1961
John
Mihalic
Avco
Corp.
NY, TN,
OH
1962
Frank J.
Schaeffer
U. S.
Steel Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA
1963
Albrecth
M. Lederer
A. M.
Lederer & Co.
New York,
NY
1964
Floyd D.
Gottwald
Ethyl
Corp.
Richmond,
VA
1965
Charles
C. Gates
Gates
Rubber Co.
Denver,
CO
1966
Daniel J.
Haughton
Lockheed
Aircraft
Burbank,
CA
1967
Russell
De Young
Goodyear
Tire
Akron, OH
1968
Lynn A.
Townsend
Chrysler
Corp.
Detroit,
MI
1969
D. C.
Burnham
Westinghouse Electric
Pittsburgh, PA
1970
Robert G.
Dunlop
Sun Oil
Corp.
Philadelphia, PA
1971
George H.
Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Co.
Tacoma,
WA
1972
Frederick
G. Jaicks
Inland
Steel Co.
Chicago,
IL
1973
Melvin C.
Holm
Carrier
Corp.
Syracuse,
NY
1974
W.
Michael Blumenthal
The
Bendix Corp.
Southfield, MI
1975
Willard
W. Rockwell
Rockwell
International
Pittsburgh, PA
1976
William
Plummer Drake
Rennwalt
Corp.
Philadelphia, PA
1977
Ray W.
MacDonald
Burroughs
Corp.
Detroit,
MI
1978
Kenneth
Rule Daniel
American
Cast Iron Pipe
Birmingham, AL
1979
Robert
Dickey, III
Dravo
Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA
1980
Robert
Anderson
Rockwell
International
Pittsburgh, PA
1981
Alvin W.
Vogtle, Jr.
The
Southern Comapny
Atlanta,
GA
1982
David S.
Lewis
General
Dynamics Corp.
St.
Louis, MO
1983
Roy A.
Anderson
Lockheed
Corp.
Burbank,
CA
1984
Olin B.
King
SCI
Systems Incorporated
Huntsville, AL
1985
Edward L.
Addison
The
Southern Company
Atlanta,
GA
1986
H. L.
Culbreath
TECO
Energy, Inc.
Tampa, FL
1987
Lawrence
O. Kitchen
Lockheed
Corp.
Calabasas, CA
1988
Harry W.
Todd
Rohr
Industries, Inc.
Chula
Vista, CA
1989
William
K. Coors
Adolph
Coors Co.
Golden,
Colorado
1990
Donald R.
Beall
Rockwell
International
El
Segundo, CA
1991
Daniel J.
Krumm
Maytag
Corporation
Newton,
IA
1992
Marvin
Runyon
U. S.
Postal Service
Washington, D.C.
1993
Dan
Tellep
Lockheed
Corporation
Calabasas, CA
1994
Kent
Black
Rockwell
Richardson, TX
1995
Larry
Bossidy
Allied
Signal
South
Bend, IN
1996
Webb F.
Joiner
Bell
Helicopter Textron
Fort
Worth, TX
1997
Joseph J.
Buggy
Westinghouse Savannah River Site
Aiken, SC
1998
Norman F.
Augustine
Lockheed
Martin Corporation
Bethesda,
MD
1999
Jim
Albaugh
The
Boeing Company
Seal
Beach, CA
2000
Van
Richey
American
Cast Iron Pipe Company
Birmingham, AL
2001
Dain
Hancock
Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics
Fort
Worth, TX
2002
Vance
Coffman
Lockheed
Martin Corporation
Bethesda,
MD
2003
Mike
McCulley
United
Space Alliance
Houston,
TX
2004
Robert
Stevens
Lockheed
Martin Corporation
Bethesda,
MD
2005
Brewster
Shaw
United
Space Alliance
Houston,
TX
2006
Ken
Asbury
Lockheed
Martin
Colorado
Springs, CO
2007
Ralph
Heath
Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics
Fort
Worth, TX
2009
Lee E. Rhyant
Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics
Marietta, GA
2010
Howard DeCastro
United Space
Alliance
Houston, TX
Year
Name
Recognized for
...
1978
Charles F.
Kettering
Famed
inventor...industrialist... philanthropist... founder of NMA
1979
Louis
Ruthenberg
Innovator
who proposed first management classes to Charles Kettering in 1919
1979
Thomas
Fordham
First
president of organization that would become NMA
1980
H J. "Jack"
Post
National
Chairman and first paid staff Executive V.P. of National
Association of Foremen... forerunner of NMA
1981
T. Claude
Ryan
Pioneer...
airman... businessman... longtime friend of NMA
1982
John Leland
Atwood
"Dean of
Aerospace"... respected business leader
1983
Harry W.
Todd
Business
executive... who had also served as NMA instructor, chapter officer,
and Executive Advisor
1985
Peter F.
Drucker
"Founding
Father" of the discipline of management
1985
Royal
Little
Distinguished entrepreneur... business consultant... community
leader
1986
George
Odiorne
Manager...
educator... consultant... author of Management by Objectives
1987
Kenneth
Rule Daniel
Distinguished engineer... executive... community leader...
environmentalist
1988
Fritz Hauf, CM
Corporate executive... entrepreneur...
community
leader... past NMA Chairman of the Board
1989
Larry
Kitchen
Corporate
aerospace executive... lifelong supporter of NMA
1990
Robert
Anderson
Respected
executive... humanitarian and defense consultant
1991
Clarence L.
"Kelly" Johnson
Aeronautical genius... designer of more than 40 aircraft... member
of the National Aviation Hall of Fame
1992
Sanford N.
"Sandy" McDonnell
Aerospace
executive and national leader in support of ethical business
practices
1993
Robert L.
Norton, CM
1966 NMA
Chairman of the Board
1994
John B.
"Jack" Munson
Nationally
recognized leader in the software engineering, aerospace, and
defense industries
1995
John N.
McMahon
Aerospace
executive, defense leader, and intelligency expert dedicated to
quality-of-life initiatives and diversity
1996
Ben R. Rich
Internationally acclaimed aerospace design engineer and CEO
1997
Lloyd
Shoppa
Internationally honored helicopter design, executive and corporate
visionary
1998
Corporate
military executive… industrial teamwork pioneer… humanitarian...
educator
1999
John
Herschel Glenn, Jr.
Decorated
military officer, Space Pioneer, U.S. Senator
2000
Milton S.
Hershey
Founder
Hershey Chocolate Company
2001
Dr. David
H. Ponitz
President
Emeritus Sinclair Community College
2002
Richard E.
Thomas
Program
Director NASA Orbiter Operations
2003
Internationally Recognized Entrepreneur
2004
Willis M.
Hawkins
Internationally Respected and Honored Executive
2005
Florine
Mark
Internationally Recognized Entrepreneur
2006
Anthony
"Tony" Filippis, Sr.
Community
Leader and Innovator in Prosthetics
2007
Michael I.
"Mike" Mott
Senior
Aerospace Executive and Industry Leader
2008
Aram Mika
Aerospace
Engineer and Executive
Michael and
Marian Ilitch
Larry McQuien
Aerospace Executive and Acclaimed Business Strategist
Year
Name
1975
William G.
Sharwell
1976
Benjamin B.
Tregoe
1977
Robert L.
Gardiner
1978
Lester R.
Bittel, CM
1979
Dr. David
K. Berlo
1980
Dr. George
S. Odiorne, CM
1981
Dr.
Frederick I. Herzberg
1982
Dr. Gordon
L. Lippitt, CM
1983
Dr. Peter
F. Drucker
1984
Dr. W.
Edwards Deming
1985
Lee
Iacocca, CM
1986
Dr. Thomas
Peters, CM
1987
Dr. Kenneth
Blanchard, CM
1988
Dr. Norman
Vincent Peale, CM
1989
Dr.
Theodore Levitt, CM
1990
Dr. Morris
Massey, CM
1991
Dr. Stephen
R. Covey, CM
1992
Robert
Townsend, CM
1993
Frances
Hesselbein
1994
Zig Ziglar
1995
Dr.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
1996
Max O.
DePree
1997
Dr. Peter
Senge
1998
Robert K.
Greenleaf (Posthumous)
1999
Dr. William
J. Perry
2000
Philip B.
Crosby
2001
James M.
Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner
2002
Lance H.K.
Secretan
2003
David L.
Neidert, CM
2004
Norman R.
Augustine
2006
John Kotter
2008
John Ryan
2011
Dr. Barbara Kellerman
Year
Name
Chapter
City/State
1977
Robert D.
Johnson
Textron
Aerostructures
Nashville, TN
1978
Joe
Brothers
Hardin
County Kentucky
Elizabethtown, KY
1979
George P.
Ferri
Rockwell
Columbus
Columbus,
OH
1980
Larry
Castonguay
Lockheed
MSC Bay Area
Sunnyvale, CA
1981
Hugh S.
Bryant
Stockham
Valves & Fittings
Birmingham, AL
1982
Norman J.
Rutherford
G.D.
Convair San Diego
San
Diego, CA
1983
James d.
Bowman, CM
Jones &
Laughlin Steel
Youngstown, OH
1984
S. Dent
Williams
Rockwell
Columbus
Columbus,
OH
1985
Leo W.
Parker, Jr.
Lockheed
Georgia
Marietta, GA
1986
James W. Ulm, CM
Rockwell
Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
1987
Lawrence
S. Pechter
Rockwell
Anaheim
Anaheim,
CA
1988
George R.
Owens
ACIPCO
Birmingham, AL
1989
H.T. Tom
Bentley, III
Arnold
Chapter
Tullahoma, TN
1990
Dr.
Edward E. Sutton
Arnold
Chapter
Tullahoma, TN
1991
Shar
Sylvester
Lockheed
MSC Bay Area
Sunnyvale, CA
1992
Jerry W.
Davenport
Arnold
Chapter
Tullahoma, TN
1993
Philip L.
Medley, CM
Arnold
Chapter
Tullahoma, TN
1994
Wayne L.
Louck, CM
Yakima
Valley Chapter
Yakima,
WA
1995
Avis
French
Unisys/Unipro
Chapter
Mission
Viejo, CA
1996
Judie A.
Winters
Westinghouse Hanford Chapter
Richland,
WA
1997
Richard
Lyle Plautz, CM
PGDP
Lockheed Martin Chapter
Paducah,
KY
1998
Paul L.
Williams, CM
Lockheed
Martin Management Assoc.
Marietta,
GA
1999
Janet L.
Hunt
Lockheed
Martin Management Assoc.
Marietta,
GA
2000
David B.
Williams
Lockheed
Martin Fort Worth Chapter
Fort
Worth, TX
2001
Donald N.
Williams
Lockheed
Martin Leadership Association
Palmdale,
CA
2002
Michelle
Lewis, CM
Lockheed
Martin Leadership Association
Marietta,
GA
2003
Elaine Fafilek
Boeing Aerospace Leadership Chapter
Huntington Beach, CA
2004
Edward Schwier, CM
Hanford Chapter
Richland, WA
2005
Roger Alexander, CM
Lockheed Martin Leadership Association
Marietta, GA
2006
Joyvonne
Bragg-Erickson
Boeing
Aerospace Leadership Chapter
Huntington
Beach, CA
2007
Cathy
Culver
Lockheed Martin SSC Leadership Assoc.
Sunnyvale,
CA
2008
Michael
Dowding
BCBSM
Leadership Development Assoc.
Detroit, MI
Hall of Fame Recipients
McFeely Award Recipients
Member of the Year Recipients
NMA Executive of the Year
Recipients
(back to index)
2008
W. James McNerney, Jr.
The
Boeing Company
Chicago, IL
2011
Michael Coats
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Houston, TX
NMA Hall of Fame
Recipients
(back to index)
John G. Eagan
Will Keith Kellogg
2010
Nationally
recognized Business Leaders, Founders Little Ceasar's Pizza
2011
NMA McFeely
Recipients
(back to index)
NMA Member of the Year
Recipients
(back to index)
2009
Victor Koman
Boeing
Aerospace Leadership Chapter
Huntington
Beach, CA
2010
Alix Peck, CM
United Space Alliance Leadership
Assoc.
Cape Canaveral, FL
2011
Shirley Weaver
Lockheed Martin Leadership Association
Marietta, GA
