NMA Past National Award Recipients Index

Executive of the Year
Hall of Fame Recipients
McFeely Award Recipients
Member of the Year Recipients
 



NMA Executive of the Year Recipients
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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

2008 W. James McNerney, Jr. The Boeing Company Chicago, IL

2009

Lee E. Rhyant

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Marietta, GA

2010

Howard DeCastro

United Space Alliance

Houston, TX

2011 Michael Coats National Aeronautics and Space Administration Houston, TX

 



NMA Hall of Fame Recipients
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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

John G. Eagan

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

Will Keith Kellogg

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

2010

Michael and Marian Ilitch

Nationally recognized Business Leaders, Founders Little Ceasar's Pizza
2011

Larry McQuien

Aerospace Executive and Acclaimed Business Strategist

   

 



NMA McFeely Recipients
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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

   

 



NMA Member of the Year Recipients
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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

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


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