AIAA Announces 2012 Fellows and Honorary Fellows : The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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AIAA ANNOUNCES 2012 FELLOWS AND HONORARY FELLOWS
Official Presentation to Take Place in May at AIAA Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala

January 20, 2012 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is pleased to announce the 2012 AIAA Fellows and Honorary Fellows. Presentation of the new Fellows and Honorary Fellows will take place at the AIAA Aerospace Spotlight Awards Gala, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, in Washington, D.C.

The title of Honorary Fellow, the highest distinction conferred by AIAA, is granted to preeminent individuals who have had long and highly contributory careers in aerospace, and who embody the highest possible standards in aeronautics and astronautics. The 2012 AIAA Honorary Fellows are:

Arnold D. Aldrich,
Aldrich & Associates

Paul D. Nielsen,
Software Engineering Institute

Robert J. Stevens,
Lockheed Martin Corporation

The distinction of Fellow is conferred upon those members of the Institute who have made notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics and astronautics. The 2012 AIAA Fellows are:

Nadine Aubry, Carnegie Mellon University
Carlos E. Cesnik, University of Michigan
John W. Daily, University of Colorado, Boulder
David B. Doman, Air Force Research Laboratory
J. Phillip Drummond, NASA Langley Research Center
Jeffrey M. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder
Subramanyam R. Gollahalli, The University of Oklahoma
Ralph Heath, Lockheed Martin Corporation
David K. Holger, Iowa State University
James A. Horkovich, Raytheon Missile Systems
James E. Hubbard Jr., National Institute of Aerospace
Mordechay Karpel, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Hitoshi Kuninaka, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

John S. Langford, Aurora Flight Sciences
Azad M. Madni, Intelligent Systems Technology, Inc.
Moshe Matalon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Arun K. Misra, McGill University
Roger Ohayon, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
Ellen M. Pawlikowski, U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
J. V. R. Prasad, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mark E. Russell, Raytheon Company
Robert S. Ryan, Consultant
John D. Schmisseur, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Mary L. Snitch, Lockheed Martin Corporation
John Sullivan, Purdue University
Miguel R. Visbal, Air Force Research Laboratory
Norman M. Wereley, University of Maryland
David A. Whelan, Boeing Defense, Space & Security

AIAA President Dr. Brian D. Dailey stated: “Being named a Fellow of AIAA is among the highest honors that can be bestowed upon an aerospace professional, and represents recognition from colleagues and peers for great contributions to our field and technical community. I congratulate each member of this year’s class of Fellows and Honorary Fellows.”

In 1933, Orville Wright became AIAA’s first Honorary Fellow, and AIAA Honorary Fellows and AIAA Fellows continue to be the most respected names in the aerospace industry.

AIAA is the world’s largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession. With more than 35,000 individual members worldwide, and 90 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, visit www.aiaa.org.

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