AIAA Foundation Award for Excellence
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Honoring Excellence within the Aerospace Community
Established in 1998, the AIAA Foundation Award for Excellence acknowledges outstanding achievements by individuals or groups in the aerospace community. Eligible nominees will offer a unique achievement or extraordinary lifetime contributions inspiring the global aerospace community.
This award has been discontinued. Please see the AIAA Award for Aerospace Excellence.
Award Recipients
2018
Honda Aircraft Company
Awarded
2017
NASA Langley Research Center
Awarded
2016
GEN John R Dailey
National Air
and Space Museum
Awarded
2015
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Team
Award accepted by Dan Hart, Vice President, Government Space Systems Boeing Network and Space Systems and Mr. Randall Walden, Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, SAF/AQ
Awarded
2014
X51A WaveRider Team
The Boeing
Company, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
Awarded
2013
Curiosity Mission, Mars Science Laboratory
Award accepted by Charles Elachi, Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Awarded
2012
787 Dreamliner, The Boeing Company
The Boeing Company Award accepted by Jim Albaugh, President and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airlines
Awarded
2011
U. S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
Awarded
2010
Joint Strike Fighter Program
Award
accepted by Maj Gen C. D. Moore, Acting Program Exec Officer,F-35 Lightning II Program Office and Thomas Burbage Exec VP and Joint Strike Fighter Program Gen Manager, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Awarded
2009
Challenger Center For Space Science EducationAward Accepted by Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, Founding Director and Founding Chairman
Awarded
2008
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Awarded
2007
Mr. Gordon Bethune
Aloha
Airgroup Inc.
Awarded
2006
Dr L. S. "Skip" Fletcher
Texas
A&M University
Awarded
Region VI - West
San Francisco
2005
Mr. Alan R Mulally
The Boeing
Company
Awarded
Region VI - West
Pacific Northwest
2004
GEN John Shalikashvili
Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense
Awarded
2003
John Travolta
Pilot and Actor
Awarded
2002
GEN Tommy Franks
U S Army
Commander in Chief
Awarded
2001
Daniel S Goldin
NASA
Awarded
Region VI - West
Los Angeles
2000
Mr. Norman R Augustine
Lockheed
Martin Corporation
Awarded
Region I - North East
National Capital
1999
John H Glenn
U. S. Senator,
Ohio
Awarded