Aeronautics/Propulsion
- Louis B. Gratzer, PhD, Chief Aerodynamicist, Aviation Partners Inc.
- Pulse Detonation Engine/Combustor Concept Team:
- Thomas Bussing, PhD, Program Manager, Tactical Technology, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Anthony J. Dean, Propulsion Systems Lab Leader, G.E. Global Research Center
- Gary L. Lidstone, Division Manager, Research Engineering, Pratt & Whitney Seattle Aerosciences Center
- Fred R. Schauer, PhD, Program Manager, Mechanical Engineer, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
- NASA/Gulfstream Quiet Spike Flight Test Team:
- Robert Cowart, Project Engineer, Gulfstream Aerospace
- Donald Howe, Staff Scientist, Technical Fellow, Gulfstream Aerospace
- Leslie Molzahn, Flight Test Operations Engineer, NASA Dryden Research Center
- Frank Simmons III, PhD, P.E., Gulfstream Aerospace
- James Smolka, Research Test Pilot, NASA Dryden Research Center
- Wright-Patterson AFB Fuels Branch Team:
- John Datko, Senior Aerospace Engineer, Fuels Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory
- James Edwards, PhD, Principal Chemical Engineer, Fuels Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory
- William E. Harrison III, Chief, Fuels Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense
- Satoshi Yokota, Executive V.P., Technology Development and Advanced Design, Embraer
Business/General Aviation
- Stephan A. Hanvey, President & CEO, SATSair
- Gary Burrell, Chairman Emeritus, Garmin International and Min Kao, PhD, Chairman and CEO
- Jack Pelton, Chairman, CEO and President, Cessna Aircraft Company
Commercial Air Transport
- Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Development and Test Team:
- Glen M. Bunney, Director of Global Logistics
- Mike Doellefeld, Systems Leader
- Andy Hammer, Chief Engineer of Flight Test Engineering, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
- Kurt Kraft, Chief Project Engineer
- Jess Lockmon, Engineering Leader
- Montie Brewer, President and CEO, Air Canada
- John Byerly, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Transportation Affairs and Daniel Calleja, Director, Air Transport Directorate, European Commission
- Gerald Grinstein, Former CEO, Delta Air Lines
IT/Electronics
- Representative Vernon J. Ehlers (R-MI)
- Capt. Donald Gaddis, Program Manager for Presidential Helicopters, U.S. Navy
- Paul Fontaine, Program Manager, Safe Flight 21, Federal Aviation Administration (1999 to 2005);
Capt. Robert C. Hilb, Advanced Flight Systems Manager, UPS Airlines; Capt. Karen D. Lee,
Director of Flight Operations, UPS Airlines
- Thales Joint Software Defined Radio Program Team:
- Lewis Johnston, V.P, Advanced Programs, Thales Communications Unit, Thales Land & Joint Division
- Christian Serra, Chief Engineer, Software Radio Architecture and Technologies, Thales
Land & Joint Division, Chairman of the Software Defined Radio Forum
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Military
- Capt. Randy Mahr, E-2D Program Manager, U.S. Navy
- James M. Smith, President, Chairman and CEO, EDO Corp.
- Capt. Mat Winter, Precision Strike Weapons Program Manager (PMA-201), U.S. Navy
Operations
- Wing Commander Anil Kumar, Fighter Pilot, Indian Air Force and Wing Commander Rahul Monga,
Helicopter Pilot, Indian Air Force
- John Shannon, Chairman, STS-118 Mission Management
- STS-120/10A ISS Assembly Mission Team:
- Sarmad Aziz, Robotics Officer
- Dina Contella, STS-120 Lead Spacewalk Officer
- Derek Hassmann, Orbit 1 ISS Flight Director
- Scott E. Parazynski, PhD, NASA Astronaut
- United Airlines Flight 1015 Crew:
- First Officer Brad Loper
- Captain Scott Stoop
Space
- Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel, Commander Space and Missile Systems Center and Col. Teresa Djuric, 50th Space Wing Commander; Col. David Madden, Commander, GPS Wing; Lt.Col. Janet Grondin, Program Manager, Next Generation GPS Control Segment
- Yoshisada Takizawa, Selene Project Manager, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Sunita Williams, Astronaut
The Philip J. Klass Award for lifetime Achievement
The Breitling Award for Aviation Heroism
Recognition of “Tomorrow’s Leaders”
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