Harry Diamond Fuzing Excellence Award

HARRY DIAMOND FUZING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FUZE ADVANCEMENT

The annual Harry Diamond Fuzing Excellence Award recognizes an individual who has made the greatest overall contribution to the Fuze program during their lifetime. The achievements for which this award will be considered may relate to any of the many components that make up this highly diverse, complex, vital commodity, from R&D through demilitarization and disposal.

The award will encompass achievements during the nominee’s career and will be presented to the winner at the 65th annual NDIA Fuze Conference on May 10-12, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport, Renton, WA. This competition is open to all individuals, regardless of grade or position, in the United States Fuze community. All military personnel, government civilians, and contractor employees are eligible. 

All service munitions supervisors of headquarters, munitions plants, depots, laboratories, and proving grounds, are asked to seriously consider the contributions of their best qualified subordinates for this prestigious award.

Please click here for more information and the nomination form.

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2019 Winner:
Philip T. Gorman, Jr., Booz Allen Hamilton 

Past Winners:
2018: Not Awarded
2017: Dr. Barry Neyer, Excelitas Technology 
2016: Not Awarded
2015: Chris Janow 
2014: Danny Hayles, Booz Allen Hamilton 
2013: No Conference 
2012: William Kurtz, L-3 Fuzing & Ordnance Systems
2011: M. Preston Parker, Air Armament Center
2010: Not Awarded 
2009: Jack Waller, Naval Air Warfare Center
2008: Not Awarded 
2007: Max Cone, KDI Precision Products
2006: Dick Mabry