Awards
LtGen Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr.
Systems Engineering Excellence Award
Purpose
The LtGen Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Award is given to an individual and to a group who:
- Demonstrate outstanding achievement in the practical application of Systems Engineering principles, promotion of robust systems engineering principles throughout the organization, or effective systems engineering process development.
- Demonstrably, through their systems engineering contributions, helped achieve significant cost savings due to new or enhanced processes procedures and/or concepts, increased mission capabilities, or substantially increased performance.
The Individual Award is intended to recognize a body of work spanning a career or most recent career activities.
The Group Award is intended to recognize significant accomplishments during the previous year.
History
The National Defense Industrial Association’s LtGen Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Award was established in 2003 to honor the memory of LtGen Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr., USAF, whose leadership embodied the highest ideals in Defense Systems development and deployment. LtGen Ferguson was one of the original participants in the NDIA Systems Engineering Division during its founding years in 1997.
2022 Award Winners
Rolf Siegers, Engineering Fellow, RTX Corporate Architecture Board - 2021 Lieutenant General Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Individual Award Winner
Object Management Group Space Domain Task Force & INCOSE Space Systems Working Group CubeSat Systems Reference Model Team - 2021 Lieutenant General Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Group Award Winner
Past Winners
Year |
Individual |
Group |
---|---|---|
2022 | Rolf Siegers, Engineering Fellow, RTX Corporate Architecture Board | Object Management Group Space Domain Task Force & INCOSE Space Systems Working Group CubeSat Systems Reference Model Team |
2021 | Philomena Zimmerman, DoD | Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Newport Mk 48 Mod 7 Advanced Processor Build Five Plus (APB 5+) Software Systems Engineering and Development Team - 2021 Lieutenant General Thomas R. Ferguson, Jr. Systems Engineering Excellence Group Award Winner |
2020 | No Award Given |
No Award Given |
2019 | Garry Roedler, Lockheed Martin Corporation | Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TTWCS) Design Team |
2018 | CREATE | Submarine Harpoon Rim of the Pacific Demonstration Team, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport |
2017 | Ms.Kristen Baldwin, DASD (SE) | CREATE |
2016 | Mr. Stephen P. Welby, ASD (R&E) | CLUSTER TOPGATE team, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport |
2015 | Mr. Steve Henry (Retired), Northrop Grumman Information Systems | Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) Systems Engineering Team, The Raytheon Company |
2014 | David R. Castellano, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal | Raytheon Company Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) Systems Engineering Team |
2013 | Dr. James T. Keeney, Air Force Research Laboratory |
Northrop Grumman Information Systems F-35 Communications, Navigation, Identification (CNI) |
2012 | David E. Davis, US Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center | F-15 Suite 7E Test Team, Air Force 46th Test Wing, Eglin Air Force Base |
2011 | CAPT Thomas Heatter, USN, MDA | National Reconnaissance Office Launch Team |
2010 | Harold (Hal) Wilson, Northrop Grumman | CECOM Second Generation Forward Looking Infrared Program andMDA Airborne Laser Testbed Systems Engineering Division |
2009 | Brian Wells, Raytheon | University of Maryland Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE) |
2008 | Dr. James Finley, USD(AT&L) | US Navy PMS-420, Techical Direction Agent Team for LCS Mission Package Project |
2007 | Robert Skalamera, USD(AT&L) | US Navy-NUWC-Newport - Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System Team |
2006 | David Strimling |
Advanced Collaborative System Optimization Modeler (ACSOM) |
2005 | Mark Schaeffer, USD(AT&L) SE | N/A |
2004 | Mike Wynne, USD(AT&L) | N/A |
2003 | Bob Rassa, Raytheon | N/A |