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CONTRAILS NEWSLETTER AWARDS BANQUET 2012

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NorthTexas Chapter of AIAA

HONORS AND AWARDS BANQUET

with AIAA FellowRALPH HEATH

Thursday, June 7, 2012“A River Runs Through

It - Reflections on a 37-year Career in the

Aerospace and Defense Industry”

A special thank you goes to Ralph Heath, AIAA Fellow, for his interesting and entertaining talk that reflected on his 37 year career in the Aerospace and Defense Industry...”A River Runs Through It.”

Mr. Heath joined Lockheed Martin in 1975 as a design engineer at the beginning of the F-16 fighter program. He progressed through a wide variety of positions in engineering, logistics, advanced product development, program management, production operations, business development and executive management.

During his 37-year career, he was a leader in the tremendous growth of international business at Lockheed Martin. The Aeronautics Company achieved unprecedented growth in revenue and profitability, achieving more than $14B in annual sales. during his seven-year tenure as president, the Aeronautics Company achieved unprecedented growth in revenue and profitability, achieving more than $14B in annual sales.

Mr. Heath is a US Army veteran. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and an MBA from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and holds an FAA commercial pilot’s license. He is the recipient of the 2005 AIAA Reed Aerospace Award. He was named the National Management Association Executive of the Year in 2007.

We all enjoyed the AIAA North Texas meeting held on June 7, 2012, to celebrate the achievements of our distinguished members.


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We all enjoyed the delicious dinner as well as all of the interesting conversation. A big thank you goes to the staff at the Crowne Plaza Suites, Arlington, for their great service.


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Bryan and Yolanda Cepak

Cargill Hall and Jim Peoples


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Cargill Hall, Letia Blanco and Ya-yu Hew

Cynthia Whissennand, Annette Peoples, Mine Yucel and Shirley Hall

Jo Ann Patton, Harry Barnard with Robert Patton

Terry and Debra Burress and Ronald Hughes


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Sandra Landry, Matt Landry chat with Ruth and Mark Dreier


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THE NORTH TEXAS SECTION of the

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

2012 Honors and Awards Banquet

Crowne Plaza Arlington, Texas

June 7, 2012

Honors and Awards Banquet

6:30!Check-in, Social 7:15!Welcome, Dinner

7:55!Introduction and Report from the Chair

8:05!Awards Ceremony ! Recognition of Associate Fellows for 2012 ! Recognition of Members with Select Anniversaries ! Recognition of AIAA National Award Winners !! Section Service Award Presentation8:30!Introduction of Distinguished Speaker and

Presentation “A River Runs Through It– Reflections on a 37-year

Career in Aerospace” Ralph Heath, AIAA Fellow9:10!Q&A, Concluding Remarks

9:15!Adjourn

Evening Program Includes

Adnan welcomes everyone as we begin the Awards portion of the evening.


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2012 NORTH TEXAS SECTION HONOREESAIAA National Award Winners

History Manuscript AwardR. Cargill Hall, Emeritus Chief Historian, National Reconnaissance

OfficeAerospace Design Engineering Award

Ronald P. Hughes, Principal Engineering Fellow, Raytheonde Florez Award for Flight Simulation

Mark E. Dreier, Bell Helicopter CompanyAIAA Fellows

Ralph Heath, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics CompanyAIAA Associate Fellows

Ben A. Calloni, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Eric F. Charlton, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Lloyd M. Landry, Jr., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Michael D. Packer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Kamesh Subbarao, The University of Texas at

Arlington Paul S. Zink, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics CompanyMembers with Select Anniversaries

70 Year MemberRobert J. Patton (F)60 Year Members

Vernon A. Lee (AF)Hilary W. Allen (AF)

50 Year MemberSamuel C. Laden (AF)

40 Year MembersDavid S. Bodden (AF) John H. Russell (AF) John H. Watson (AF)

John S. Gibson (F)25 Year Members

Bryan L. Peterson (SrM) Thomas J. Vukits (SrM) Kenneth W. Van Treuren (SrM) Section Service Award

Bryan E. Cepak, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control


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History Manuscript AwardRecipient of the 2012 AIAA History Manuscript Award for his recent book

Five Down, No Glory (Naval Institute Press, 2011)

Aerospace Design Engineering Award

R. Cargill Hall, Emeritus Chief Historian, National Reconnaissance Office

Ronald P. Hughes, Principal Engineering Fellow, Raytheon


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History Manuscript Award

de Florez Award for Flight Simulation

Mark E. Dreier, Bell Helicopter Company

AIAA Fellows

Ralph Heath, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company


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AIAA Associate Fellows

Ben A. Calloni, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Eric F. Charlton, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company


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AIAA Associate FellowsAIAA Associate Fellows

Lloyd M. Landry, Jr., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Kamesh Subbarao, The University of Texas at Arlington


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AIAA Associate Fellows

Paul S. Zink, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Michael D. Packer, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Photo Unavailable


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Members with Select Anniversaries

70 Year Member

Robert J. Patton (F)

60 Year Members

Hillary W. Allen (AF) Vernon A. Lee (AF) Photos Unavailable

50 Year Member

Samuel C. Laden (AF) Photo Unavailable


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David S. Bodden (AF)

40 Year Members

John S. Gibson (F); John H. Russell (AF); John H. Watson (AF) Photos Unavailable

Section Service Award

Bryan E. Cepak, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control


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AIAA Associate Fellows:Eric Charlton, Ben Calloni, Matt Landry, Kamesh Subbarao,

Scott Zink with Harry Barnard


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2011-2012 AIAA Section Officers standing: Ramesh Pillai, Letia Blanco, Jim Peoples, Terry Burress, Awais Raza, Thania Balcazar, Bryan Cepak


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Ralph Heath with AIAA UTA Student Chapter members (with president Shivani Patel in the middle)

Ralph Heath with Women Members of AIAA


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2012 AIAA North Texas Chapter Officers

Chair: Adnan Yucel, LM Fellow, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Vice Chair: Ramesh Pillai, Vice President, HCL Technologies

Treasurer: Stuart Taylor, Sr. Applications Engineer, Raytheon

Secretary: Bryan Cepak, Sr. Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control

Newsletter: Jim Peoples, President & COO, Whole Cloth LLC

Young Professionals: Terry Burress, LM Fellow, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Programs: Dr. Yan Wan, Asst. Prof., Electrical Engineering Dept., University of North Texas

College Outreach: Thania Balcazar, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Pre-College Outreach: Abhilash Markkassery, UTA

UTA Faculty Advisor:Dr. Bernd Chudoba, Director, AVD Laboratory(Aerospace Vehicle Design), Associate Professor

Webmaster: Alan Kruppa, Systems Engineer, KIHOMA

A special thank you to all of the 2012 AIAA North Texas Chapter Officers who helped all of

us have a very memorable year.

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