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Honors
Tech fellow wins Kelly Johnson Aerospace AwardArmand J. Chaput, a senior technical fellow in Fort Worth, will be presented with the
prestigious Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson Aerospace
Vehicle Design and Development Award at the SAE World Aviation Congress Nov. 3
The annual award recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves through
significant contributions to the innovative design and development of advanced aircraft
and/or spacecraft.
A member of the Systems Engineering staff, Chaput has been involved in a wide
variety of advanced aerospace development programs. He also teaches aircraft design as an
Carroll and Davis receive
JSF Wizard Awards
By Kate Lowe
Michael S. Carroll and Joseph B. Davis, both of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Program, were recently named Wizard Award winners.
The Wizard Award is the highest honor an F-35 JSF team member can receive. The
honor goes to those who demonstrate exceptional teamwork, customer focus, leading
by example and positively impacting a program milestone.
Carroll, of Autonomic Logistics, was nominated for the Wizard Award by Phil
Kruger, who describes Carroll as always being a team player and for leading the global
sustainment team through all of the replan activities. Kruger noted that, "Carroll is
truly a 'make-it-happen' type person who instills the attribute of excellence in all of
his outcomes."
Davis, F-35 Maintenance Support senior manager, received the Wizard Leadership
Award. Nominated by Derek Malstrom and his team, Davis was commended for his
"positive attitude, noteworthy work ethic and unwavering devotion to the JSF Team,"
according to Malstrom's nomination.
"Davis is a remarkable IPT [Integrated Product Team] Leader," Malstrom said.
"He displays an innate ability to dissect complex issues and focus on the crux of
the problem."Michael S. Carroll
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Joseph B. Davis
adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Austin and as a short course instructor for the
University of Kansas.
In addition to his involvement with SAE, throughout his career, Chaput has been in-
volved in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Air Force Scientific
Advisory Board. He has authored more than 25 publications and has served on the Naval
Studies Board of the National Academies and many other government panels.
Chaput has a bachelor's and master's degree in aerospace engineering and a doctorate in
interdisciplinary engineering from Texas A&M University.Peace Xenia III team celebrates
final F-16 ferry cell delivery
By Mark E. Lewis
The Hellenic Air Force (HAF) received the final ferry cell delivery of the Peace
Xenia III program on June 11, an event that positions Greece to complete the world's
first fleet of next-generation Advanced Block 50/52 F-16s.
Souda Air Base received two Advanced Block 52+ F-16s, rounding out the 12th
F-16 squadron for the HAF The last aircraft of the 60 ordered is currently being used
for flight test and will arrive in Greece after trials are complete.
"This major defense acquisition of state-of-the-art combat aircraft will provide
Greece and its Armed Forces with the necessary force structure to ensure that Greece
continues to play its role as a major factor of stability and peace in the Eastern
Mediterranean," said Spilios Spiliotopoulos, Greece's minister of national defense.LM Aero scholarship winners ready to hit the books
The five Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Merit Scholarship 2004 winners are heading
to class soon with an award of $3,000 each year for four years to help them out. The
recipients are children of LM Aero employees who in their junior year scored in the top
one-half percent of U.S. high school students on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test. Each of the students and their parents attended a luncheon,
met LM Aero leadership and toured Fort Worth facilities.
Congratulations to the 2004 Merit Scholarship recipients:
- Karin Brumback, daughter of Brian D. Brumback, Fort Worth.- Nihal Hamouda, daughter of M-Nabil Hamouda, Palmdale
" Steven Ma, son of Edward Ma, Fort Worth
" Kelli Parker, daughter of George Parker, Marietta
- Nicole Witzke, daughter of Michael P. Witzke, Marietta
Also returning to the classroom in the fall is Erica J. Williams, a three-time winner
of the Tailhook Education Foundation Scholarship, partially sponsored by LM Aero.
A junior in the honors program at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.,
Williams carries a 3.88 grade-point average, plans to study in London this fall and con-
tinues in her studies to become an obstetrician.Mentor program receives national attention
By Melissa ChristensenYoung Engineers of America program was chosen in
July as a national best practice in academic educational
programs by Learning Point Associates, a leading educa-
tional reform group. The YEA program will be featured at
educational conferences, in a nationally-distributed calen-
dar and on an educational best practices Web site.
The YEA program was initiated by Birdie Buchanan, a
Human Resources information systems senior analyst, who
wanted to help students explore science and technology. A
three-year-old partnership with the Fort Worth Independent
School District, the program allows middle school students
Qto experiment with robotics and engineering after school.
About 20 employees have mentored nearly 100 students at
Riverside Middle School in the LEGO lab, where students
discover technology basics in their own hands.
A Six Sigma approach is integrated into the projects to
help students find the simplest and most strategic solutions.
Students maintain online journals complete with photo-
graphs as they complete their projects.
"These kids have so much fun, but it's all about learn-
ing, both for them and for us," Buchanan said. "I went formy master's of systems engineering because I want to have
more stuff to share with them."
Sue Matlin, the after-school program coordinator of
the school district, said the LM Aero mentors are vital to
the program's success.
"It's a diverse group of mentors-the kids see faces
that look like theirs who are making it as engineers, and
they are now saying they want to be engineers," she said.
"Before this program, that thought wouldn't have even
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