Alan C. Brown Director of Engineering (Retired) Lockheed Corporation CitationFor innovative contributions to the design of commercial and military aircraft, and particularly leadership of the team that developed the F-117 Stealth Fighter.
Alan R. Mulally Adjunct Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Business University of Kansas CitationFor his distinguished leadership in commercial aviation as exemplified by the development and commercialization of the Boeing 777.
Norman R. Augustine Retired Chairman and CEO Lockheed Martin Corporation CitationFor his service to the nation as a dedicated aeronautical engineer, a leader in the aerospace defense industry, a public servant, a civic leader, and a thought leader in the engineering profession.
Elbert L. Rutan President and CEO Scaled Composites, LLC CitationFor leadership in engineering design and construction of SpaceShipOne, Voyager, and other successful experimental aircraft.
Richard T. Whitcomb Retired Distinguished Research Associate NASA Langley Research Center CitationFor his pioneering contributions to the aerodynamic design of high performance aircraft.
William R. Sears CitationFor his significant and enduring contributions to education, aerodynamics, and aircraft design, including the optimal Sears-Haack body and the original Northrop flying wing.
Robert Thomas Jones Consulting Professor Stanford University CitationFor his major contributions to aeronautics, including his supersonic area rule, discovery of the value of wing sweep in attaining supersonic flight, and application of the Heaviside Calculus to flight dynamics.
Thornton A. Wilson Former CEO The Boeing Company CitationFor his bold and farsighted leadership, which has enabled this nation to maintain and enhance its preeminence in commercial aircraft.
James Smith McDonnell CitationFor his distinguished and pioneering contributions in engineering design and development of advanced military and commercial aircraft.