John R. Alison Award
AFA’s highest honor for industrial leadership. The award is named for Maj. Gen. John R. Alison, a decorated combat ace of World War II and veteran of the Korean War.
Past Winners
2024 | Victus Nox (Space Sys. Command, Millennium Space, and Firefly Aerospace) |
2023 | Neal Blue, Chairman/CEO, and Linden Blue, Vice Chairman, General Atomics |
2022 | Jeff Babione, COO, Sierra Space |
2021 | Tory Bruno, CEO, United Launch Alliance |
2020 | Marilyn Hewson |
2019 | Draken International |
2018 | Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin |
2017 | Northrop Grumman |
2016 | SpaceX |
2015 | F-22 Raptor, Lockheed Martin |
2014 | C-17 Globemaster III, Boeing |
2013 | X-51A WaveRider Program, Boeing, Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Air Force Research Laboratory |
2012 | Boeing |
2011 | United Launch Alliance |
2010 | Raytheon |
2009 | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. |
2008 | Bell Boeing CV-22 Team, Bell Helicopter Textron, and Boeing |
2007 | Boeing and Lockheed Martin |
2006 | Ronald D. Sugar, Chm. and CEO, Northrop Grumman |
2005 | Richard Branson, Chm., Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Galactic |
2004 | Thomas J. Cassidy Jr., President and CEO, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems |
2003 | Joint Direct Attack Munition Industry Team, Boeing |
2002 | Sydney Gillibrand, Chm., AMEC; and Jerry Morgensen, Pres. and CEO, Hensel Phelps Construction |
2001 | George David, Chm. and CEO, United Technologies |
2000 | Simon Ramo and Dean E. Wooldridge, missile pioneers |
1999 | Sam B. Williams, Chm. and CEO, Williams International |
1998 | Philip M. Condit, Chm. and CEO, Boeing |
1997 | Dennis J. Picard, Chm. and CEO, Raytheon |
1996 | Harry Stonecipher, Pres. and CEO, McDonnell Douglas |
1995 | C. Michael Armstrong, Chm. and CEO, Hughes Aircraft |
1994 | Kent Kresa, CEO, Northrop Grumman |
1993 | Daniel M. Tellep, Chm. and CEO, Lockheed |
1992 | Norman R. Augustine, Chairman, Martin Marietta |