Harold Brown Award

The Harold Brown Award is the highest award given by the United States Air Force to a scientist or engineer who applies scientific research to solve a problem critical to the needs of the Air Force.

History and purpose of the Harold Brown Award

The Harold Brown Award is intended to recognize significant achievements in research and development. It is named for Harold Brown, a physicist who served as United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1965-1969, and later as United States Secretary of Defense (1977-1981).

The Harold Brown award is presented annually to a person whose achievements in research and development have led to, or demonstrated promise of, a substantial improvement in the operational effectiveness of the Air Force. It is awarded through the United States Air Force chief scientist's office.

List of recipients of the Harold Brown Award

Recipients of the Harold Brown Award include:

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Year Name Notes
1969 Ronald W. Terry [1]
1975 John R. Boyd [2]
1976 Herbert J. Hickey, Jr [3]
1977 Joseph C. Foster, Jr. University of Illinois/Urbana-Champaign

Awarded for research in advanced conventional warheads while at the Air Force Armament Laboratory, Eglin AFB FL

1979 Terence James Elkins
1982 Raymond P. Urtz [4]
1986 John F. Paulson
1987 Davy Belk [5] member of the Senior Executive Service and Director, Information Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York.
1990 Carl E. Baum [6]
1991 Northrup Fowler III 1994

William F. Storm

1995 John M. Reising [7]
1998 Jeffrey L. Craig
1999 Robert Q. Fugate
2000 Frank Marcos
2001 Dean F. Kocian
2002 Nelson Forster
2003 Peter M. Wegner
2004 H. John Mucks [8]
2005 John A. Caldwell [9]
2007 Jim F. Riker
2008 Mark Haney [10]
2009 Derek Kingston [11]
2010 Dr. Candace Lynch [12]
2011 Dr. Michael Hooser [13]
2012 Dr. Mark H. Draper [14]
2013 Dr. Peter J. Collins [15] Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology
2014 Dr. Donald R. Erbschloe [16] Senior Level Executive (SL) and Chief Scientist of the Air Mobility Command

References

  1. ↑ United States Air Force History Milestones, 17 SEP 1970: Ronald W. Terry
  2. ↑ Project On Government Oversight-Good Government Hall of Fame: Colonel John R. Boyd
  3. ↑ F-15 Eagle:1970s Chronology, 18 NOV 1976: Herbert J. Hickey, Jr
  4. ↑ "United States Air Force Biographies: Raymond P. Urtz". Archived from the original on 2012-07-16.
  5. ↑ "United States Air Force Biographies: Dr. Davy Belk". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24.
  6. ↑ The Summa Foundation: Carl E. Baum
  7. ↑ Air Force Research Laboratory Success Stories-A Review of 1997/1998: John M. Reising
  8. ↑ Defense AT&L Magazine (A Publication of the Defense Acquisition University), Vol. 33, No. 6: H. John Mucks
  9. ↑ Human Systems Integration Division of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: John Caldwell
  10. ↑ Air Vehicles News and Accomplishments, OCT 2008: Dr. Mark Haney
  11. ↑ Air Vehicles Scientist Earns 2009 Harold Brown Award
  12. ↑ Air Force Research Laboratory engineer receives Harold Brown Award
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  15. ↑ AFIT professor earns Harold Brown Award
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