Norman (Norm) Ralph Augustine (born July 27, 1935) is a

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aerospace businessman who served as

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from 1975 to 1977. Augustine served as chairman and CEO of the

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. He was chairman of the

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. In 1983, Augustine was elected as a member into the

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for imaginative blending of the skills of engineer, analyst, and manager to accomplish important aerospace engineering projects.

Career

Augustine was raised in

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and attended

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, from where he graduated '' magna cum laude'' with a B.S.E. in

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and an M.S.E. He completed a 295-page senior thesis titled "Preliminary Design for a Supersonic Trainer" with John W. Bittig and Douglas N. Beatty. He was elected to

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, Tau Beta Pi and

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. In 1958 he joined the Douglas Aircraft Company in California, where he worked as a research engineer,

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and

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. Beginning in 1965, he served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as Assistant Director of Defense Research and Engineering. He joined LTV Missiles and Space Company in 1970, serving as vice president of advanced programs and marketing. In 1973 he returned to the government as Assistant Secretary of the Army and in 1975 became Under Secretary of the Army, and later Acting Secretary of the Army. Joining Martin Marietta Corporation in 1977 as vice president of technical operations, he was elected as CEO in 1987 and chairman in 1988, having previously been president and COO. In 1990, he chaired the Advisory Committee on the Future of the U.S. Space Program, known as the Augustine Committee. He served as president of the Lockheed Martin Corporation upon the formation of that company in 1995, and became CEO later that year. He retired as chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin in August 1997, when he became a lecturer with the rank of professor on the faculty of

where he served until July 1999. In 1999 he helped found

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, a venture capital firm sponsored by the

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with a mandate to support United States intelligence by investing in advanced technology. Augustine was chairman and principal officer of the American Red Cross for nine years, chairman of the

, president and chairman of the Association of the United States Army, chairman of the

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, and chairman of the Defense Science Board. He is a former president of the

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and the

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. He is a former member of the board of directors of ConocoPhillips, Black & Decker,

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and Lockheed Martin, and was a member of the board of trustees of Colonial Williamsburg. He is a regent of the

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, trustee emeritus of Johns Hopkins and a former member of the board of trustees of Princeton and MIT. He is a member of the advisory board to the

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, was a member of the Hart/Rudman Commission on National Security, and served for 16 years on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He is a member of the guiding coalition of the

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. He is a member of the

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, the National Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the

Explorers Club The Explorers Club is an American-based international multidisciplinary professional society with the goal of promoting scientific exploration and field study. The club was founded in New York City in 1904, and has served as a meeting point fo ...

. In May 2009 Augustine was named as chairman of the

, that was tasked to review NASA's plans for the Moon, Mars and beyond. In March 2011 Augustine agreed to serve as chair of the U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon Panel to assess U.S. activities in the South Pole. In July 2011, Augustine became a member of the United States Energy Security Council, which seeks to diminish oil's monopoly over the US transportation sector and is sponsored by the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS). He currently sits on the America Abroad Media advisory board, the advisory board of Feynman School, a school for academically gifted children in STEM fields, and on the board of advisors of the Code of Support Foundation, a nonprofit military services organization. Augustine has been presented the

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by the President of the United States and received the

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Distinguished Public Service Award. He has five times received the Department of Defense's highest civilian decoration, the Distinguished Civilian Service Award. He is co-author of The Defense Revolution and Shakespeare In Charge and author of Augustine's Laws and Augustine's Travels. He holds 34 honorary degrees and was selected by Who's Who in America and the

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as one of “Fifty Great Americans” on the occasion of Who's Who's fiftieth anniversary. He has traveled in over 130 countries and stood on both the North and South Poles of the earth.

Awards

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, 1952 * Member of the

, 1983 * National Space Club Goddard Award, 1991 * Fellow of the

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, 1992 * Rotary National Award for Space Achievement National Space Trophy, 1992 *

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, 1994 * Electronic Industries Association Medal of Honor, 1994 *Golden Plate Award of the

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, 1995 * The Washingtonian's Business Leader of the Year, 1997 * National Medal of Technology and Innovation, 1997 "For visionary leadership of the aerospace industry, for championing technical and managerial solutions to the many challenges in civil and defense systems, and for contributions to the United States world preeminence in aerospace." * The

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, 1997 * IEEE-HKN

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Eminent Member, 2001 *

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's General

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Lifetime Space Achievement Award in 2002. The highest honor bestowed by the Space Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to the welfare of betterment of humankind through the exploration, development and use of space, or the use of space technology, information, themes or resources in academic, cultural, industrial or other pursuits of broad benefit to humanity. Augustine was the first recipient. *

Public Welfare Medal The Public Welfare Medal is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences "in recognition of distinguished contributions in the application of science to the public welfare." It is the most prestigious honor conferred by the academy. First award ...

from the National Academy of Sciences, 2006 * USO's Freedom's Finest Award, 2004 * The Harold W. McGraw Hill, Jr. Prize in Education, 2006 * The 2006 BENS Eisenhower Award usiness Executives for National Security* The 2007 Bower Award for Business Leadership, from The

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* NAA Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, 2008 * National Science Board

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, 2008 *

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from the

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, 2009 * The American Chemical Society Public Service Award, 2009 * B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009 *

NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering The NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering, also known as the J.C. Hunsaker Award in Aeronautical Engineering, is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences "for excellence in the field of aeronautical engineering." Established by Jerome C. ...

from the National Academy of Sciences, 2010 * Drexel University Engineering Leader of the year, 2011 * The Wings Club Distinguished Achievement Award, 2011 * Character Education Partnership's American Patriot of Character Award, 2012 * Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame, 2012 * Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame, 2012 * Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Lifetime Achievement Trophy Award, 2014 * Arthur C. Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014 * American Astronautical Society Space Flight Award, 2014 * Advisory Board, Journal of Science Policy & Governance, 2015 * Tech Council of Maryland Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015 * International

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Wings Award, 2015 (For his visionary leadership, contributions to the aerospace industry and distinguished service to the nation's defense, security and space programs)

Notes

References

Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee website
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External links

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