Eugene G. Fubini Award
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The Eugene G. Fubini award is made by the Defense Science Board
on an annual basis to recognize an individual from the private sector who has made highly significant contributions to the Department of Defense in an advisory capacity over a sustained period of time.
Also in honor of Dr. Fubini, the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) presents a different Fubini Award recognizing the NDIA C4ISR
Person of the Year.
, and the General Staff of the Secretary of Defense, and the members and former members of DoD Advisory Boards and Committees may submit candidates for consideration for this award. Recognized advisory bodies include the Army Science Board
, Naval Research Advisory Committee
, Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
, Defense Science Board
, Defense Policy Board, Defense Business Board
, Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board, Threat Reduction Advisory Committee, and the Intelligence Science Board.
Defense Science Board
The Defense Science Board is a committee of civilian experts appointed to advise the U.S. Department of Defense on scientific and technical matters...
on an annual basis to recognize an individual from the private sector who has made highly significant contributions to the Department of Defense in an advisory capacity over a sustained period of time.
Also in honor of Dr. Fubini, the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) presents a different Fubini Award recognizing the NDIA C4ISR
C4ISR
C4ISR may refer to:* the C4ISR concept of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, the U.S. term for C4ISTAR* C4ISR Journal, a journal published by the Defense News Media Group...
Person of the Year.
Nominations
Service Secretaries, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is by law the highest ranking military officer in the United States Armed Forces, and is the principal military adviser to the President of the United States, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council and the Secretary of Defense...
, and the General Staff of the Secretary of Defense, and the members and former members of DoD Advisory Boards and Committees may submit candidates for consideration for this award. Recognized advisory bodies include the Army Science Board
Army Science Board
The Army Science Board is a Federal Advisory Committee organized under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. It is the Department of the Army senior scientific advisory body that was chartered in 1977 to replace the Army Scientific Advisory Panel...
, Naval Research Advisory Committee
Naval Research Advisory Committee
The Naval Research Advisory Committee is a civilian advisory committee to the United States Navy.The committee was established in 1946 by Public Law 588, which also created the Office of Naval Research...
, Air Force Scientific Advisory Board
USAF Scientific Advisory Board
The United States Air Force Scientific Advisory Board is a military unit that provides forecasts of long-range science and technology.-Chronology:...
, Defense Science Board
Defense Science Board
The Defense Science Board is a committee of civilian experts appointed to advise the U.S. Department of Defense on scientific and technical matters...
, Defense Policy Board, Defense Business Board
Defense Business Board
The Defense Business Board is a United States Federal Advisory Committee that supports defense transformation by delivering senior management advice to the Secretary of Defense based on best practices from the private sector.-Mission:...
, Defense Intelligence Agency Advisory Board, Threat Reduction Advisory Committee, and the Intelligence Science Board.
Criteria
Nominees will have contributed recommendations relating to ideas, methods, or processes which reflect exemplary advice across the broad spectrum of the DoD mission. Innovations are expected to meet the needs of the warfighting and peacekeeping communities faster, better, and cheaper; improve the acquisition system; or strengthen the commercial and defense industrial base.Past winners
- 1996 Dr. Eugene G. FubiniEugene FubiniDr. Eugene G. Fubini was a defense policy maker of the Cold War.He immigrated from Italy to the United States in 1939, and in 1942 joined the war effort, working with America despite his native nationality...
- 1997 No award presented
- 1998 Dr. John S. Foster, Jr.
- 1999 Dr. Joseph Braddock
- 2000: Mr. Norman R. AugustineNorman Ralph AugustineNorman Ralph Augustine is a U.S. aerospace businessman who served as Under Secretary of the Army from 1975-77. Augustine currently serves as chairman of the Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee.-Career:...
- 2001 Mr. Charles A. (Bert) Fowler
- 2002 Mr. David R. Heebner
- 2003 Gen Larry D. Welch
- 2004 Dr. Robert HermannRobert J. HermannRobert Jay Hermann was the ninth Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.Dr. Hermann was the major architect of the National Security Agency's expanded role in space reconnaissance. In addition, he advocated broadening the NRO's support to tactical military customers. Dr...
- 2005 Dr. Craig Fields
- 2006 Dr. James Burnett
- 2007 Dr. Theodore Gold
- 2008 Mr. Robert R. EverettRobert Everett (computer science)Robert R. Everett is a computer scientist. He is an honorary board member of the Mitre Corporation.In 1945 he worked with Jay Forrester on the Whirlwind project, one of the first real time electronic computers...
- 2009 Dr. James R. SchlesingerJames R. SchlesingerDr. James Rodney Schlesinger is an American politician. He is best known for serving as Secretary of Defense from 1973 to 1975 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford...
- 2010 Mr. Daniel J. Fink