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We are now taking nominations for the seventh David M. Altwegg Lifetime Achievement Award. The nomination consists of a two-page write-up addressing the candidate's embodiment of the criteria below. Nominations submitted before 30 September 2024 will be considered for award at the 2025 Symposium.
David M. Altwegg Lifetime Achievement Award
The David M. Altwegg Lifetime Achievement Award recognized and honored an individual from Government, Industry, or Academia, who has made significant contributions to the Fire Control community, thus strengthening national defense and benefiting the warfighter over a period of time greater than 20 years. Nominees should exemplify the following traits:
The first David M. Altwegg Lifetime Achievement Award was presented posthumously to David M. Altwegg at a ceremony during the 2018 NFCS Plenary session.
Mr. Altwegg was a pioneer in Naval fire control - a driving force behind creating the Forward Pass CONOPS, acquiring interceptor missiles, creating the Aegis fleet, and setting-up ashore infrastructure that led to NIFC-CA. He defined the modern acquisition spiral development approach as the MDA Executive Director. Throughout his 64 year career serving the DoD, RADM Altwegg left his mark on technologies, tactics and people. The National Fire Control Symposium itself is a testament to RADM Altwegg's belief that people and knowledge are imperatives.
Previous recipients include:
Early Career Award
The Early Career Award recognizes an "early career" presenter/author for making meaningful contributions to the Fire Control Community. Those new to the field in the last 7 years delivering and authoring an oral presentation are eligible for consideration of this award.
The Early Career award criteria are:
First Place: Mr. Matthew Robertson, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Second Place: Mr. Benjamin Kazimer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Third Place: Mr. Russell Biser, Corvid Technologies
Poster Award
The 2024 National Fire Control Symposium will once again present a Peer Reviewed Poster Award. All attendees will be able to cast their vote for the three best overall NFCS posters.
First Place: Ms. Annika Khare, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Second Place: Dr. Rachel Kinard, Air Force Research Laboratory
Third Place: Mr. Benjamin Lewis, Air Force Research Laboratory