1. E N G I N E E R I N G L E A D E R O F T H E Y E A R
COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING
2012
Drexel University
Each year Drexel University College of Engineering selects an engineer who
has exemplified excellence in his or her field and names them Engineering
Leader of the Year. The Engineering Leader of the Year is selected
by a committee seeking an individual that demonstrates leadership
and plays a key role in creating the technological solutions to solve
the societal problems of the 21st century. The College of Engineering
is honored to recognize Mr. James F. Albaugh as the
10th Annual Engineering Leader of the Year.

2. 1 0 T H A N N U A L
D R E X E L U N I V E R S I T Y
ENGINEERING LEADER
OF THE YEAR
WEDNESDAY
JUNE 27, 2012
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3. Jim Albaugh is President and Chief Executive
Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a
designer and manufacturer of commercial
passenger airplanes, with more than 12,000
jets in operation around the world. Founded
in 1916 Boeing Commercial Airplanes
employs 80,000 people and had $36.2 billion
in revenue in 2011. Albaugh was named to
this position in September 2009. He is also
Executive Vice President of The Boeing
Company.
From 2002 to 2009, Albaugh served as
president and CEO of Boeing Integrated
Defense Systems, a $34 billion business,
providing defense, space and intelligence
products for the United States and customers
around the world.
From 1998 to 2002, Albaugh was president
and CEO of Boeing Space and
Communications, which merged with the
company's Military Aircraft and Missiles
Systems unit in July 2002 to create Integrated
Defense Systems.
Prior to that, he served as president of
Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power, part of the
Rockwell aerospace and defense businesses
acquired by Boeing in 1996. A Washington
state native, he joined the company in 1975
as an engineer.
Albaugh is an elected member of both the
National Academy of Engineering and the
International Academy of Astronautics. He is
a Fellow and an Honorary Fellow of the
American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics and an elected Fellow of the Royal
Aeronautical Society.
Albaugh's other affiliations include the Air
Force Association and the American
Astronautical Society. He serves on the
Aerospace Industries Association Board of
Governors Executive Committee and in 2011
he was chairman of AIA.
Albaugh is a member of the Washington
Roundtable, a nonprofit public-policy
organization composed of chief executives
representing major private-sector employers in
Washington state.
Albaugh has received numerous awards and
honors. The Southern California Aeronautic
Association presented him with the Howard
Hughes Memorial Award for extensive
contributions to the aerospace industry. He
received the Forrestal Award from the National
Defense Industrial Association for leadership in
preserving a strong U.S. defense industrial base
and the Blue Planet Star Medal from the
Russian Space Agency for fostering cooperation
between the U.S. and Russia in Space
Exploration.
Other recognition includes the Semper Fidelis
Award, presented by the Marine Corps
Scholarship Foundation; the Bob Hope
Distinguished Citizen Award, presented by the
National Defense Industrial Association; and
the International von Karman Wings Award,
presented by the Aerospace Historical Society.
A Gold-and-Silver-Knight of the National
Management Association, Albaugh was that
organization's Executive of the Year in 1999.
Albaugh serves on the TRW Automotive Board
of Directors, the Board of Trustees of
Willamette University and the Board of Visitors
of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering
and Applied Science at Columbia University.
He also is on the Wings Club Board of
Governors and the board of the National
Competitiveness Center, an independent
organization that helps Saudi Arabia compete
more effectively in the global economy.
Albaugh holds bachelor's degrees in
mathematics and physics from Willamette
University and a master's degree in civil
engineering from Columbia University.
James Albaugh
2012 ENGINEERING LEADER OF THE YEAR

4. James Albaugh
as the
2012 Engineering Leader of the Year
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Master of Ceremonies
Retired Captain Chris Ferguson ’84, Hon ’09
Served as the commander of the final
space shuttle Atlantis on NASA mission STS-135
Four Seasons Hotel
One Logan Square
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
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