Dr. Ronald D. Sugar, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been named by SCAA as its 2008 Howard Hughes Memorial Award recipient.

The annual award, to be presented at a banquet at the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles on Feb. 5, 2009, recognizes aerospace leaders who have made significant contributions to the advancement of aviation and space technology.

"After an extensive review by the SCAA award committee, which includes 13 past honorees, we concluded that Ron Sugar best represents sustained aerospace excellence," said Nissen Davis, chairman of the SCAA's award committee. "He joins an exclusive list of honorees which includes aviation and space pioneers Jack Northrop, Simon Ramo, Neil Armstrong, Chuck Yeager, Burt Rutan and many others."

The 30th recipient of the prestigious award heads a firm that is a world leader in information technology and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding and which employs 120,000 people in all 50 states and 25 countries.

Dr. Sugar joined Northrop Grumman following its 2001 acquisition of Litton Industries, where he served as president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining Litton, he was president and chief operating officer of TRW Aerospace and Information Systems. Earlier, he served as TRW’s chief financial officer, and ran TRW's worldwide automotive electronics business. TRW was acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2002.

The award banquet will be open to SCAA members and guests. Ticketing arrangements and other details will be posted soon on this website’s “Events Calendar” page.

 

Dr. Ronald D. Sugar