Lockheed Martin’s Stephanie C. Hill Honored With Women Of Color STEM Career Achievement Award

National Engineering Forum — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:30:57 +0000

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] is proud to announce that Stephanie C. Hill, president of the company’s Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS)–Civil product line, was honored for “career achievement in industry” during the 17th annual Women of Color Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) conference.

The conference held in Dallas celebrates the significant achievements of women of color in scientific and technical careers. Hill is among 37 Lockheed Martin employees who are being recognized during the international forum.

“Stephanie is a true leader throughout our Corporation, industry and community,” said IS&GS Executive Vice President Linda Gooden. “Stephanie’s drive for excellence, career achievements and dedicated advocacy for STEM education inspire both employees and the workforce of tomorrow to reach new heights. We are proud that she is being recognized for the profound impact that she has made on so many.”

As IS&GS-Civil President, Hill leads approximately 10,000 employees who are responsible for a wide array of information technology systems and services in areas such as information and cyber security, finance, transportation, citizen protection, energy, health care and space exploration. The business serves various nondefense U.S. government agencies, international governments and regulated commercial industries.

Hill joined Lockheed Martin in 1987 as a software engineer and assumed positions of increasing responsibility. She previously served as vice president of Corporate Internal Audit and vice president and general manager of the Electronic Systems-Mission Systems & Sensors, Baltimore site, with a diverse portfolio including Army and Navy launching systems, Coast Guard air and surface systems, Army persistent threat detection systems, laser and sensor systems and ship automation.

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Retired Lockheed Martin CEO Still Sounding Alarm about Importance of Technology and Innovation for US Competitiveness

National Engineering Forum — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:27:08 +0000

Quoting ‘the great philosopher Pogo Possum,’ Norm Augustine told attendees of the Aviation and Aerospace Manufacturing Summit in Fort Worth, Texas: ‘We have met the enemy, and it is us.‘

Retired aerospace executive Norm Augustine engineered the 1995 merger that created Lockheed Martin Corp. (IW 500/30). But creating the world’s largest defense company pales in comparison with the challenge Augustine has taken on since retiring in 1997.

Augustine is on a mission to wake up lawmakers, business leaders and anyone else within earshot about the deterioration of American innovation and competitiveness — and the critical role that science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, plays in getting the United States back on track.

“I would ask that if you find yourself in agreement with most of it, that you try to share the circumstance that we find ourselves in with as many people as you can,” Augustine implored attendees of Embry-Riddle’s Aviation and Aerospace Manufacturing Summit in Fort Worth, Texas.

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