Dwight D. Eisenhower Award
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Award is NDIA's most prestigious Award and is accompanied by the Eisenhower Medal. The Award is named in honor of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and serves to recognize his support for and contribution to a strong national security and robust defense industrial base. The Eisenhower Award and Medal recognize leadership and strategic impact at the highest levels of National Security. The Eisenhower Award is bestowed annually on an individual who best reflects President Eisenhower's beliefs and support for a strong national security and industrial base. The awardees will meet the following criteria:
- U.S. Citizen
- Strategic impact and leadership at the National level
- A leader in support of the military services and other security-related agencies
- An active supporter of the defense industrial base and its programs
- A leader in defining and addressing industrial base and national security issues
NDIA and its predecessor organizations (ADPA & NSIA) have given annual Awards since 1979—the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for ADPA and the James Forrestal Memorial Award for NSIA. Beginning in 1994, the annual Award was rotated between the Eisenhower Award and the Forrestal Award. After the merger of ADPA and NSIA, and beginning in 2005, the NDIA Board mandated that the Eisenhower Award and Medal would be given on an annual basis at the NDIA Award Dinner in Washington D.C., and the Forrestal Award and Medal would replace the Defense Industry Leadership Award and be given annually at the Army Executive Seminar in Atlanta, Georgia. This decision perpetuates the legacies of these two great individuals and preserves both Awards.
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The Board of Directors and Trustees
of the National Defense Industrial Association
were proud to honor the achievements of
General David H. Petraeus, Commander, U.S. Central Command
with the 2009 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award
on
Friday, May 8, 2009
At the Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, McLean, Virginia |
Previous award recipients: |
| 2009 General David H. Petraeus, USA |
1993 Congressman John P. Murtha |
| 2008 Admiral Thad W. Allen, USCG |
1993 President George H. W. Bush * |
| 2007 Congressman Norman D. Dicks |
1992 The Honorable Dick Cheney |
| 2006 Honorable Gordon England |
1991 General Colin L. Powell, USA |
| 2005 General Richard B. Myers, USAF |
1990 Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr., USN |
| 2004 Congressman Ike Skelton * |
1989 Senator Sam Nunn |
| 2003 General James L. Jones, USMC |
1988 Ambassador Vernon A. Walters |
| 2002 Senator Daniel K. Inouye * |
1987 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger |
| 2001 General Joseph W. Ralston, USAF |
1986 Mr. Ross Perot |
| 2000 Senator John Warner * |
1985 Senator Barry Goldwater |
| 1999 Congressman C. W. (Bill) Young |
1984 Ambassador Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick |
| 1998 Senator Ted Stevens * |
1983 Senator John G. Tower |
| 1997 Dr. William J. Perry |
1982 Congressman William L. Dickinson |
| 1996 Mr. Daniel M. Tellep * |
1981 Governor William P. Clements |
| 1995 General Gordon R. Sullivan, USA |
1980 Mr. Bob Hope |
| 1994 Dr. William J. Perry * |
1979 Senator John C. Stennis |
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* James Forrestal Memorial Award |
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Revised 05/18/09 |