Texan to Receive SAE Medal of Honor

28 December 1998
Texan to Receive SAE Medal of Honor
    WARRENDALE, Pa., Dec. 28 -- Gregory W. Henderson, Manager,
Design, Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems in Fort Worth, Texas, has
been named as the 1999 recipient of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Medal of Honor.
    The Medal of Honor is given to recognize and honor a living SAE member who
has made important and significant contributions to SAE by strengthening or
adding to SAE's ability to further its purpose.
    SAE Past President David C. Holloway will present the award at the
SAE Honors Convocation and Luncheon at the 1999 SAE Congress in Detroit,
Michigan on March 2.
    A member of SAE since 1980, Henderson has played a pivotal role in many
SAE initiatives.  He was the first SAE Fellow to the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President of the United States.
He has served on SAE's Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Committee and
many other SAE committees and subcommittees.
    From 1983-84, he served as the chairman of the Texas Section of SAE.
He also held several section offices and coordinated the introduction of
SAE's "A World in Motion" math and science program in the Fort Worth
Independent School District.
    Henderson has pioneered many developments at SAE, including the
Mobility Technology Planning Forum (MTPF), which launched SAE's efforts in
developing its first formal society-wide technology plan.  This plan was
instrumental in helping to bring total life cycle, manufacturing, integrated
product development and environmental issues to the forefront as major
SAE strategic issues.
    Henderson came to Lockheed Martin in 1980 after graduation from
Oklahoma State University with a master's in mechanical engineering.  Prior
to obtaining his master's degree, he worked for Farrel Corporation, a
manufacturer of heavy equipment for the rubber and plastics industry, in
Ansonia, Connecticut.
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