Submitted by the NAVAIR Public Affairs Office

NAVAIR Assistant Commander for Research & Engineering Rear Admiral Jeffrey Wieringa recently announced the selection of six NAVAIR Research & Engineering Esteemed Fellows, the highest level of the NAVAIR Fellows program.

Instituted in 2000, the NAVAIR Research & Engineering Fellows Program is a peer-oriented technical recognition program for the command’s most experienced and talented scientists and engineers who have made major contributions to naval aviation.

In a congratulatory letter to each of the new Esteemed Fellows, VADM Wally Massenburg, NAVAIR Commander said, “Your selection was based on your superior knowledge and skills, continued significant contributions to Naval Aviation, and active participation in the Naval Air Systems Command Research and Engineering Fellows Program.”

According to Karen Jensen, NAVAIR Research and Engineering Fellows Program Coordinator, only the top 0.25 percent of the NAVAIR science and engineering workforce earns the Esteemed Fellow designation.

In order to be nominated as an Esteemed Fellow, NAVAIR engineers must first become Fellows in the program.

The six new Esteemed Fellows and the four Esteemed Fellows from late 2005 will all be inducted during a ceremony this May.

This year’s Esteemed Fellows honorees are:

Aircraft & Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Department (AIR-4.3)
Shawn T. Donley
Edwin L. Rosenzweig

Avionics Department (AIR-4.5)
Harvey L. Sokoloff

Human Systems Department (AIR-4.6)
Dennis N. Gordge
Barry S. Shender

Integrated Systems Evaluation, Experimentation & Test Department (AIR-5.1)
John J. McCue

For more information on the NAVAIR R&E Fellows Program, contact Karen Jensen at 301-757-3255.