Dr. Sharlene Katz (left), Professor of Electrical Engineering, California State University Northridge, receiving The Engineers' Council William B. Johnson Founders Award from Willam J. Johnson, son of William B. Johnson & Engineers' Council Board of Directors member.

Jeffrey B. Kincaid (right), Vice President of Engineering for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, receiving the Engineers' Council Peter Recchia Omni Award from Thomas W. Blakely, Vice President of Engineering, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, Texas. Jeffrey Kincaid was recognized as the Engineers' Council 2008 San Fernando Valley Engineer of the Year, and will hold the perpetual Omni Award for one year. The Omni Award is engraved with the names of all San Fernando Valley Engineers of the Year, which have been named and recognized by The Engineers' Council since 1959.

Jeffrey B. Kincaid (right), receiving the 2008 San Fernando Valley Engineer of the Year Award from Thomas W. Blakely. Thomas Blakely was recognized as the Engineers' Council 2007 San Fernando Valley Engineer of the Year. He returned to the National Engineers Week Banquet to present the Engineer of the Year Award to his successor.

Maynard "Joe" Stangeland (left), Chief Designer (ret.), Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Canoga Park, receiving The Engineers' Council Robert H. Goddard Space Propulsion Pioneer Award. This award was presented by James Maser, President of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne.

The Engineers' Council Board of Directors at the 2008 National Engineers Week Banquet

Charles Tomita (right), Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems, El Segundo, receiving The Engineers' Council Jack Northrop Spirit of Innovation Award. This award was presented by Frank Flores, Vice President of Engineering at Northrop Grumman, El Segundo.

General Gregory "Speedy" S. Martin (left), USAF (ret.), presented with The Engineers' Council Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson Skunk Works Award by Frank Cappuccio, Vice President & General Manager, Lockheed Aeronautics Company, Palmdale, California.

Dr. Sharlene Katz (center), Professor of Electrical Engineering, California State University Northridge, receiving The Engineers' Council William B. Johnson Founders Award. With Sharlene are S. K. Ramesh (left), Dean, College of Engineering & Computer Science at CSUN, and Dr. Diane Schwartz, Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science at CSUN (right).

General Gregory "Speedy" S. Martin (right), USAF (ret.), presented with The Engineers' Council Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson Skunk Works Award by Frank Cappuccio, Vice President & General Manager, Lockheed Aeronautics Company, Palmdale, California.