JS McDonnell Award Nominations for 2025 Now Open
We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the prestigious "James S. McDonnell Award for Outstanding Team Achievement in the Field of Flight Test Engineering." This award honors a team for their exceptional contributions and innovations in flight test engineering.
Previous JS McDonnell Award Winners
To nominate a team, please ensure the following criteria are met:
- The nomination can only be submitted by a SFTE member. However, team members do not all need to be SFTE members.
- Nominations must be received by midnight Pacific Daylight Time (U.S.) on July 31st.
- Only one written nomination per candidate team is allowed.
The Board of Directors will select the awardee, focusing on the team’s innovations and achievements. Please avoid extensive lists of statistics and specialized jargon in the nomination. Do not include any proprietary or restricted-access information. Vignettes, or short stories, that could be shared when announcing the award recipient, are of particular interest.
Once a team is chosen, a well-produced multimedia presentation highlighting the team and their test program will be requested. This presentation/video will accompany the award presentation during the Annual Awards Banquet (live webcast) following the Symposium.
Please submit your nominations at the link below before the deadline on July 31st. We look forward to receiving your nominations and celebrating the exceptional achievements within our community.
Nominate a team for the 2025 JS McDonnell Award