in over 130 countries and stood on both the North and South Poles of the earth. Awards Eagle Scout, 1952 Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 1983 National Space Club Goddard Award, 1991 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1992 Rotary National Award for Space Achievement National Space Trophy, 1992 Silver Buffalo Award, 1994 Electronic Industries Association Medal of Honor, 1994 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, 1995 The Washingtonian's Business Leader of the Year, 1997 National Medal of Technology and Innovation, 1997 "For visionary leadership of the aerospace industry, for championing technical and managerial solutions to the many challenges in civil and defense systems, and for contributions to the United States world preeminence in aerospace." The NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, 1997 IEEE-HKN Eta Kappa Nu Eminent Member, 2001 Space Foundation's General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award in 2002. The highest honor bestowed by the Space Foundation, the award recognizes outstanding individuals who have distinguished themselves through lifetime contributions to the welfare of betterment of humankind through the exploration, development and use of space, or the use of space technology, information, themes or resources in academic, cultural, industrial or other pursuits of broad benefit to humanity. Augustine was the first recipient. Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences, 2006 USO's Freedom's Finest Award, 2004 The Harold W. McGraw Hill, Jr. Prize in Education, 2006 The 2006 BENS Eisenhower Award [Business Executives for National Security] The 2007 Bower Award for Business Leadership, from The Franklin Institute NAA Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, 2008 National Science Board Vannevar Bush Award, 2008 IRI Medal from the Industrial Research Institute, 2009 The American Chemical Society Public Service Award, 2009 B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009 NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering from the National Academy of Sciences, 2010 Drexel University Engineering Leader of the year, 2011 The Wings Club Distinguished Achievement Award, 2011 Character Education Partnership's American Patriot of Character Award, 2012 Montgomery County Business Hall of Fame, 2012 Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Fame, 2012 Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Lifetime Achievement Trophy Award, 2014 Arthur C. Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award, 2014 American Astronautical Society Space Flight Award, 2014 Advisory Board, Journal of Science Policy & Governance, 2015 Tech Council of Maryland Lifetime Achievement Award, 2015 International Von Karman Wings Award, 2015 (For his visionary leadership, contributions to the aerospace industry and