Atkinson – Ball Survivability Award Open for Nominations 10 February 2025 – 1 June 2025

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Established in 1993, the Survivability Award is presented to an individual or a team to recognize outstanding achievement or contribution in design, analysis, implementation and/or education of survivability in an aerospace system.

In 2024, the award was renamed from Survivability Award to Atkinson – Ball Survivability Award to honor Mr. Dale B. Atkinson and Dr. Robert E. Ball, the principal founding members of the AIAA Survivability Technical Committee with commitment to excellence in Survivability.

This award is presented biennially (in even-numbered years) generally at the AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum).

Deadlines:
Accepting Online Nominations: 10 February (Odd-numbered years)
Nomination Deadline: 1 June (Odd-numbered years)
Endorsement Letters Deadline: 1 July (Odd-numbered years)

Award Recipients

2024

  • Gary C Wollenweber
    Awarded
    Award: 2024 AIAA Survivability Award
    AIAA Citation: For exceptional leadership, professional excellence, technical prominence and ethical conduct in pursuit of aircraft survivability technologies.

2022

  • Alex G Kurtz
    DOD-USAF (Retired)
    Awarded
    Award: 2022 AIAA Survivability Award
    AIAA Citation: For distinguished service and contributions to the aircraft/aerospace survivability/vulnerability community and discipline.

2020

  • Charles F Frankenberger
    Awarded
    Award: For technical and leadership excellence in propulsion system survivability enhancement and executing multi-service test programs to evaluate and improve overall aircraft survivability.

2018

  • Dr Vincent Volpe
    Institute for Defense Ansalysis
    Awarded
    Award: 2018 Survivability Award
    AIAA Citation: For pioneering efforts as founding member of AIAA Survivability Technical Committee and more than 45 years of outstanding technical contributions to aircraft survivability community.

2014

  • John M Vice
    Skyward, Ltd.
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For leadership and technical contributions instrumental in enhancing aircraft survivability through test and evaluation, combat data collection, and aircraft battle damage assessment and repair.

2012

  • Dr Joel E Williamsen
    Institute for Defense Ansalysis
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For enhancing spacecraft, aircraft, and crew survivability through advanced meteoroid/orbital debris shield designs, on-orbit repair techniques, risk assessment tools, and Live Fire evaluation.

2010

  • Walter D Dotseth
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For exceptional contributions during a longstanding career performing and promoting both nuclear and nonnuclear aircraft survivability design and enhancement.

2008

  • David H Hall
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For exceptional contributions as a visionary and leader in the development of integrated survivability assessment, modeling and simulation verification, validation accreditation processes and practices.

2006

  • James B Foulk
    SURVICE Engineering Company
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For pioneering efforts in survivability including the design of the UH-60A Blackhawk helicopter, establishment of SURVIAC, and the founding and management of the Survice Engineering Company.

2004

  • Mr. Lawrence A Eusanio
    Institute for Defense Ansalysis
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: In recognition of his analytical efforts and program leadership that have improved the survivability of many U.S. military aircraft currently in the defense inventory or in the acquisition process.

2002

  • Mr. Michael Meyers
    The Boeing Company
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For longstanding leadership in survivability analysis, ballistic testing, and vulnerability hardening that led to reduced losses for US tactical aircraft.

2000

  • Jerry Wallick
    Institute for Defense Ansalysis
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For pioneering efforts in the development of Survivability as a design discipline, including BDAR, and their application to the A-10 and other combat aircraft design.

1998

  • Mr. Nikolaos Caravasos
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For 30 years of pioneering design and for the implementation of survivability improvements to fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

1996

  • Dr Robert E Ball
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For pioneering efforts in establishing survivability as a design discipline through development of the survivability textbook and educational courses and by providing leadership for this area.

1994

  • Dale B Atkinson
    Awarded
    AIAA Citation: For pioneering efforts in establishing survivability as a recognized engineering design discipline.