John Tracy, chief technology officer and senior vice president of engineering, operations and technology at The Boeing Company, and Illinois Institute of Technology Board of Trustees member, was awarded the 2014 International von Karman Wings Award by the Aerospace Historical Society and Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of California Institute of Technology.
Tracy is recognized for his visionary technology and leadership contributions to the aerospace industry. Of particular significance are his technical and functional excellence and his skills in transforming structural and material technologies for commercial and defense applications.
The 30th Annual International von Karman Wings Award presentation took place at Caltech on Monday, October 20, 2014.