From the Princeton Weekly Bulletin, April 28, 1997
Lockheed CEO to join
Engineering facultyNorman Augustine, chair and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp., will join the Princeton faculty in September as lecturer with rank of professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, after retiring as CEO of Lockheed Martin. He will have a special affiliation in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the department from which he received his undergraduate BSE in 1957 and his MSE in 1959.
President Harold Shapiro described the appointment as "an exceptional opportunity for Princeton to strengthen its programs in areas where no one has been more successful and there is likely to be no better teacher than Norm Augustine. He will bring to Princeton not only the lessons of his many experiences as an insightful and respected leader in many fields, but a rare intelligence, perceptiveness and eloquence, and a deep commitment to learning."
After spending the fall semester preparing courses and guest lecturing, Augustine will begin formal teaching next spring. It is expected that he will teach one course primarily for undergraduates, both engineering and liberals arts students, on the practice of engineering in industry and management of high technology enterprises. He will teach another course designed to be especially attractive to candidates in a new Master of Engineering program currently being proposed for students who are interested in leadership education in nonresearch careers such as engineering design, manufacturing, project management, finance, international business and public policy. This Master of Engineering degree program is to be offered in cooperation with the Woodrow Wilson School and the departments of Economics and Politics.
"This new program and Norm Augustine's appointment are part of a larger effort to transform engineering at Princeton and raise it to an even higher level of excellence," according to Engineering School Dean James Wei. Describing Augustine as "one of the most successful and admired engineer-statesmen of his generation," Wei continued, "he will bring a world of experience into our classrooms. His courses will rely heavily on case studies from his experiences as a senior government official and as CEO of a major aerospace firm."
In addition to being an undergraduate and graduate student at Princeton, Augustine also has served as a trustee of the University, and in 1995 he received the James Madison Medal, the highest honor Princeton bestows on an alumnus of its graduate school.
After an 18-year career with Martin Marietta (the last seven as chair and CEO), Augustine was named president of Lockheed Martin when it was formed in 1995 and later took on the additional responsibilities of CEO, vice chair and chair. Before joining Martin Marietta, he served as undersecretary of the U.S. Army. His many volunteer leadership positions have included chair of the American Red Cross, president of the Boy Scouts of America, chair of the National Academy of Engineering, president of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, chair of the Defense Science Board, and member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. His third book, Augustine's Travels, will be published later this year. His earlier books were The Defense Revolution (1990) and Augustine's Laws (1986).