Johnson to be inducted into CEAT Hall of Fame at OSU
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Johnson to be inducted into CEAT Hall of Fame at OSU
(Stillwater, OK) -- The College of Engineering Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma
State University will induct distinguished graduate Dr. Ray O. Johnson into its Hall
of Fame on Friday, Oct. 29, in the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center in Stillwater.
“As a senior executive with Lockheed Martin Corporation, Ray initiated the first and
only national celebration of science, engineering and technology—the USA Science and
Engineering Festival—which recently concluded in Washington D.C.,” said CEAT Dean
Karl N. Reid. “Ray’s work makes him a ‘giant’ of today for his industry as well as
for students across the country, and that’s why he will join the 87 ‘giants’ CEAT
has proudly inducted into its Hall of Fame since 1954.”
Johnson serves as senior vice president and chief technology officer for Lockheed Martin Corporation, where he guides the company’s technology vision and provides leadership in strategic areas that include more than 70,000 engineers and scientists. He also leads the corporation’s Advanced Concepts Organization and the Center for Innovation, a world-class laboratory for collaborative experimentation and analysis.
Before joining Lockheed Martin, Johnson served as chief operating officer for Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. Prior to that, he held a variety of executive positions with Science Applications International Corporation.
Johnson, who was born and raised in Kansas City, Mo., earned a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University and his M.S. and Ph.D degrees in electrical engineering from The Air Force institute of Technology. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the International Society of Optical Engineering as well as national honor societies including Eta Kaap Nu, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Kappa Phi.
Johnson was recently appointed to the board of directors of two education organizations, the National Math and Science Initiative and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. He is also on the Board of Visitors for the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland.