lan Mulally, president and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company, is the recipient of the SAE Foundation Manufacturing Leadership Award. The award will be presented to Mulally at the 2008 SAE Foundation Banquet in Detroit, May 22. Nominees must have achieved a significant level of success in their manufacturing careers, demonstrated innovation and risk taking, and established a new direction or developed a position that challenged the industry. Commitment to the community through educational, philanthropic or government activities is also required. Mulally has held his post as president and CEO since September 2006. Prior to joining Ford, Mulally was executive vice president of The Boeing Company and president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Mulally worked at Boeing for 37 years. Throughout his career, Mulally has been recognized for his contributions and industry leadership, including being named Person of the Year for 2006 by Aviation Week magazine and one of "The Best Leaders of 2005" by BusinessWeek magazine. Mulally is a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of England's Royal Academy of Engineering. Previously, he served as co-chair of the Washington Competitiveness Council, and sat on the advisory boards of NASA, the University of Washington, the University of Kansas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. Mulally holds bachelor's and master's degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Kansas, and a master's in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a 1982 Alfred P. Sloan fellow
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