RIT's 2015 Nathaniel Rochester Society Award: Jeffrey Harris '75
Jeffrey K. Harris has contributed to
U.S. national security in both
Government and
Industry for 40 years where he has fostered new technologies, programs and capabilities that have contributed significantly to U.S. national security capabilities. He currently consults with industry and the
U.S. Government. He is retired from
Lockheed Martin, where he was a corporate officer and served as
President of Lockheed Martin
Missiles and
Space and President of Lockheed Martin
Special Programs. Also, he was President of
Space Imaging, the first company to commercially provide high-resolution satellite imagery and information.
Before entering the private sector, Mr.
Harris served in senior national leadership positions, including
Assistant Secretary of the
Air Force for Space;
Director,
National Reconnaissance Office, and Associate
Executive Director of the
Intelligence Community.
Mr. Harris has received numerous awards, most notably the
National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the
CIA Distinguished Service Medal, the
NRO Medal for Distinguished
Service, the
US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award,
Aviation Week Laureate Citation,
NDIA’s
Peter B. Teets space industry achievement award and the
James V. Hartinger Award for military space achievement.
He is a member of the
Commander STRATCOM Strategic Advisory
Group, the
United States Energy Security Council, the Sandia
Intelligence Advisory Panel,
National Security Agency Advisory Board (
Acquisition),
Maryland Hall for the
Creative Arts Board,
Centre for Spatial Law and
Policy Advisory Board and is the Chairman of the
Open Geospatial Consortium and the
United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. He is on the
Department of Engineering Management and
Systems Engineering advisory board at
George Washington University. He is a Trustee at
Rochester Institute of Technology, serves on the
Strategic Planning Committee, on the
RIT College of Science Dean’s Advisory Board and the
RIT Imaging Science Advisory Board. He serves on a number of corporate boards.
To commemorate the 90th birthday of his mother and to honor her lifetime commitment to education,
Jeff established the
Jane King Harris
Scholarship. Because of his generosity, RIT students Pechrasmey Chhun and
Nicole Fernandez are able to focus on earning their degrees and fulfilling their dreams.
Mr. Harris holds a bachelor’s degree in Photographic
Science and Instrumentation from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
For more information on RIT's
Nathaniel Rochester Society, please visit: www.rit.edu/development/giving/nrs
The
NRS Award is given each year to an individual determined to contribute to the overall advancement of the
Institute at the highest level. The first award was given to
Gaylord C. Whitaker, the society's founder and first chair. The NRS Award has been permanently endowed through a generous gift from
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus N. Barbour, charter members of NRS. Since its first awarding, the NRS Award has honored some of the university's most valued supporters. A list of awardees is here
http://www.rit.edu/development/giving/nrs/recognition
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