James S. McDonnell Award
The James S. McDonnell award was created to honor Flight Test Teams. The new Award has been named the 'James S. McDonnell Award For Outstanding Team Achievement In The Field Of Flight Test Engineering' and will be awarded each year. Nominations can be submitted through the online Nomination Form.
| Year | Team Name | Team Corporate Affiliations |
| 2006 | X-43A Flight Test Team | NASA Dryden NASA Langley Orbital Sciences |
| 2007 | EA-18G 'Growler' Flight Test Team | Boeing St. Louis, Northrop Grumman Bethpage Northrop Grumman (ES) Baltimore VX-23 NAS Patuxent River VX-31, VX-9, Advanced Weapons Lab NAWC-WD China Lake VX-30 NAS Pt Mugu |
| 2008 | E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Test Team | Northrop Grumman/US Navy |
| 2009 | T-45 HSRIP Flight Test Team | US Navy/Boeing |
| 2010 | X-51A Scramjet Engine Test Team | Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) Point Mugu NAS Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and The Boeing Company |
| 2011 | NAVY UCAS Integrated Test Team | NAVAIR, USAF, NGC |
| 2012 | Phanton Eye Test Team | The Boeing Company, MAHLE Powertrain, NASA, AFTC |
