Congrats to our acquisition superstar! Dr. Rene G. Rendon, CFCM, CPCM, CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M., PMP is an educator, scholar, and active member of the larger acquisition community. Naval Postgraduate School students can learn so much from him.
Congratulations to Dr. Rene G. Rendon, CFCM, CPCM, CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M., PMP on receiving the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Lifetime Achievement Award, the organization's highest award. Why it matters: No submissions are accepted for this award. Instead, the winner is reviewed and selected exclusively by an NCMA awards team. This award is presented annually to a nationally renowned and distinguished NCMA member who has made a significant contribution to contract management and NCMA. It recognizes individuals with a remarkable reputation for professionalism and exceptional achievement in contract management. About our winner: Dr. Rene Rendon, CPCM, CFCM Associate Professor in the Department of Defense Management at Naval Postgraduate School Dr. Rene Rendon is an associate professor of acquisition management at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where he teaches and conducts research for the Department of Defense. Before joining NPS, he retired from the Air Force as a contracting officer, working on programs such as the Peacekeeper ICBM and the F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter. He also served as a Contracting Squadron Commander and earned the Air Force Outstanding Officer in Contracting Award. Rene joined NCMA in 1986, earning CACM (now CFCM) and CPCM certifications, and later the NCMA Fellow and Outstanding Fellow awards. He helped establish the NCMA Wyoming and Alamo chapters and has served on the NCMA National Board of Directors. Currently, he is Chair of the Certification Oversight Body and a member of the Standards Consensus Body. He also serves as Editor in Chief of the NCMA Journal of Contract Management. Rene has received numerous awards, including the NCMA W. Gregor MacFarlan Award for Excellence in Contract Management Research and Writing and the NCMA National Education Award. He also led the Naval Postgraduate School in earning the NCMA Contract Management Education Award. Dr. Rendon joins an illustrious list of previous awardees. (For those familiar with the work of the Section 809 Panel, you'll see several of the commissioners recognized here!) 2023 - Charlie E. Williams Jr. 2022- Darryl A. Scott MAJGEN (RET.) USAF Bill McNally, Fellow 2021 - Terry Raney, PhD 2019 - Laurence Trowel, CPCM, CFCM 2018 - Al Burman, Fellow 2017 - Elliott Branch, Fellow 2016 - Dee Lee Pictured below, left to right: Heather Gerczak, NCMA President, Rene Rendon, and Kraig Conrad, NCMA CEO. https://lnkd.in/gjUFdT4D Acquisition Research Program at Naval Postgraduate School
Congrats Dr. Rene G. Rendon, CFCM, CPCM, CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M., PMP ! You’ve had a major impact.
Congrats Dr. Dr. Rene G. Rendon, CFCM, CPCM, CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M., PMP!
Congratulations — this achievement is so well deserved, Dr. Rendon! You have developed so many phenomenal defense acquisition and contracting professionals!
Inspiring! Great work Dr. Rendon!
Senior Lecturer of Budgeting & Public Policy at Naval Postgraduate School
2moSo glad this national treasure is part of our faculty!