In addition to the World Congress awards above, the Lifetime Achievement award winner is reviewed and selected exclusively by an NCMA awards team. As mentioned above, submissions are not accepted for this award. 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. It is our highest award.
Dr. Rene Rendon, CPCM, CFCM
Associate Professor
U.S. 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.
Previous Awardees
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