Rosemary Chapdelaine
Rosemary Chapdelaine was awarded the degree of Doctor of Engineering, honoris causa, at the 2:00 p.m. ceremony on Thursday, June 15, “in recognition of her brilliant career as an award-winning mechanical engineer and talented international administrative leader.”
Holding a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, she started as a mechanical engineer at IBM’s Federal Systems Division. She now serves as Vice-President and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Canada, where she leads a team of 600 employees working at operations across the country. Her program portfolio is valued at over $1.5 billion and her customer base extends
around the world, from Canada and the United States to the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Chile.
Chapdelaine has received numerous accolades for her work, including Worldwide Branding Executive of the Year in Program Management, the corporate honor in Full Spectrum Leadership at the Evening of Stars, as well as Mentor of the Year from the Advanced Technical Leadership Development Program.
She received the prestigious Program Excellence Award from Aviation Week and was recognized by the U.S. Navy’s Air Command as a recipient of the Top Hawk Award.
She serves on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Defense and Security Industries, St. Margaret School in Victoria, and the Ottawa CEO Networking Breakfast. She has been involved with the International Women’s Forum, the Women’s Executive Network and the National Association for Professional Women.