JOE CALIGIURI ‘46 JAN.,
Distinguished career
Joe Caligiuri graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS and
MS in Electrical Engineering. After graduation he accepted a position
with the Sperry Gyroscope Company in Long Island, NY.
At Sperry he was the chief engineer for Inertial Navigation and Anti-submarine
Warfare Systems.
In 1969 he accepted a position as VP of Engineering of the Guidance
and Control Systems Division of Litton Industries in Thousand Oaks,
CA. Joe's wife, Barbara DeLaney Caligiuri, whom he married in 1948,
and their four sons made the move west. In 1971 he was named president
of the division, in 1974 promoted to corporate VP, in 1977 senior
VP, and in 1981 executive VP. Joe retired from Litton Industries in
1992 as Corporate VP and Group Executive of the Advanced Electronics
Systems Group.
His extensive career in the field of inertial navigation and control
systems includes directing Guidance and Control's development and
production of advanced systems for foreign and domestic military aircraft
and missiles, for naval ship control systems, for electronic spacecraft
systems, and for other airborne and shipboard applications.
He remains active doing limited consulting and serving on the boards
of directors of Titan Corporation and Intracel Corporation. He has
served on the Boards of Avnet Inc., Parks Jaggers, Scriptel Holding,
Source Scientific, and Sierra Semiconductor.
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He was a member of the U.
S. Postal Service Technology Advisory Board and has served on a steering
committee of UNESCO. He was also the chairman of the Franchise Advisory
Board of the City of Thousand Oaks, CA.
Joe is a member of three national honor societies: Eta Kappa Nu, Phi
Mu Epsilon, and Tau Beta Pi. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award
from The Ohio State University in 1979. He is a member of the Institute
of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, the American Institute of Aeronautics
& Astronautics, and has served on numerous boards and committees of
the American Defense Preparedness Association and the National Security
Industrial Association. He was also the national president of the Association
of the Unites States Army and the Chairman of the Board of the National
Security Industrial Association.
Joe's wife, Barbara, passed away in 1996. Their four sons all live in
Southern California with their families. Joe has five granddaughters
and five grandsons.
In 1998 he married Tanya Condon. Together they keep busy with charity
work, travel, and Joe's continued work involvement.
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