Sanford "Sandy" Noyes McDonnell (October 12, 1922 – March 19, 2012) was an American engineer, businessman and philanthropist.
In 1962 he was named vice president-general manager of all combat aircraft, and he became the president of the company, by then McDonnell Douglas, in 1971.
[7] During his term with McDonnell Douglas, he used the Scout Promise as the basis for a work Code of Ethics.
He pledged $5 million to the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2011 for a Center for Character and Leadership Development.
In 1987, he became the first president of the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award,[10] a foundation that supports the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program in recognizing U.S. organizations that "have a role-model organizational management system that ensures continuous improvement in the delivery of products and/or services, demonstrates efficient and effective operations, and provides a way of engaging and responding to customers and other stakeholders.