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Fred W. O’Green, former chairman and chief executive officer of Litton Industries and life member of the USC Board of Trustees, died after a long illness, Oct. 2, 1998, at his home in the Bel-Air district of Los Angeles. He was 77.
A USC trustee since 1982, O’Green was named a life trustee in 1996.
“We will all miss Fred O’Green greatly,” President Steven B. Sample said. “While he made a truly significant impact in the aerospace industry, he also made a significant contribution to the University of Southern California. For 16 years, he was a deeply committed member of our board who served with distinction on the board’s finance committee, the School of Engineering’s board of councilors, and in many other important capacities.”
A member of Litton’s board of directors since 1968, O’Green served as president of Litton Industries from 1972 to 1981. He became chairman and chief executive officer of the firm in 1981. He remained CEO until 1986, and continued to serve as chairman until his retirement in 1988.
Before joining Litton, O’Green was technical director of space programs and assistant general manager at Lockheed’s space division. He was a key player in U.S. efforts to accelerate the national space program following the Soviet launch of Sputnik I in 1957, and in the development of re-entry and capsule-recovery systems.
O’Green was a former director of the American Defense Preparedness Association (Los Angeles chapter). He also served on the board of directors of the Shipbuilders Council of America, Security Pacific Corp. and Security Pacific National Bank.
In 1980, he was named Energy Executive of the Year by the Association of Energy Engineers. In 1981, he was given a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award by the University of Maryland College of Engineering. In 1974, Iowa State University awarded him a Distinguished Achievement Citation, the school’s highest award for outstanding professional achievement.
O’Green earned his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Iowa State University in 1943 and his M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 1949. He received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Pepperdine University in 1977.
He is survived by his wife, Millie; two daughters, Susan and Jean O’Green-Koenig; and two sons, John and Eric.
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