The Charles T. Main Award was established in 1919 in honor of the 37th President of ASME. In 1971, it was combined with the Arthur L. Williston Medal contest to encourage Student Members and young engineers to become active in public service. In 1983, the award was expanded to include a second-place award. 
 
Charles T. Main Awards recognizes, at the Society-wide level, Student Members whose leadership and service qualities have contributed, for a period of more than one year, to the program and operation of a Student Section of the Society. First place is bestowed upon the student who best meets the award criteria, while second place is awarded to the student who is next best in meeting these criteria. Up to eight honorable mentions will be presented to qualified candidates. 

CHARLES T. MAIN AWARD RECIPIENTS

FIRST PLACE (GOLD MEDAL)
1925	Clement R. Brown	1960	John W. McDaniel	1996	Joseph G. McElhaney
	Catholic University of America		Rice Institute		Virginia Polytechnic Institute
1926	W.C. Taylor	1961	Lester W. Wurm	1997	Fionna K. Murray
	Johns Hopkins University		Kansas State University		Virginia Polytechnic Institute
1928	Robert M. Meyer	1962	David W. Wieting	1998	Peter J. Umbdenstock
	Newark College of Engineering		Lamar State College of Technology		Mississippi State University
1930	Jules Podnosoff	1963	Robert Lafayette Ash	1999	Angela Carr
	Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn		Kansas State University		Virginia Polytechnic Institute
1931	Robert E. Klise	1967	Muzzamil Niazi	2000	Michele A. Monnier
	University of Michigan		Wichita State University		University of Dayton
1932	Marshall Anderson	1968	Terry Dean Schmidt	2001	Andrea C. Hoth
	University of Michigan		University of Washington		Valparaiso University
1933	George D. Wilkinson, Jr.	1970	Steve H. Woodard	2002	Amip Shah
	Newark College of Engineering		Arizona State University		Rowan University
1934	Philip P. Self	1971	James M. Singleton	2003	Jill C. Anderson
	Colorado State College		University of Alabama		Boston University
1935	G. Lowell Williams	1972	Harold Chapin Lowe	2004	Stephen J. Kirk
	Lafayette College		University of Kansas		Boise State University
1937	Allan P. Stern	1973	Gary Patrick Pezall	2005	Mandy Brogdon
	Case School of Applied Science		University of Wisconsin, Madison		University of Dayton
1938	Edward W. Connelly	1974	Adrian P. Villa	2006	Adeodato I. Botello-Arredondo
	University of Detroit		Clarkson College of Technology		University De Guanajuato
1939	James H. Bright	1976	Scott Elliot Baker	2007	Daniel Joseph Hanna
	Lehigh University		Purdue University		Drexel University
1940	Frank de Pould	1977	Charles S. Tamarin	2008	Vince D. Romanin
	Case School of Applied Science		Columbia University		University of Dayton
1941	John J. Balun	1978	Emily Earle	2009	Brianne M. Wilburne
	University of Detroit		Auburn University		The Pennsylvania State University
1942	Bernard J. Isabella	1979	Richard A. Ferraro
	Case School of Applied Science		State University of New York at Buffalo
1943	Mitchell C. Kazen	1980	Russell S. Colvin
	University of Detroit		Louisiana Technical University
1944	Fred M. Piaskowski	1981	Scott H. Buehrer
	University of Detroit		Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1945	Jack Drandell	1982	Brenda B. Elarbee
	Southern Methodist University		University of South Florida
1946	Victor S. Rykwalder	1983	Stephen A. Hight
	University of Detroit		Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1947	Alvaro R. Boera	1984	Linda-Marie Hubbard
	Stevens Institute of Technology		University of Rochester
1948	Earle Duane Stewart	1985	Anne Bazan
	University of Pittsburgh		Western New England College
1949	Stanley M. Kuvacheff	1986	Mark A. Meili
	University of Detroit		Kansas State University
1950	Richard T. Johnson	1987	Keith G. Benedict
	University of Detroit		University of Southern Indiana
1952	Israel E. Rubin	1988	Kelli L. Kowaleski
	Cooper Union School of Engineering		University of New Hampshire
1953	Peter Ashurkoff	1989	Kirk W. Olsen
	Princeton University		University of Akron
1954	John B. Pendergrass, Jr.	1990	Darleen Centala
	Carnegie Institute of Technology		California State University, Long Beach
1955	Richard J. Slember	1991	Mark D. Conner
	Cooper Union School of Engineering		University of Alabama, Birmingham
1956	Marion J. Balcerzak	1992	Maria D. Guerra
	University of Detroit		The City College, CUNY
1957	Joseph P. Hunter	1993	Carol J. Bates
	University of Detroit		Purdue University
1958	Frank D. Sams	1994	Robert R. Vallance
	Clemson Agricultural College		Virginia Polytechnic Institute
1959	James L. Benson	1995	John C. Schiffer
	University of Vermont		University of Akron
SECOND PLACE (SILVER MEDAL)
1984	Douglas L. Wahl	1995	Priya Rangaswamy	2006	Amanda M. Thomas
	Oregon Institute of Technology		University of Illinois-Champaign		Virginia Tech
1985	Scott E. Cooper, Jr.	1996	Wade D. Vinson	2007	Danielle Williams
	University of NC at Charlotte		University of Houston		Virginia Tech
1986	Andre L. Boehman	1997	Lindy Hou	2008	Jesse Aaron Huguet
	University of Dayton		The City College, CUNY		University of Abama
1987	Mark V. Martin		M. Christine Roberts	2009	Eduardo Jose Barrientos
	University of Oklahoma		Utah State University		The Pennsylvania State University
1988	Robert R. Hardman	1998	Angela Carr
	University of Alabama, Birmingham		Virginia Polytechnic Institute
1989	Tina A. Williams	1999	Michelle M. Hurler
	Louisiana Technical University	2000	Chad W. Jansen
1990	Anne Marie East		University of Wisconsin-Madison
	University of South Florida	2001	Faye M. Tomimbang
1991	Richard L. Case		Florida Institute of Technology
	University of Nebraska, Lincoln	2002	Stephani Ferrufino
1992	Sara L. Farrar		Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
	Colorado State University	2003	Laura E. Basehore
1993	Kathryn D. Jorgensen		Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
	Brigham Young University	2004	Aaron J. Ryan
1994	Connie J. Bleidorn		Pella Corporation
	University of Dayton	2005	Justin M. Crapps
	Daniel J. Engert		Mississippi State University
	Colorado State University