The Ralph Coats Roe Medal, established in 1972, recognizes an outstanding contribution toward a better public understanding and appreciation of the engineer’s worth to contemporary society.

The successful candidate is expected to give an authoritative lecture in his/her field at a general session during the International Mechanical Engineering Congress.

Ralph Coats Roe was a pioneer and innovator in the design and construction of highly efficient power plants and advanced desalting processes. He was an inspiration to his colleagues by his great achievements through self-education in highly sophisticated technologies.

The medal was endowed by Burns and Roe, Inc., the corporation founded by Ralph Coats Roe.

Form of Award:	$12,000 Gold Medal, Certificate and Travel expense supplement to attend the meeting presentation.
Limitation(s):	None
Administrative Responsiblility:	Committee on Honors (COH)
Nomination Deadline:	September 15
Nomination Sent To:	Ralph Coats Roe Medal Committee Chair
	B.I Hyman 206-543-903 hymanb@asme.org
Awarded By:	Committee on Honors (COH)

RALPH COATS ROE MEDAL RECIPIENTS

1974	Emilio Q. Daddario	1984	Lee Iacocca	1995	John Noble Wilford
1975	Walter Sullivan	1985	David Dooling, Jr.	1996	Norman R. Augustine
1977	Robert C. Seamans, Jr.	1987	T. Lindsay Baker	1997	Cong. George E. Brown, Jr.
1978	David Perlman	1988	Cong. Donald L. Ritter	1998	Paul B. MacCready
1979	William D. Carey	1989	John H. Lienhard	1999	Edward Wenk, Jr.
1980	Melvin Kranzberg	1990	Jeremy Bernstein	2000	Barry I. Hyman
1981	Carl Sagan	1991	Henry J. Petroski	2001	N. Jan Davis
1982	Samuel C. Florman	1992	Frank Kreith	2002	Dean Kamen
1983	Tracy Kidder	1993	Mary Lowe Good	2003	Vernon J. Ehlers
				2004	William A. Wulf
				2005	Winfred M. Phillips
				2006	Bernard Amadei
				2007	Roop L. Mahajan
				2008	Shirley Ann Jackson
				2009	Bonnie J. Dunbar