The Spirit of St. Louis Medal is awarded for meritorious service in the advancement of aeronautics and astronautics.
The medal was established in 1929 by Philip D. Ball, ASME Members, and Citizens of St. Louis, Missouri.
| Form of Award: |
$1000, Vermeil Medal and Certificate (Biennially) |
| Limitation(s): |
None |
| Administrative Responsiblility: |
Aerospace Division |
| Nomination Deadline: |
January 1 (odd years) |
| Nomination Sent To: |
Spirit of St. Louis Medal Committee Chair |
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P. Friedman
734-763-2354
peretzf@umich.edu |
| Awarded By: |
Committee on Honors (COH) |
SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS MEDALISTS
| 1929 |
Daniel Guggenheim |
1968 |
George S. Moore |
1988 |
Edward H. Heinemann |
| 1932 |
Paul Litchfield |
1969 |
G. Merritt Preston |
1990 |
Charles Feltz |
| 1935 |
Will Rogers (posthumously) |
1970 |
Clarence L. Johnson |
1992 |
Holt Ashley |
| 1938 |
James H. Doolittle |
1971 |
Ralph L. Creel |
1993 |
Charles F. Tiffany |
| 1941 |
John E. Younger |
1972 |
Neil A. Armstrong |
1994 |
Ben R. Rich |
| 1944 |
George W. Lewis |
1973 |
John F. Yardley |
1995 |
Antony Jameson |
| 1947 |
John E. Northrup |
1974 |
Abe Silverstein |
1996 |
Robert G. Loewy |
| 1950 |
Reinout P. Kroon |
1977 |
George D. McLean |
1997 |
John W. Lincoln |
| 1954 |
Arthur E. Raymond |
1978 |
Paul B. MacCready |
1998 |
Charles H. Kaman |
| 1955 |
Ralph S. Damon |
1979 |
Sir Freddie Laker |
2000 |
John C. Houbolt |
| 1958 |
George S. Schairer |
1980 |
Michael Collins |
2001 |
Sheila E. Widnall |
| 1961 |
Samuel K. Hoffman |
1981 |
Edgar M. Cortright, Jr. |
2002 |
Thomas J. Kelly |
| 1962 |
Robert H. Widmer |
1982 |
Frank N. Piasecki |
2003 |
Peretz P. Friedmann |
| 1963 |
Frederick C. Crawford |
1983 |
John W. Young |
2005 |
Robert H. Liebeck |
| 1964 |
Robert R. Gilruth |
1984 |
Charles S. Draper |
2007 |
Earl H. dowell |
| 1965 |
William H. Pickering |
1985 |
Kurt H. Hohenemser |
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| 1966 |
Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. |
1986 |
Bruce McCandless II |
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| 1967 |
Ira G. Hedrick |
1987 |
Elbert L. Rutan |
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