2007
Andrew Hastie Wilson for his collected publications on the history of mechanical engineering in Canada, including From Steam to Space: Contributions of Mechanical Engineering to Canadian Development, and the “De Re Historiae” series of articles in the CSME Bulletin. Presented in Toronto, ON.

2005
John D. Anderson, Jr., Ph.D., for his fine publication A History of Aerodynamics: And Its Impact on Flying Machines.

2004
Dr. Ing. Gijs Mom for his contribution to engineering history literature through his book The Electric Vehicle: Technology and Expectations in the Automobile Age (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004). Presented in Anaheim, CA.

2003
George W. Carpenter, C.Eng., for his substantial contributions to the historiography of the steam locomotive engineering, with more than 40 papers and other publications, including a major translation of La Locomotive A Vapeur by André Chapelon. Presented in London.

2002
William M. McBride, Ph.D., for his contributions to US Naval history in his book Technological Change and the United States Navy, 1865-1945 (John Hopkins University Press, 2000). Presented in Washington, D.C.

2001
J. Robert Mondt for his work Cleaner Cars: The History of Emission Control Since the 1960s (SAE, 2000) and related articles. Presented in New York.

2000
William Johnson, F.R.S., F.Eng., for his many publications on a wide variety of technological-history subjects, including projectiles, the life and works of Benjamin Robins, manufacturing technology, and steam hammer forging. Presented in London.

1999
Andrew D. Dimarogonas, Ph.D., P.E., ASME Fellow, for his published historical books, papers, and lectures, including History of Technology, "The Origins of the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms," and the Origins of Engineering Design Plenary Lecture. Presented in Knoxville.

1998
John H. Lienhard for his published historical works, including "Snares of Pool Boiling Research: Putting Our History to Use" (Proceedings of the 10th International Heat Transfer Conference, Brighton, England, Vol. 1, London: Chameleon Press, 1994, GK-11, pp. 333-348).

1997
Walter G. Vincenti for his book What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History, Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990.

1996
Duncan Dowson for his book History of Tribology, London: Longman Group Ltd., 1979. Presented in California (Tribology conference).

1995
Horst O. Hardenberg for his collected publications on the history of engineering, especially in the field of internal combustion engines, including The Antiquity of the Internal Combustion Engine, 1509-1688, SAE Historical Series (Warrendale, Pa.: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 1993). Presented in Vienna.

1994
Eugene S. Ferguson for his collected publications on the history of engineering, including Engineering and the Mind's Eye, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1992.

1993
Philip G. Gott for his book Changing Gears: The Development of the Automotive Transmission, SAE Historical Series (Warrendale, Pa.: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 1991).

1992
David G. Blaine for his series on the Westinghouse Air Brake Story, Trains, October 1975, January 1976.

1991
Frank R. Harris for his paper "The Parsons Centenary: A Hundred Years of Steam Turbines," IMechE Proceedings, Vol. 198, 1984.

1990
C. Lyle Cummins Jr. for his book Internal Fire: The Internal Combustion Engine 1672-1900 (Lake Oswego, Ore.: Carnot Press, 1976).  Also noted is his paper "Diesel Engines of 2,000 BHP per Cylinder: Pre-1914 Marine Engine Developments," History of the Internal Combustion Engine, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division (ICE-Vol. 8), 1989.

Years indicate selection as recipient. Some awards were presented, however, no later than the following calendar year.