Spirit of St. Louis Medal
The Spirit of St. Louis Medal is awarded for meritorious service in the advancement of aeronautics and astronautics.
The successful candidate is expected to give an authoritative lecture in his/her field at the time of the award presentation.
The medal was established in 1929 by Philip D. Ball, ASME Members, and Citizens of St. Louis, Missouri.
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| Form of Award: | $1000, vermeil medal and certificate |
| Limitation(s): | None |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Aerospace Division |
| Nomination Deadline: | September 1 |
| E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
Spirit of St. Louis Medalists
| 1929 | Daniel Guggenheim | 1977 | George D. McLean | 2007 | Earl H. Dowell |
| 1932 | Paul Litchfield | 1978 | Paul B. MacCready | 2009 | Paul Bevilaqua |
| 1935 | Will Rogers (posthumously) | 1979 | Sir Freddie Laker | 2011 | Abraham E. Karem |
| 1938 | James H. Doolittle | 1980 | Michael Collins | 2012 | William M. Shepherd |
| 1941 | John E. Younger | 1981 | Edgar M. Cortright, Jr. | 2013 | David A. Peters |
| 1944 | George W. Lewis | 1982 | Frank N. Piasecki | 2015 | Dewey H. Hodges |
| 1947 | John E. Northrup | 1983 | John W. Young | 2016 | Inderjit Chopra |
| 1950 | Reinout P. Kroon | 1984 | Charles S. Draper | 2017 | Charbel Farhat |
| 1954 | Arthur E. Raymond | 1985 | Kurt H. Hohenemser | 2018 | Stephen P. Engelstad |
| 1955 | Ralph S. Damon | 1986 | Bruce McCandless II | 2019 | Kevin G. Bowcutt |
| 1958 | George S. Schairer | 1987 | Elbert L. Rutan | 2021 | Darold B. Cummings |
| 1961 | Samuel K. Hoffman | 1988 | Edward H. Heinemann | 2022 | George A. Kardomateas |
| 1962 | Robert H. Widmer | 1990 | Charles Feltz | 2023 | Wayne Johnson |
| 1963 | Frederick C. Crawford | 1992 | Holt Ashley | 2024 | William A. Sirignano |
| 1964 | Robert R. Gilruth | 1993 | Charles F. Tiffany | 2025 | Stephen W. Tsai |
| 1965 | William H. Pickering | 1994 | Ben R. Rich | 2026 | Azad M. Madni |
| 1966 | Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. | 1995 | Antony Jameson | ||
| 1967 | Ira G. Hedrick | 1996 | Robert G. Loewy | ||
| 1968 | George S. Moore | 1997 | John W. Lincoln | ||
| 1969 | G. Merritt Preston | 1998 | Charles Kaman | ||
| 1970 | Clarence L. Johnson | 2000 | John C. Houbolt | ||
| 1971 | Ralph L. Creel | 2001 | Sheila E. Widnall | ||
| 1972 | Neil A. Armstrong | 2002 | Thomas J. Kelly | ||
| 1973 | John F. Yardley | 2003 | Peretz P. Friedmann | ||
| 1974 | Abe Silverstein | 2005 | Robert H. Liebeck |