George Westinghouse Medals
The George Westinghouse Medals were established to recognize eminent achievement or distinguished service in the power field of mechanical engineering. The Silver Medal is bestowed upon one who is not yet 45 on June 30 of the year in which the medal is awarded. Considering power in the broad sense, the basis of the awards shall include contributions of utilization, application, design, development, research, and the organization of such activities in the power field.
To perpetuate the value of the rich contribution to power development made by George Westinghouse, Honorary Member and Twenty-ninth President of the Society, the Westinghouse Educational Foundation established the Gold Medal in 1952 and the Silver Medal in 1971.
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Nomination Instructions
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| Form of Award: |
A $1500 honorarium, a gold medal, a certificate, and a travel supplement not to exceed $750. A $1000 honorarium, a silver medal, a certificate, and a travel supplement not to exceed $750. |
| Limitation(s): | Silver Medal to one under 45 |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Energy Conversion Technical Group |
| Nomination Deadline: | February 1 |
| Nomination Sent To: | Leila Persaud |
| Phone Number: | 212-591-7071 |
| E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
George Westinghouse Medal Recipients
Gold |
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| 1953 | Alexander G. Christie | 1978 | Peter Fortescue | 2004 | Adel F. Sarofim |
| 1954 | Walker L. Cisler | 1979 | William R. Gould | 2005 | Subramanyam R. Gollahalli |
| 1955 | Hyman G. Rickover | 1980 | Fred J. Moody | 2006 | Ben T. Zinn |
| 1956 | Perry W. Pratt | 1981 | Earle C. Miller | 2007 | Roman Weber |
| 1957 | Alfred Iddles | 1982 | William T. Reid | 2008 | Edwin A. Harvego |
| 1958 | Frederick P. Fairchild | 1983 | Eugene P. Wilkinson | 2009 | Essam E. Khalil |
| 1960 | Ernest C. Gaston | 1984 | Joseph R. Szydlowski | 2010 | Wlodzimierz Blasiak |
| 1961 | Gerald V. Williamson | 1985 | Eugene A. Saltarelli | 2011 | Nicholas Syred |
| 1962 | Edwin H. Kreig | 1986 | Richard J. Coar | 2012 | Richard R. Schultz |
| 1963 | Abbott L. Penniman, Jr. | 1987 | Henry O. Pohl | 2013 | Yiannis A. Levendis |
| 1964 | Frederick W. Argue | 1988 | Warren A. Rhoades, Jr. | 2014 | Ryoichi S. Amano |
| 1965 | Robert A. Bowman | 1989 | J. Ed Smith | 2015 | Karen A. Thole |
| 1966 | Robert C. Allen | 1990 | John J. Taylor | 2016 | Kenneth Bray |
| 1967 | Robert A. Baker, Sr. | 1991 | Ralph J. Ortolano | 2017 | Alan Williams |
| 1968 | Roland A. Budenholzer | 1992 | Daniel R. Wilkins | 2018 | Timothy C. Lieuwen |
| 1969 | Ralph C. Roe | 1993 | Frederick W. Buckman | 2019 | Hameed Metghalchi |
| 1970 | Charles A. Meyer | 1995 | Thomas H. McCloskey | 2020 | Darrell W. Pepper |
| Robert C. Spencer, Jr. | 1998 | Ashwani K. Gupta | 2021 | Jovica Riznic | |
| 1971 | Wilfred McGregor Hall | 1999 | Atambir S. Rao | ||
| 1972 | William S. Lee | 2000 | David G. Lilley | ||
| 1973 | Bernard F. Langer | 2001 | János Miklós Beér | ||
| 1974 | Charles W. Elston | 2002 | Arthur H. Lefebvre | ||
| 1976 | John W. Simpson | 2003 | Yassin A. Hassan | ||
Silver |
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| 1972 | William E. Rice | 1987 | Albert D. LaRue | 2012 | Weihong Yang |
| 1973 | Michael A. Ambrose | 1989 | Leslie D. Kramer | 2015 | Angela Violi |
| 1974 | Shelby L. Owens | 1990 | Atambir S. Rao | 2016 | Elia Merzari |
| 1976 | Richard V. Shanklin III | 1991 | John B. Kitto, Jr. | 2017 | Frédéric Villeneuve |
| 1977 | James C. Corman | 1993 | Stephen R. Reid | 2020 | Sibendu Som |
| 1978 | Romano Salvatori | 1995 | V.K. "Bindi" Chexal | 2021 | Brian M. Wodka |
| 1979 | Edward W. Stenby | 1998 | Ting Wang | ||
| 1980 | Robert L. Gamble | 2001 | Susumu Mochida | ||
| 1981 | Ronald Pigott | 2003 | Jason E. Jenkins | ||
| 1982 | Leslie D. Kramer | 2005 | Andrzej Szlek | ||
| 1983 | Remco P. Waszink | 2009 | Somrat Kerdsuwan | ||
| 1984 | William J. Bryan | 2010 | Timothy C. Lieuwen | ||
| 1986 | Joseph A. Barsin | 2011 | Margaret S. Wooldridge | ||