Kate Gleason Award
As the first woman to be welcomed into ASME as a full member, Kate Gleason helped pave the way for other women to enter and thrive in the field of engineering.
The Gleason Award seeks to honor an individual female engineer who is a highly successful entrepreneur in a field of engineering or someone who had a lifetime of achievement in the engineering profession.
| Form of Award: | $ A 2000 honorarium, a bronze medal, a certificate and a travel supplement not to exceed $750 |
| Limitation(s): | Only women engineers are eligible for this award. |
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| Nomination Deadline: | March 1 |
| Nomination Sent To: | Kate Gleason Award Committee |
| Committee Chair: | V. Rockwell |
| Phone Number: | 832-512-7475 |
| E-mail: | varockwell@outlook.com |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
KATE GLEASON AWARD RECIPIENTS
| 2011 | Yvonne C. Brill |
| 2012 | Edith Stern |
| 2013 | Ann Dowling |
| 2014 | Ursula M. Burns |
| 2015 | Suzanne Jenniches |
| 2016 | Helen L. Reed |
| 2018 | Awatef A. Hamed |
| 2020 | Lisa Burton O’Toole |
| 2021 | Alba L. Colón-Rodríguez |