M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal of ASME/SME
The M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal was established in 1986 by ASME and SME to honor an individual who has played a significant role in improving the productivity and efficiency of the manufacturing operation.
| Form of Award: | $1500, Vermeil Medal and Certificate |
| Limitation(s): | None |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Manufacturing Engineering Division |
| Nomination Deadline: | February 1 |
| Nomination Sent To: | M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal Committee Chair |
| Committee Chair: | J.W. Sutherland |
| Phone Number: | 765-496-9697 |
| E-mail: | jwsuther@purdue.edu |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal Recipients
| 1987 | Seiuemon Inaba | 2003 | Branimir F. von Turkovich |
| 1988 | Donald E. Petersen | 2004 | David A. Stephenson |
| 1989 | Brian H. Rowe | 2005 | James J. Padilla |
| 1990 | Thorton A. Wilson | 2006 | Yoram Koren |
| 1991 | Edson I. Gaylord | 2007 | Takeo Nakagawa |
| 1992 | Günter Spur | 2008 | James B. Bryan |
| 1993 | Robert H. Wentorf, Jr. | 2009 | Patrick A. McKeown |
| 1994 | George M.C. Fisher | 2010 | Gary L. Cowger |
| 1995 | Laurence C. Seifert | 2011 | Ranga Komanduri |
| 1996 | Erich Bloch | 2012 | Chul B. Park |
| 1997 | Norman R. Augustine | 2013 | Bryan G. Dods |
| 1998 | James F. Lardner | 2014 | Dean L. Bartles |
| 1999 | W. Dale Compton | 2015 | David Dornfeld |
| 2000 | Koichi Nishimura | 2016 | Jyotirmoy Mazumder |
| 2001 | Geoffrey Boothroyd | 2017 | Michael F. Molnar |
| 2002 | Richard E.Dauch | 2018 | Kamlakar Rajurkar |
| 2019 | Sujeet Chand |