Duane P. Jordan Early Career Award
Established in 1994, the Duane P. Jordan Early Career Award recognizes outstanding early career engineers who have advanced quickly in their professional careers, have participated in advancing their education, have shown leadership in ASME activities and have volunteered actively in their communities.
The Old Guard is made up ASME dues exempt members, those who have reached the age of 65 and have retired. They continue to contribute to the Society and their contributions are used to support ASME Student and Early Career Engineer Development.
The Old Guard Early Career Award was renamed the Duane P. Jordan Early Career Award in 2022.
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| Form of Award: | $5,000, paid membership for life and plaque (First Place) $2,000, paid membership for life and plaque (Second & Third Runners-up) |
| Limitation(s): | The applicant must be a current ASME Member who has received a baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering no less than four (4) years and no more than eight (8) years before the application deadline, February 1 annually. |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Duane P. Jordan Early Career Award Committee |
| Nomination Deadline: | February 1 |
| Email: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Award By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
Duane P. Jordan Early Career Awardees
| 2025 | Richard Lee Hollenbach III |
| 2024 | Shreyas Hegde |
| 2023 | Richard A. Clayson |
| 2022 | Bryan Maldonado |
| 2021 | Nicole Salloum |
| 2020 | Simon Pun |
| 2019 | Lee Clemon |
| 2018 | Michael P. Brundage |
| 2017 | Katie Correll |
| 2016 | Nathaniel Taylor |
| 2015 | Twishansh Mehta |
| 2014 | Andres E. Rondon Marin |
| 2013 | Jared B. Garrison |
| 2012 | Anita Rebarchak |
| 2011 | Julie A. Kulik |
| 2010 | Aaron J. Ryan |
| 2009 | Kalan R. Guiley |
| 2008 | Jennifer R. Jewers |
| 2007 | Candice A. Bauer |
| 2006 | Catherine Q. Lengsfeld |
| 2005 | Howard Berkof |
| 2004 | Matthew L. Robinson |
| 2003 | Kenneth P. Horne |
| 2002 | Susan M. Shumate |
| 2000 | John T. Maine |
| 1999 | Connie J. Buynacek |
| 1997 | Jeff A. Gessaman |
| 1996 | Robert E. Lund |
| 1995 | Brian K. Miller |
DUANE P. JORDAN EARLY CAREER AWARD RUNNERS-UP
| 2022 | Omar Kheir |
| 2021 | Nishant Trivedi |
| 2020 | Harsheel Panchasara |
| 2019 | Tran Mah-Paulson Kushi Sellahennedige |
| 2018 | Bodhayan Dev Daniel Preston |
| 2017 | Mohammad E. Haque |
| 2016 | Bryony L. DuPont Kyle M. Richter |
| 2014 | Jennifer S. Cooper |
| 2013 | Scott J. Curran Ryan M. Neil |
| 2011 | Eduardo J. Barrientos |
| 2008 | Annmarie Connor Eric J. Ruggiero |
| 2006 | Timo Marquez Arreaza |
| 2005 | Joel Gillard Stacy R. Sanning |
| 2004 | Mark R. Martin John Randazzo |
| 2003 | Blake T. Larson Matthew L. Robinson |
| 2002 | Crystal Heshmat Mira K. Sahney |
| 2000 | Alison T. Nack Craig D. Redding |
| 1999 | Brandon G. Muramatsu Jan E. Shumate |
| 1997 | Diana L. Gerrish Donald H. Mathews III |
| 1996 | John M. Siegel |
| 1995 | Larry C. Dickinson Lisa M. Meline |