Patrick J. Higgins Award
Patrick J. Higgins Medal, established in 2007 to recognize an individual who has contributed to the enhancement of standardization through contributions to the development, and promotion of ASME Codes and Standards or Conformity Assessment Programs in the following areas: Plumbing Materials & Equipment; Screw Threads; Tools (machine, cutting and hand); Fasteners, (e.g, bolts, nuts, rivets, screws, washers);Chain, Attachments and Sprockets for Power Transmission & Conveying; Metal & Metal Alloy Wrought Mill Product Nominal Sizes; Pressure and Temperature Instruments & Accessories; Classification & Designation of Surface Qualities; Gage Blanks; Chemical Standard Pumps; Dimensional Metrology; Industrial System Energy Assessment; Overhead Hoists; Measurement of Fluid Flow in Closed Conduits; Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability of Power Plants; Steel Stacks; Verification and Validation in Computational Modeling and Simulation; Engineering Drawing; Related Documentation Practices.
The Medal was established by the Board on Standardization & Testing to honor Patrick J. Higgins who was the long standing Chairman of the A112 Committee on Plumbing Materials & Equipment and a member of the Board on Standardization.
| Form of Award: | $1000, Bronze Medal and Certificate |
| Limitation(s): | Advancement of ASME codes, standards, and conformity assessment |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Board on Standardization and Testing |
| Nomination Deadline: | September 1 |
| Nomination Sent To: | Patrick J. Higgins Medal |
| Committee Chair: | H. Harary |
| Phone Number: | (301) 975-3401 |
| E-mail: | Howard.harary@nist.gov |
| Medal Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
PATRICK J. HIGGINS MEDAL RECIPIENTS
| 2008 | Morris Klimboff |
| 2009 | Jayaraman Raja |
| 2010 | Archie R. Anderson |
| 2011 | Sally A. Remedios |
| 2012 | Frederick G. Parsons |
| 2013 | Robert J. DeBoom |
| 2014 | Brian Parry |
| 2015 | Shabbir M. Rawalpindiwala |
| 2016 | Frank Bakos |
| 2017 | Thomas Charlton Jr. |
| 2018 | Julius Ballanco |
| 2019 | Christopher J. Freitas |