R. Tom Sawyer Award
The R. Tom Sawyer Award is bestowed on an individual who has made important contributions to advance the purpose of the Gas Turbine Industry and to the International Gas Turbine Institute over a substantial period of time. The contribution may be in any area of institute activity but must be marked by sustained forthright efforts.
The award was established in 1972 to honor R. Tom Sawyer who, for over four decades, toiled zealously to advance gas turbine technology in all of its aspects.
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Form of Award: | $1000, plaque and certificate |
Administrative Responsibility: | International Gas Turbine Institute |
Limitation(s): | None |
Nomination Deadline: | August 15 |
Nomination Sent To: | Leila Persaud |
Phone Number: | 212-591-7071 |
E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
R. TOM SAWYER AWARD RECIPIENTS
1972 | R. Tom Sawyer | 1991 | Gerhard Neumann | 2010 | Herbert Jericha |
1973 | John W. Sawyer | 1992 | William R. Hawthorne | 2011 | Dilip R. Ballal |
1974 | Waheeb Rizk | 1993 | Arthur J. Wennerstrom | 2012 | David C. Wisler |
1975 | Bruce O. Buckland | 1994 | Brian H. Rowe | 2013 | Anthony J. Strazisar |
1976 | Curt Keller | 1995 | Geoffrey L. Wilde. | 2014 | Reza S. Abhari |
1977 | Alexander L. London | 1996 | Donald D. Hill | 2015 | Lee S. Langston |
1978 | Sir Frank Whittle | 1997 | John H. Horlock | 2016 | Nicholas Cumpsty |
1979 | Sam B. Williams | 1998 | Donald W. Bahr | 2017 | Alan H. Epstein |
1980 | Ralph L. Boyer | 1999 | Donald E. Bently | 2018 | Aspi R. Wadia |
1981 | Thomas E. Stott, Jr. | 2000 | Martin C. Hemsworth | 2019 | Om P. Sharma |
1982 | R. Noel Penny | 2001 | Max Bentele | 2020 | Sunao Aoki |
1983 | Sven-Olof Kronogard | 2002 | Philip C. Ruffles | 2021 | Robert E. Kielb |
2022 | Timothy C. Lieuwen | ||||
1984 | Arthur H. Lefebvre | 2003 | Sigmar Wittig | 2023 | Karen A. Thole |
1985 | Anselm Franz | 2004 | Herb I.H. Saravanamuttoo | ||
1986 | Elvie L. Smith | 2005 | Edward M. Greitzer | ||
1987 | Leroy H. Smith, Jr. | 2006 | Erio Benvenuti | ||
1988 | Bernard L. Koff | 2007 | John Douglas Denton | ||
1989 | Edward S. Wright | 2008 | Theodore H. Okiishi | ||
1990 | Hans J.P. von Ohain | 2009 | Michael G. Dunn |