R. Tom Sawyer Award
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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Nomination Instructions
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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 |