Soichiro Honda Medal
The Soichiro Honda Medal recognizes an individual for an outstanding achievement or a series of significant engineering contributions in developing improvements in the field of personal transportation.
Attention shall be concentrated on the brilliance of the achievement or on the overall effect of a series of contributions-- not on the individual. The achievement should be of such public importance as to be worthy of the gratitude of society and to call forth the admiration of engineers.
As a result of a generous unrestricted donation to ASME by Honda Motor Company, Ltd., in 1980, the Society established the Soichiro Honda Medal in recognition of Mr. Honda'/s exemplary achievements in the field of personal transportation in 1983.
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| Form of Award: | $7,500 honorarium, vermeil medal, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): | None |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Energy Conversion Technical Group |
| Nomination Deadline: | October 1 |
| Nomination Sent To: | Leila Persaud |
| Phone Number: | 212-591-7071 |
| E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
SOICHIRO HONDA MEDALISTS
| 1984 | John P. Stapp | 1999 | John B. Heywood | 2013 | John C. Wall |
| 1985 | Shoichi Furuhama | 2000 | Franz F. Pischinger | 2014 | Thomas Morel |
| 1986 | Lloyd L. Withrow | 2001 | Robert C. Stempel | 2015 | Thomas D. Gillespie |
| 1987 | Felix Wankel | 2002 | John H. Johnson | 2016 | Bahram Khaligh |
| 1988 | Arthur F. McLean | 2003 | Robert F. Sawyer | 2017 | John E. Dec |
| 1989 | Shunichi Ohigashi | 2004 | Rolf D. Reitz | 2018 | Ashwani K. Gupta |
| 1990 | Charles M. Heinen | 2005 | Barry J. Cooper | 2019 | Masayoshi Tomizuka |
| 1991 | Hans C. List | 2006 | David E. Foster | 2020 | Asad M. Madni |
| 1992 | Hiroyuki Hiroyasu | 2007 | Wallace R. Wade | 2022 | Subir Chowdhury |
| 1993 | Phillip S. Myers | 2008 | Robin Stuart Sharp | ||
| 1994 | James Ellis Hall | 2009 | David F. Merrion | ||
| 1995 | Joseph M. Juran | 2010 | Thomas W. Asmus | ||
| 1996 | Karl J. Springer | 2011 | John J. Mooney | ||
| 1997 | Jack D. Benson | 2012 | Priyaranjan Prasad |