Timoshenko Medal
The Timoshenko Medal was established in 1957 and is conferred in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics. Instituted by the Applied Mechanics Division, it honors Stephen P. Timoshenko, world-renowned authority in the field, and it commemorates his contributions as author and teacher.
| Form of Award: | $2,500 , bronze medal, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): | None |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Applied Mechanics Division |
| Nomination Deadline: | September 15th |
| Nomination Sent To: | M. Taher Saif |
| Phone Number: | 217-333-8552 |
| E-mail: | saif@illinois.edu |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
TIMOSHENKO MEDAL RECIPIENTS
| 1957 | Stephen P. Timoshenko | 1981 | John H. Argyris | 2005 | Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt |
| 1958 | Arpad L. Nadai Sir Geoffrey Taylor Theodore von Karman |
1982 | John W. Miles | 2006 | Kenneth L. Johnson |
| 1959 | Sir Richard Southwell | 1983 | Daniel C. Drucker | 2007 | Thomas J.R. Hughes |
| 1960 | Cornelius B. Biezano Richard Grammel |
1984 | Joseph B. Keller | 2008 | Sia Nemat-Nasser |
| 1961 | James N. Goodier | 1985 | Eli Sternberg | 2009 | Zdenek P. Bazant |
| 1962 | Maurice A. Biot | 1986 | George R. Irwin | 2010 | Wolfgang Knauss |
| 1963 | Michael James Lighthill | 1987 | Ronald S. Rivlin | 2011 | Alan Needleman |
| 1964 | Raymond D. Mindlin | 1988 | George K. Batchelor | 2012 | Subra Suresh |
| 1965 | Sydney Goldstein | 1989 | Bernard Budiansky | 2013 | Richard M. Christensen |
| 1966 | William Prager | 1990 | Stephen H. Crandall | 2014 | Robert M. McMeeking |
| 1967 | Hillel Poritsky | 1991 | Yuan-Cheng B. Fung | 2015 | Michael Ortiz |
| 1968 | Warner T. Koiter | 1992 | Jan D. Achenbach | 2016 | Ray W. Ogden |
| 1969 | Jakob Ackeret | 1993 | John L. Lumley | 2017 | Viggo Tvergaard |
| 1970 | James J. Stoker | 1994 | James R. Rice | 2018 | Ares Rosakis |
| 1971 | Howard W. Emmons | 1995 | Daniel D. Joseph | 2019 | J. N. Reddy |
| 1972 | Jacob P. Den Hartog | 1996 | J. Tinsley Oden | 2020 | Mary C. Boyce |
| 1973 | Eric Reissner | 1997 | John R. Willis | 2021 | Huajian Gao |
| 1974 | Albert E. Green | 1998 | Olgierd C. Zienkiewicz | 2022 | Michael A. Sutton |
| 1975 | Chia-Chiao Lin | 1999 | Anatol Roshko | ||
| 1976 | Erastus H. Lee | 2000 | Rodney J. Clifton | ||
| 1977 | John D. Eshelby | 2001 | Ted Belytschko | ||
| 1978 | George F. Carrier | 2002 | John W. Hutchinson | ||
| 1979 | Jerald L. Ericksen | 2003 | Lambert B. Freund | ||
| 1980 | Paul M. Naghdi | 2004 | Morton E. Gurtin |