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: | Transportation Systems Division |
| Nomination Deadline: | October 1 |
| E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
Soichiro Honda Medalists
| 1984 | John P. Stapp | |
| 1985 | Shoichi Furuhama | |
| 1986 | Lloyd L. Withrow | |
| 1987 | Felix Wankel | |
| 1988 | Arthur F. McLean | |
| 1989 | Shunichi Ohigashi | |
| 1990 | Charles M. Heinen | |
| 1991 | Hans C. List | |
| 1992 | Hiroyuki Hiroyasu | |
| 1993 | Phillip S. Myers | |
| 1994 | James Ellis Hall | |
| 1995 | Joseph M. Juran | |
| 1996 | Karl J. Springer | |
| 1997 | Jack D. Benson | |
| 1999 | John B. Heywood | |
| 2000 | Franz F. Pischinger | |
| 2001 | Robert C. Stempel | |
| 2002 | John H. Johnson | |
| 2003 | Robert F. Sawyer | |
| 2004 | Rolf D. Reitz | |
| 2005 | Barry J. Cooper | |
| 2006 | David E. Foster | |
| 2007 | Wallace R. Wade | |
| 2008 | Robin Stuart Sharp | |
| 2009 | David F. Merrion | |
| 2010 | Thomas W. Asmus | |
| 2011 | John J. Mooney | |
| 2012 | Priyaranjan Prasad | |
| 2013 | John C. Wall | |
| 2014 | Thomas Morel | |
| 2015 | Thomas D. Gillespie | |
| 2016 | Bahram Khalighi | |
| 2017 | John E. Dec | |
| 2018 | Ashwani K. Gupta | |
| 2019 | Masayoshi Tomizuka | |
| 2020 | Asad M. Madni | |
| 2022 | Subir Chowdhury | |
| 2023 | Huei Peng | |
| 2024 | Hongtei Eric Tseng | |
| 2025 | Peter Kelly Senecal | |
| 2026 | Massimo Guiggiani | |