The George Westinghouse Award, named after George Westinghouse, was given by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for outstanding contributions to engineering education. It was awarded to "a young engineering educator of outstanding ability to recognize and encourage his or her contributions to improving engineering teaching".
| George Westinghouse Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | a young engineering educator of outstanding ability to recognize and encourage his or her contributions to improving engineering teaching |
| Presented by | American Society for Engineering Education |
| First awarded | 1946 |
| Last awarded | 1999 |
The award was established by the Westinghouse Foundation in 1946, last issued in 1999 and consisted of an honorarium and a certificate.[1]
Recipients
editThe following people received the George Westinghouse Award:[2]
- 1940: Ray A. Simpson - Hoover Dam
- 1946: James N. Goodier
- 1947: B. Richard Teare, Jr.
- 1948: Hunter Rouse
- 1949: Joseph Marin
- 1950: Rolf Eliassen
- 1951: Glenn Murphy
- 1952: Gordon S. Brown
- 1953: Edward F. Obert
- 1954: Thomas J. Higgins
- 1955: Robert R. White
- 1956: Milton C. Shaw
- 1957: Robert E. Greybal
- 1958: Willis W. Harman
- 1959: Max S. Peters
- 1960: R. Byron Bird
- 1961: David C. White
- 1962: Paul M. Naghdi
- 1963: Mac E. Van Valkenburg
- 1964: Cedomir M. Sliepcevich
- 1965: John G. Truxal
- 1966: Ali B. Cambel
- 1967: Charles L. Miller
- 1968: Klaus D. Timmerhaus
- 1969: Arthur E. Bryson, Jr.
- 1970: Ali A. Seireg
- 1971: Charles E. Wales
- 1972: Jack P. Holman
- 1973: Martin D. Bradshaw
- 1974: Joseph Bordogna
- 1975: Donald G. Childers
- 1976: Jerome B. Cohen
- 1977: Roger A. Schmitz
- 1978: C. Judson King
- 1979: J. Michael Duncan
- 1980: William B. Krantz
- 1981: Leroy S. "Skip" Fletcher
- 1982: Stephen J O'Brien
- 1983: Frank P. Incropera
- 1984: Phillip C. Wankat
- 1985: Sunder H. Advani
- 1986: Gerald W. Clough
- 1987: John H. Seinfeld
- 1988: Thomas F. Edgar
- 1989: Kenneth E. Case
- 1990: Y.A. Liu
- 1991: Magdy F. Iskander
- 1992: Nicholas A. Peppas
- 1993: Rajendra Singh
- 1994: Gretchen Kalonji
- 1995: Denice Denton
- 1996: C. Stewart Slater
- 1997: Cristina H. Amon
- 1998: James P. Schaffer
- 1999: Pradeep K. Khosla
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1999 ASEE National Award winners". American Society for Engineering Education. September 1999. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ "Past National Award Winners (page 1), section George Westinghouse Award". American Society for Engineering Education. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
External links
edit"Westinghouse - Charitable Giving". Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010. Westinghouse's principal foundation for the company's social investments.
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