The Benjamin G. Lamme Meritorious Achievement Medal
Benjamin G. Lamme, ME 1888, achieved international acclaim as a pioneering inventor and engineer for the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in Pittsburgh. For 21 years he served as chief engineer for Westinghouse. Among his 162 patents were new inventions on railway motors, induction motors, converters, and the developments pertaining to the first Niagara Falls power system. In his Will he provided that a gold medal be presented annually to a technical graduate of his alma mater for "meritorious achievement in engineering" or the technical arts.
Not currently accepting nominations.
Past Recipients
| Year | Awardees |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Walter Davis Jr., ECE: BS 1959 |
| 2022 |
Steven A. Arndt, MAE (PhD 10, MS 84, BS 81) |
| 2021 |
Nancy Dawes, CHE 81 |
| 2020 |
Phil Combs, AAE 71 |
| 2019 |
Vijay Kumar, ME 85, 87 |
| 2018 |
John D. Anderson Jr., AAE 66 |
| 2017 |
John M. Shepherd, CER 58 |
| 2016 |
George W. Acock, ARCH 63 |
| 2015 |
Jim Cates, CIS 71 |
| 2014 |
Robert (Bob) Lee, ME 78 |
| 2013 |
Thomas L. Thomas, EE 66 |
| 2012 |
Sung-Hwan Kim, CE 88, 94 |
| 2011 |
Monte Ahuja, ME 70 |
| 2010 |
Paul Ryan, EE 56 |
| 2009 |
Burn Jeng Lin, EE 63, 70 |
| 2008 |
Michael Winfield, CHE 62 |
| 2007 |
Charles Martin, EngPhysics 60 |
| 2006 |
William Fillmore, ME 36 |
| 2005 |
George Hoddy, EE 26 |
| 2004 |
Robert Nerem, AAE 61, 64 |
| 2003 |
Warren Bulman, EE 58 |
| 2002 |
O. Lester Smithers, CHE 63 |
| 2001 |
Daniel Kimmet, ME 71, 72 |
| 2000 |
Robert Friedman, EE 60 |
| 1999 |
Larry Hench, CER 64 |
| 1998 |
Ralph Rockow, ME 58 |
| 1997 |
Thomas Hanratty, CE 50 |
| 1996 |
Dr. Eugene Jarrett, CHE 66, 68 |
| 1995 |
Frank Schuh, CHE 65 |
| 1994 |
Jason Lemon, ME 62 |
| 1993 |
John Hirth, MET 59 |
| 1992 |
William Lowrie, CHE 66 |
| 1991 |
Marlin Thurston, EE 55 |
| 1990 |
Paul Torgersen, IE 56, 59 |
| 1989 |
Gary Kimmet, ME 66, 69 |
| 1988 |
John Moll, Eng Phys, EE 43, 52 |
| 1987 |
Robert Shurtz, MIN 37 |
| 1986 |
William Harris, CHE 44 |
| 1985 |
Ted Harley, CER 43 |
| 1984 |
Richard Morrow, MIN, PET 48 |
| 1983 |
Harold Sorgenti, CHE 59 |
| 1982 |
Cloyd Reeg, CHE 48 |
| 1981 |
Sun Chun, CHE 64 |
| 1980 |
Stanley Harrison, EE 58 |
| 1977 |
Donald Garrett, CHE 50 |
| 1976 |
Rupert Atkin, ME 41 |
| 1975 |
Donald Rhodes, EE 45 |
| 1974 |
John White, ME 52 |