Ben C. Sparks Medal

Ben C. Sparks Medal

The award was established in 1990 in memory of Ben C. Sparks, a devoted member of ASME and a dedicated teacher of mechanical engineering technology and mechanical engineering. It was endowed by student section contributions and contributions from industry, the engineering education community and groups within the Society.

Candidate(s) must have a record of accomplishment over an extended period of time; play a major role in fostering new, innovative applications and approaches to the teaching of mechanical engineering and/or engineering technology; or effectively inspire promising systemic change that would enhance the readiness of graduates to begin engineering practice in industry.

Candidate(s) must hold or have held academic appointments in departments that have in ABET-accredited (or substantially equivalent) degree programs or be engineer(s) in industry, government, or private practice who have made an exemplary contribution to such degree programs.

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Form of Award:  $1000, bronze medal, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance
Limitation(s): Candidate(s) must hold or have held academic appointments in departments that have ABET-accredited (or substantially equivalent) degree programs or be engineer(s) in industry, government, or private practice who have made an exemplary contribution such degree programs.
Administrative Responsibility: Board on Education
Nomination Deadline: September 15
E-mail:

persaudl@asme.org

Awarded By: Committee on Honors (COH)

Ben C. Sparks Medalists 

2024  Mary Lynn Realff
2022 Arun R. Srinivasa  
2021 Sarim Naji Al-Zubaidy 
2020 Michael M. Umbriac, Jesse Austin-Breneman, Daniel R. Cooper & Panos Y. Papalambros
2018  David R. Wallace
2017  Steven W. Beyerlein
2016 Allen H. Hoffman
2015 Christopher A. Mattson & Carl D. Sorensen
2014 Timothy W. Simpson
2013 Robert Warrington, Allan T. Kirkpatarick, Scott G.  Danielson & Walter W. Laity
2009 Scott G. Danielson
2007 Charles J. Hurst
2006 Alok K. Verma
2005 George Sehi
2004 Frank A. Gourley
2003 Mohammad A. Zahraee
2002 Chittaranjan Sahay
2001 Kenneth J. Fisher
2000 Mark A. Pagano
1999 Philip E. Doepker
1998 Mulchand S. Rathod
1997 Gary R. Crossman
1994 John A. Weese
1993 Donald R. Haworth
1992 Elliot R. Eisenberg
1991 Stanley M. Brodsky

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