Honors Supplement Award Details

Honors Supplement
Award Details

MECHANISMS AND ROBOTICS AWARD (Unit of Award: Design Engineering Division (DED))
Date Established	1974
Achievement Recognized	The award is to be given for a cumulative contribution to the field of mechanism design or theory. Continued distinction is to be a primary requisite
Limitations	An individual may receive the award only one time. Members of the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee cannot be nominated to receive the award while they are members of said committee.
Nomination Deadline	08/10
Form of Award	Glass plaque Wood plaque Honorarium
Frequency of Presentation	Annually
Administrator of Award	Mechanisms and Robotics Honors and Awards Subcommittee
Recipients Selected By	Mechanisms and Robotics Award committee.
Selection Process	The mechanics for identifying, selecting, and nominating the recipient of this award is as follows. Item 1. The Chair of the Honors and Awards Subcommittee shall poll the members of the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee, at least two months before and Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, for recommendations of possible recipients of the award. Item 2. The list of names obtained from this poll shall be circulated by the Chair of the Honors and Awards Subcommittee to the members of the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee requesting that each of them designate their first, second, and third choices; then returning said choices to the Honors and Awards Chair. Item 3. The total vote will be tallied by the Chair of the Honors and Awards Subcommittee giving three points for a first choice, two points for a second choice, and one point for a third choice. Item 4. The individual receiving the highest tally shall be the recipient of the DED Mechanisms and Robotics Committee Award. Item 5. In the event of a tie, the Chair of the Honors and Awards Subcommittee shall request another vote from the members of the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee to break the tie
Funding Availability	N/A
Past Award Recipients	2008: C. Gosselin 2007: C. W. Wampler, II 2006: K. Kazerounian 2005: J. K. Davidson 2004: J. J. Uicker, Jr. 2002: K.C. Gupta 2000: J. Angeles 1998: A. Midha 1996: A. T. Yang 1994: A. Soni 1992: J. Duffy 1990: K. J. Waldron 1988: A. G. Erdman 1986: K. H. Hunt 1984: G. G. Lowen 1982: B. Roth 1980: G. N. Sandor 1978: F. Freudenstein 1976: F. R. E. Crossley 1974: A. S. Hall, Jr., R. S. Hartenberg, and J. E. Shigley

Staff Contact:
Richard Ulvila
212-591-7863
ulvilar@asme.org

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