The SME Albert M. Sargent Progress Award is part of the International Honor Awards, and recognizes significant accomplishments in the field of manufacturing processes, methods or systems.
Nomination Eligibility & Requirements
- Nominations can be submitted for both U.S. and international citizens.
- Nominees must have made significant contributions to the field of manufacturing.
To submit an International Honor Award nomination:
- Download the nomination form (MS WORD)
- Verify that the nominee meets all of the outlined eligibility requirements.
- Include three (3) letters of recommendation, preferably on letterhead; one letter should be submitted by the nominator, which briefly highlights the accomplishments of the nominee. Note: Self-nominations and/or submissions will not be accepted.
- Submit, as thoroughly as possible, supporting information (publications, innovations, patents) on the nomination form.
Send completed nomination form(s) and recommendation letters no later than Aug. 1 of each year to:
SME International Awards & Recognition Committee
c/o Executive Offices
SME
1000 Town Center, Suite 1910, Southfield, MI 48075
Fax: 313.425.3406 | Email: nominations@sme.org
Recent Award Winner
Yuebin Guo, PhD, FSME
Yuebin Guo, PhD, FSME, is currently the Henry Rutgers professor of advanced manufacturing at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. He previously served as the assistant director for research partnerships at the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office during 2017-18.
SME Albert M. Sargent Progress Award Recipients (1955 to present)
| Agapiou, John S. (2019) | Ovane, Francisco (2003) |
| Altintas, Yusuf, PhD, FSME (2012) | Kerr, William A. (1992) |
| Beaman, Joseph J., SCd (2016) | Kindelberger, James H. (1956) |
| Bourell, David L., PhD (2017) | Knudsen, Semon E. (1970) |
| Brandt, William E. (1974) | Komanduri, Ranga, PhD, FSME (2004) |
| Braun, Alfred (1971) | Kruth, Jean-Pierre, PhD, FSME (2014) |
| Breech, Ernest R. (1955) | Lapwing, Leo J. (1981) |
| Brown, Robert H. (1982) | Letourneau, Robert G. (1961) |
| Colbert, Lester L. (1958) | Lindsay, Richard P., PhD (1987) |
| Conrad, John R. (1972) | Love, George (1967) |
| Cordiner, Ralph J. (1960) | Manoogian, John A. (1991) |
| Cruze, Deane D. (1993) | McCurtry, David (1986) |
| Daley Jr., R.L. “Frank” (1977) | Morley, Richard E., FSME (1994)* |
| Davis, Michael W. (1985) | Naumann, William L. (1973) |
| Delp, George C. (1964) | Nussey, Ian D., PhD (1988) |
| Devries, Warren R., PhD, FSME (2006) | O’Sullivan, Seamus (1999) |
| Dykstra, John (1962) | Oxford Jr., Carl J. (1978) |
| Engelberger, Joseph F. (1979)* | Price, Gwilym A. (1963) |
| Estler, W. Tyler, PhD (2011) | Romney, George (1959) |
| Fang, Fengzhou, PhD, FSME (2015) | Ruud, Ralph H. (1968) |
| Flinchbaugh, David, PhD, FSME (2002) | Shpitalni, Moshe, DSc, FSME (2013) |
| Gillespie, Laroux K., FSME, CMfgE, PE (1984) | Suri, Rajan, PhD, FSME (2005) |
| Goodman, J.E. (1966) | Taguchi, Genichi, PhD (1998) |
| Grear, Robert D. (1995) | Ulsoy, A. Galip, PhD, FSME (2007) |
| Haas, Gene (2000) | Vickers, Harry F. (1957) |
| Ham, Inyong, PhD (1990) | Warnecke, Hans J., Dr.-Ing., FSME (1983) |
| Hill, Fred L.L. (1965) | Welch, Albert F. (1975) |
| Hull, Charles (1997) | Wilson, Richard K., PhD (1969) |
| Humenik Jr., Michael (1980) | Wilson, Robert C. (1976) |
| Iacoe, William F. (1989) | Zimmerman, Myron (2001) |
| Jeswiet, Jacob, PhD, FSME, PE (2018) | |
| *Deceased |