SME Gold Medal

The SME Gold Medal is part of the International Honor Awards, and recognizes outstanding service to the manufacturing engineering profession in technical communications through published literature, technical writings or lectures.

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

Steven R. Schmid, PhD, FSME, PE

In recognition of his valuable service to SME and tireless leadership to the manufacturing profession through his professional activities, publications and vision, Steven Schmid is hereby awarded the SME Gold Medal.

2019 International Honor Awards Recipients

SME Gold Medal Recipients (1955 to present)

Altan, Taylan, PhD, FSME (1985)	McKee, Keith, PhD (1991)
Augustine, Norman R. (1987)	Michel, Frederick J., FSME, CMfgT (2003)
Babichev, Anatoly P., PhD (2004)	Nee, Andrew Yeh-Ching, PhD (2014)
Beall, Glenn L. (2000)	O’Rourke, J. Tracy (1988)
Bordogna, Joseph, PhD (2001)	Rajurkar, K.P., PhD, FSME (2009)
Boston, Orlan W. (1956)*	Rasch, Finn Ola (1995)
Boulger, Francis W. (1967)	Rice, William B. (1982)*
Bregi, Ben F. (1963)	Roth, Edward S., FSME, CMfgE, PE (1966)*
Buckingham, Earle, PhD (1957)	Sata, Toshio, PhD (1984)
Chiantella, Nathan A., FSME, CMfgE (1992)	Schey, John A., PhD (1974)*
Chowdhury, Subir, FSME (2002)	Schmidt, Alfred O. (1959)*
Colvin, Fred H. (1955)*	Schmid, Steven R. (2019)
Colwell, Lester V. (1976)*	Shaw, Milton C. (1958)
Conn, Harry (1975)	Sluhan, Clyde A. (1972)*
Coughlan, Charles T. (1998)	Sohlenius, Gunnar H. (1993)
Dallas, Daniel B. (1980)*	Sutherland, John W., PhD, FSME (2018)
Ehmann, Kornel, PhD, FSME (2008)	Takazawa, Koya (1999)
Field, Michael, PhD (1968)*	Takeyama, Hidehiko, PhD (1981)
Hall, Robert W., PhD (2006)	Tarasov, Leo P. (1961)
Hu, S. Jack, PhD (2017)	Tlusty, Jiri, PhD, FSME (1979)*
Kalpakjian, Serope, FSME (2016)	Ni, Jun, PhD, FSME (2013)
Kapoor, Shiv G., PhD (2015)	Van Houten, Fred .J.A.M., Prof. Dr. Ir. (2012)
Kegg, Richard L., PhD, FSME, CMfgE, PE (1997)*	Varnum, Edward C. (1960)
Kobayashi, Shiro (1983)*	Vaughn, Robert L. (1969)
Koontz, James L. (1990)	Weller, E.J. (1970)
Koren, Yoram, PhD, FSME (2007)	Wiendahl, Hans-Peter, Dr.-Ing., Dr.h.c.mult. (2010)
Koster, William P., PhD (1978)	Wilhelm, Wilbert E., PhD, PE (2011)
Kugler, Arthur Noble (1965)	Williams, Roy L. (1973)
Lange, Kurt H., PhD (1986)	Willoughby, Willis J. (1989)
Malkin, Stephen (1996)*	Zlatin, Norman (1962)*

*Deceased