George Westinghouse Award (ASEE)

George Westinghouse Award
Awarded for a young engineering educator of outstanding ability to recognize and encourage his or her contributions to improving engineering teaching
Presented by American Society for Engineering Education
First awarded 1946
Last awarded 1999

The George Westinghouse Award, named after George Westinghouse, was given by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for outstanding contributions to engineering education. It was awarded to "a young engineering educator of outstanding ability to recognize and encourage his or her contributions to improving engineering teaching".

The award was established by the Westinghouse Foundation in 1946, last issued in 1999 and was consisting of a honorarium and a certificate.[1]

Recipients

Following people received the George Westinghouse Award:[2]
  • 1973: Martin D. Bradshaw
  • 1974: Joseph Bordogna
  • 1975: Donald G. Childers
  • 1976: Jerome B. Cohen
  • 1977: Roger A. Schmitz
  • 1978: C. Judson King
  • 1979: J. Michael Duncan
  • 1980: William B. Krantz
  • 1981: Leroy S. "Skip" Fletcher
  • 1982: Alan N. Wilson, Jr.
  • 1983: Frank P. Incropera
  • 1984: Phillip C. Wankat
  • 1985: Sunder H. Advani
  • 1986: Gerald W. Clough
  • 1987: John H. Seinfeld
  • 1988: Thomas F. Edgar
  • 1989: Kenneth E. Case
  • 1990: Y.A. Liu
  • 1991: Magdy F. Iskander
  • 1992: Nicholas A. Peppas
  • 1993: Rajendra Singh
  • 1994: Gretchen Kalonji
  • 1995: Denice Denton
  • 1996: C. Stewart Slater
  • 1997: Cristina H. Amon
  • 1998: James P. Schaffer
  • 1999: Pradeep K. Khosla

References

  1. ^ "1999 ASEE National Award winners". American Society for Engineering Education. September 1999 (1999-09). http://www.prism-magazine.org/sept99/html/99awards.htm. Retrieved December 6, 2010 (2010-12-06). 
  2. ^ "Past National Award Winners (page 1), section George Westinghouse Award". American Society for Engineering Education. http://www.asee.org/member-resources/awards/full-list-of-awards/awards-archive/past-national-award-winners-1#George_Westinghouse_Award. Retrieved December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05). 

External links

"Westinghouse - Charitable Giving". Westinghouse Electric Company LLC. http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/Community/Charitable_Giving/index.shtm. Retrieved December 8, 2010 (2010-12-08).  Westinghouse's principal foundation for the company's social investments.