Daniel Guggenheim Medal
Nomination Form*
Nomination Deadline: February 1
AIAA Guggenheim Web Page
Description
This award honors individuals who make notable achievements in the advancement of aeronautics. Provision for the medal was made in 1928 through a gift from the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics.
The Award
This award, established in 1928, is administered by the Guggenheim Medal Board of Award (jointly sponsored by AIAA, ASME, SAE and AHS). It consists of a medal and a certificate presented annually at a conference selected by the Board of Award and recipient.
Daniel Guggenheim Biography
Recipients
| 1929 | Orville Wright |
| 1930 | Ludwig Prandtl |
| 1931 | Frederick W Lanchester |
| 1932 | Juan De la cierva |
| 1933 | Jerome C Hunsaker |
| 1934 | William E Boeing |
| 1935 | William F Durand |
| 1936 | George W Lewis |
| 1937 | Hugh Eckener |
| 1938 | Alfred H Fedden |
| 1939 | Mr. Donald W Douglas |
| 1940 | Mr. Glenn L Martin |
| 1941 | Juan T Trippe |
| 1942 | James H Doolittle |
| 1943 | Edmund T Allen |
| 1944 | Lawrence D Bell |
| 1945 | Theodore P Wright |
| 1946 | Sir. Frank Whittle |
| 1947 | Lester D Gardner |
| 1948 | Leroy R Grumman |
| 1949 | Edward P Warner |
| 1950 | Hugh L Dryden |
| 1951 | Igor I Sikorsky |
| 1952 | Sir. Geoffrey De havilland |
| 1953 | Charles A Lindberg |
| 1954 | Clarence D Howe |
| 1955 | Theodore Von karman |
| 1956 | Frederick B Rentschler |
| 1957 | Mr. Arthur E Raymond |
| 1958 | William Littlewood |
| 1959 | Sir. George Edwards |
| 1960 | Grover Loening |
| 1961 | Mr. Jerome Lederer |
| 1962 | James H Kindelberger |
| 1963 | James S Mcdonnell |
| 1964 | Robert H Goddard |
| 1965 | Sir. Sydney Camm |
| 1966 | Charles S Draper |
| 1967 | Mr. George S Schairer |
| 1968 | H m Horner |
| 1969 | H julian Allen |
| 1970 | Jakob Ackeret |
| 1971 | Sir. Archibald E Russell |
| 1972 | William C Mentzer |
| 1973 | Mr. William M Allen |
| 1974 | Floyd L Thompson |
| 1975 | Duane L Wallace |
| 1976 | Marcel Dassault |
| 1977 | Cyrus R Smith |
| 1978 | Edward H Heinemann |
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| 1979 | Mr. Gerhard Neumann |
| 1981 | Edward C Wells |
| 1982 | Mr. David S Lewis |
| 1983 | Prof. Nicholas J Hoff |
| 1984 | Thomas H Davis |
| 1985 | Mr. Thornton A Wilson |
| 1986 | Prof. Hans W Liepmann |
| 1987 | Dr. Paul B Maccready |
| 1988 | J r d Tata |
| 1989 | Fred E Weick |
| 1990 | Mr. J F Sutter |
| 1991 | Dr. Hans P Von ohain |
| 1992 | Mr. Bernard L Koff |
| 1993 | Dr. Ludwig Boelkow |
| 1994 | Dr. Helmut H Korst |
| 1995 | Mr. Robert C Seamans |
| 1996 | William R Sears |
| 1996 | Mr. Dale S Warren |
| 1997 | Dr. Richard W Taylor |
| 1997 | Dr. Abe Silverstein |
| 1998 | Mr. Ronald A Ostrowski |
| 1998 | Richard Coar |
| 1999 | Prof. Frank E Marble |
| 2000 | Dr. William H Pickering |
| 2001 | Dr. Richard T Whitcomb |
| 2002 | Mr. John G Borger |
| 2003 | Dr. Holt Ashley |
| 2004 | Mr. Courtland Perkins |
| 2005 | Mr. Eugene Covert |
| 2006 | Dr. Robert Loewy |
| 2007 | Mr. Alexander Flax |
| 2008 | Earl Dowell |
| 2009 | Arthur Bryson |
| 2010 | Dr. Robert Liebeck |
| 2011 | Mr. Burt Rutan |
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