SAE Foundation Young Industry Leadership Award

Awarded to promote careers in the engineering community by recognizing men and women who have significant accomplishments and who show potential for significant leadership growth in industry. Nominees must have less than 12 years of industry experience. These individuals must have:

  • Proven accomplishments in their career;
  • Shown promise and possess leadership ability;
  • Received recognition from their employer or organization; and
  • Demonstrated commitment to the community, professional societies and/or STEM Education (science, technology engineering and math)

Year

Name

Employer

2023 Dr. Venkat Ramakrishnan
Dr. Umar Zakir Abdul Hamid
Stellantis
CEVT AB (GEELY Group)
2022 Leslie Heinzen
Kanwar Bharat Singh
General Motors Co.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

2019

Rohit Jigjinni

Faurecia Automotive Seating

Brendan J. Chan

Navistar

2018

Amanda Martin

Caterpillar

Patrick Miller

Faurecia

2017

Srikanth Pilla, Ph.D. 

Clemson University

Sandeep Makam 

FCA, US LLC

2016

Jamal Madni

The Boeing Company

Shahjada Pahlovy, Ph.D.

Dynax Corp.

2015

Maria Cristina Herrera, Ph.D. 

Caterpillar Inc.

Scott Curran, Ph.D. 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

2014

Yanping Xia, Ph.D.

Delphi Automotive Thermal Systems 

Sridhar Raveendran

Caterpillar Electronics

2013

Adam Timmons, Ph.D.

Chrysler Group LLC

Kaustav Sinha, Ph.D.

The Dow Chemical Company

2012

Shady El Safty

General Motors 

Kumar Prasad Telikepalli

Eaton Corp.

2011

Stacy Martin

General Motors

Jennifer C. Wheeler

AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc.

Nomination Deadline: March 1

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