This award recognizes those in the mobility industry who bring forth innovation and broaden the impact of quality in mobility engineering, design, and manufacturing. It brings an awareness to the beneficial impact provided to society-at-large that has been attained by mobility engineering through the use and power of quality in engineering.
The award was established in 2010 through a generous gift from Subir and Malini Chowdhury. Subir Chowdhury is one of the world’s leading management consultants. He has helped Fortune 500 companies save billions of dollars with improvements to their quality and performance. He has authored more than 15 books (many international bestsellers) and given dozens of talks on management and quality.
Members of the Selection Committee are not eligible for this award while serving on the committee. Two years must pass before former members of the Selection Committee are eligible to receive the award.
This includes an honorarium and an award that is presented at an SAE Event.
YEAR | RECIPIENT | COMPANY |
2023 | Karun Balachantran | Tesla |
2021 | Dr. Mohd Sapuan Salit | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
2019 | Professor Michael Pecht | University of Maryland |
2018 | Kush Shah | General Motors |
2017 | Gerald Johnson | General Motors |
2015 | Shahjada A Pahlovy, Ph.D. | Dynax Corp. |
2011 | Glen Albert Barton | Caterpillar Inc. |
2010 | James David Power | JD Power and Associate |
Nominations August 12 - September 30