This award honors the best innovation and/or implementation of new ideas in boosting systems by an individual or a team that has positively impacted the industry.
This award was established in 2019 through the generous support of IHI Corporation.
New ideas not just in the area of performance, but also in the areas of fuel economy, emissions, cost, quality, and reliability that generate a positive impact within the automotive industry will be considered.
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 |
| 2022 | Carnell Williams | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Casey Pepper | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Austin Cunningham | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | George Quiñones-Arguinzoni | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Erick Nava Mendoza | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Yang Yang | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Jordan Schwarz | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Jacob C. Hedrick | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Matt Czerwinski | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Balakrishna Chinta | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Andrew Wolfe | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Sherri Frasier | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Amy Michaud | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Hardo Barths | General Motors Company |
| 2022 | Marco Damen | General Motors Company |
| 2021 | Karunakar Yedam | Stellantis |
Nominations August 12 - September 30