Sperry Award

Purpose:

The Sperry Award is given in recognition of distinguished engineering contribution, which through application proven in actual service has advanced the art of transportation, whether by land, sea, air or space.

The Sperry Award is administered by a board representing six engineering organizations: the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, SAE International, and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.

Criteria:

The preliminary application must address the following:

• Specific person or persons to be honored.
• Specific item created or improved and its nature (e.g., device).
• Type of commercial transportation affected (e.g., land).
• How the item “advanced the state of the art of transportation” (e.g., economics).
• Why that enhancement is “distinguished”.
• Specific engineering contribution made by the specific person.
• Why that engineering contribution is “distinguished”.
• How that engineering achievement has been “through application, proved in actual service” (e.g., when, where).

Applications should be sent to:
Sperry Board of Award
c/o David Soukup, Secretary
ASME 2 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
soukupd@asme.org

For further information: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/joint-awards/sperry-awards

Past Recipients: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/honors-awards/joint-awards/sperry-awards/past-winners