University of Minnesota Alumni Association
 
Major Disciplinary Awards from Professional and Scholarly Societies
This category includes only the top awards given to one or two people a year, in various disciplines.

1934

C. Fredrick Koelsch

Chemistry

Award in Pure Chemistry, American Chemical Society

1949

I.M. Kolthoff

Chemistry

Nichols Medal, American Chemical Society

1961

Earnest R. G. Eckert

Mechanical Engineering

Max Jakob Memorial Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Heat Transfer Division

1973

Robert C. Brasted

Chemistry

George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education, American Chemical Society

1976

Ephraim M. Sparrow

Mechanical Engineering

Max Jakob Memorial Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Heat Transfer Division

 

1977

Leo Hurwicz

Economics

Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

 

1978

Richard J. Goldstein

Mechanical Engineering

American Society of American Engineers Heat Transfer Memorial Award

 

1978

Ephraim M. Sparrow

Mechanical Engineering

American Society of Engineering Education Ralph Coats Roe Award

 

1979

Earnest R. G. Eckert

Mechanical Engineering

International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer Luikov Medal

 

1982

Bryce L. Crawford, Jr.

Chemistry

Priestley Medal, American Chemical Society

1984

Gilbert Mannering

Pharmacology

Bernard B. Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

1985

Paul G. Gassman

Chemistry

James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society

1985

Ephraim M. Sparrow

Mechanical Engineering

Pi Tau Sigma and American Society of Mechanical Engineers Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award

 

1986

Ephraim M. Sparrow

Mechanical Engineering

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Worcester Reed Warner Medal Award

 

1987

D. K. Barnes

Agronomy & Plant Genetics

USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Award

 

1987

G. H. Heichel

Agronomy & Plant Genetics

USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Award

 

1987

C. P. Vance

Agronomy & Plant Genetics

USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Award

 

1987

Subbiah Ramalingam

Mechanical Engineering

Society of Manufacturing Engineers Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal

 

1988

Virgil A. Marple

Mechanical Engineering

American Society for Aerosol Research David Sinclair Award

 

1988

Ronald L. Phillips

Agronomy & Plant Genetics

USDA-ARS, Crop Science Research Award

 

1989

Arthur G. Erdman

Mechanical Engineering

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Design Engineering Division Machine Design Award

 

1990

Richard J. Goldstein

Mechanical Engineering

International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer Luikov Medal

 

1990

Richard J. Goldstein

Mechanical Engineering

Max Jakob Memorial Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Heat Transfer Division

 

1990

Anatoly Larkin

Physics

Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Commission on Low Temperature Physics

1991

Suhas V. Patankar

Mechanical Engineering

American Society of American Engineers Heat Transfer Memorial Award

 

1991

Phillip S. Portoghese

Pharmacy

Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award, College on Problems of Drug Dependence

1991

Akira Takemori

Pharmacology

Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award, College on Problems of Drug Dependence

1992

Ernest G. Bormann

Communication Studies

Distinguished Scholar Award, National Communication Association

1992

Karlyn Kohrs Campbell

Communication Studies

Distinguished Scholar Award, National Communication Association

1992

Robert L. Scott

Communication Studies

Distinguished Scholar Award, National Communication Association

1994

Paul C. Light

Public Affairs

Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration

 

1994

Benjamin Y. H. Liu

Mechanical Engineering

International Aerosol Research Assembly Fuchs Memorial Award

 

1994

Donald C. Rasmussen

Agronomy & Plant Genetics

Monsanto Crop Science Distinguished Career Award

 

1995

Emil Pfender

Mechanical Engineering

Plasma Chemistry Society Plasma Chemistry Award

 

1996

Peter H. McMurry

Mechanical Engineering

American Society for Aerosol Research David Sinclair Award

 

1997

Ronald L. Phillips

Agronomy & Plant Genetics

Monsanto Crop Science Distinguished Career Award

 

1997

Ephraim M. Sparrow

Mechanical Engineering

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Donald Q. Kern Award

 

1998

Heinz Stefan

Civil Engineering

Hunter Rouse Award, American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources Institute

1998

David Y. H. Pui

Mechanical Engineering

International Aerosol Research Assembly International Aerosol Fellow Award

 

1999

Marion Anders

Pharmacology

Bernard B. Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

1999

John S. Chipman

Economics

Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

 

1999

Horace Loh

Pharmacology

Otto Krayer Award in Pharmacology, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

1999

Mikhail Shifman

Physics

Sakurai Prize in Elementary Particle Theory, American Physical Society

1999

Arkady Vainshtein

Physics

Sakurai Prize in Elementary Particle Theory, American Physical Society

2000

Karl Smith

Civil Engineering

Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education, American Society of Engineering Education

2000

Donald G. Truhlar

Chemistry

Award in Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, American Chemical Society

2001

Mikhail Voloshin

Physics

Sakurai Prize in Elementary Particle Theory, American Physical Society

2002

Theodore Galambos

Civil Engineering

OPAL Award, American Society of Civil Engineers

2002

Allen Goldman

Physics

Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Commission on Low Temperature Physics

2002

Anatoly Larkin

Physics

Onsager Prize in Statistical Physics, American Physical Society

2002

Horace Loh

Pharmacology

Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award, College on Problems of Drug Dependence

2002 

Gary Parker

Civil Engineering

G.K. Warren Award, National Academy of Sciences

2002

David Y. H. Pui

Mechanical Engineering

American Society for Aerosol Research David Sinclair Award

 

2003

William Douglas

Oral Sciences

Wilmer Souder Award, International Association of Dental Research

2003

Efi Foufoula-Georgiou

Civil Engineering

Dalton Medal, European Geophysical Union

2003

Daniel L. Kohlstadt

Geology & Geophysics

Harry H. Hess Medal of the American Geophysical Union

 

2004

Leo McAvoy

Kinesiology

Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Recreation and Park Research, National Recreation and Park Association

2004

Subir Banerjee

Geology & Geophysics

Louis Neel Medal of the European Geosciences Union

 

2004

Jane H. Davidson

Mechanical Engineering

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Solar Energy Division John I. Yellot Award

 

2004

Joachim Heberlein

Mechanical Engineering

ASM International Thermal Spray Hall of Fame Award

 

2004

Nicolai V. Krylov

Mathematics

Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research, American Mathematical Society

2005

John Bryson

Public Affairs

Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration

 

2005

Steven Girshick

Mechanical Engineering

Plasma Chemistry Society Plasma Chemistry Award

 

2005

Daniel L. Kohlstadt

Geology & Geophysics

Louis Neel Medal of the European Geosciences Union