Lohmann Medal
The Melvin R. Lohmann Medal was established in 1991 to honor alumni of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology for contributions to the profession or education of engineers, architects or technologist that merit the highest recognition.
Past winners
- 2022
Carolyne M. Gowdy Hart
In recognition of her contributions to the electrical engineering industry. View her acceptance video here
Jim Lansford
In recognition of his contributions to the electrical engineering industry. View his acceptance video here
Lieu R. Smith
In recognition of his contributions to the agricultural engineering industry. View his acceptance video here
- 2021
- 2020
- 2018
Edward Shreve
In recognition of his contributions to STEM education and careers, and for his contributions to our state and nation.
Brian Price
In recognition of his technological impacts in the gas and LNG industry worldwide.
- 2017
Eric Woodroof
In recognition of his contributions to the industry worldwide.
- 2015
Shirkant Joshi
In recognition of his contributions to the industry and the community.
- 2014
Alan Brunacini
In recognition of his immense success and effect on the fire safety and technology industry.
L. Decker Dawson
In recognition of his outstanding history of personal, professional and civic achievements in the geophysical industry.
Johann Demmel
In recognition of his accomplishments in engineering practice and education.
- 2013
Kenneth Case
In recognition of his exceptional national and international leadership and technical contributions in industrial engineering and quality assurance.
Harvey Manbeck
In recognition of his outstanding meritorious efforts that have substantially advanced the principles and practices relating to structural wood engineering, postframe building design, engineered wood systems and agricultural structures and environment.
- 2012
Cassie Mitchell
In recognition of her contributions to the treatment of adverse neuropathologies and her soaring spirit and boundless determination. Through her success, we celebrate the best in humanity, and in recounting her accomplishments, we learn how to draw from the well of endless possibilities.
- 2011
Paul Liao
In recognition of his exceptional contributions to environmental engineering related to innovative engineering techniques for water quality control and hatchery water supply systems, and the evaluation and design of industrial and municipal water systems, wastewater systems, air pollution control methods, and aquaculture farming.
Enos L. Stover
In recognition of his exceptional national and international technical contributions to environmental engineering covering biological wastewater treatment of industrial effluents, groundwater remediation, and hazardous waste site remediation.
- 2010
Jerry Banks
In recognition of his pioneering contributions to the development and application of discrete simulation and its influence within the profession of industrial engineering.
Juan Carlos Calderon
In recognition of the impact he has had on the world of architecture through his incredible and influential array of work, and through the students he has impacted along the way.
- 2009
Meemong Lee
In recognition of her exceptional technical contributions and innovations in support of the US Space Program, including the development of multidisciplinary modeling and simulation technology, and for definitive advances in digital imaging.
Richard Weidner
In recognition of exceptional technical contributions and innovations in support of the US Space Program, including the development of an engineering framework for real-time monitoring, visualization, and planning of planetary missions.
- 2008
Samir A. Lawrence
In recognition of his outstanding original, creative, innovative, and enduring contributions to structural engineering modeling, analysis, and design work which have redefined and shaped the practice of the civil engineering profession on both a national and international scale.
Ronnie G. Morgan
In recognition of his technical excellence and creative contributions in process engineering and technology enhancement for the food and oil industries throughout a multi-faceted corporate, consulting and academic career.
- 2007
Leslie Priebe
In recognition of outstanding technical contributions and innovations in the development of novel emitter location and broadband RF systems, advancement of critical technologies for national defense, and pioneering work in laser applications in medicine.
- 2006
Gary A. Pope
In recognition of his contributions to enhanced resource recovery through understanding multiphase flow and transport in porous media, and development of reservoir and natural gas engineers.
Jack B. ReVelle
In recognition of his contributions to the art and science of quality assurance and continuous improvement which have defined and shaped contemporary practices, applications and adult education.
- 2005
Behrokh Khoshnevis
In recognition of his innovations in creative thinking and novel inventions which promise to improve living conditions throughout the world, and his ability and willingness to share the practices and technologies he uses in inventing new and useful devices with others.
- 2004
Eddie M. Jones
In recognition of his outstanding contributions in Architecture through the creation of numerous distinguished buildings known for their sensitive and innovative response to the environment, all of which have helped shape contemporary architecture design.
Neal E. Jones
In recognition of his outstanding contributions in Architecture through the creation of numerous distinguished buildings known for their sensitive and innovative response to the environment, all of which have helped shape contemporary architecture design.
- 2003
Jim B. Surjaatmadja
In recognition of his numerous engineering contributions in the fields of cementing, fracturing and specialized down-hole tools, all of which have helped shape the modern oil and gas industry.
- 2002
H. Edward Roberts
In recognition of his invention of the world’s first personal computer and his contributions to shaping the modern computer industry.
- 2001
Robert N. Braswell
In recognition of his pioneering applications of Industrial Engineering concepts to computing, space exploration facilities, air-to-air missile development and innovations in engineering education.
- 2000
Charles O. Heller
In recognition of his mentoring of entrepreneurs and nurturing of high technology business initiatives that provide new jobs to strengthen the nation’s economy.
- 1999
Heinz W. Schmitt
In recognition of his career-long leadership in nuclear weapons technology and policy development, and in management of the nation’s nuclear deterrent.
- 1998
John E. Hershey
In recognition of his outstanding technical innovations and contributions to education and technology in data analysis, data transportation and protection.
- 1997
J. N. Reddy
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to education and research in energy and variational methods of mechanics, the mathematical theory of the finite element method, and applications of theoretical methods to a variety of problems in solid and structural mechanics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, geology and geophysics.
- 1996
Jerry D. Holmes
In recognition of his outstanding innovations and technical contributions in the development of global positioning systems, signal processing techniques and components, and multirate transform processing theory.
- 1995
D. Ray Booker
In recognition of distinguished contributions in the development of airborne instrumentation, autonomous unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, and unique techniques for measurement of meteorological and optical data.
- 1994
Kerry S. Havner
In recognition of distinguished contributions in solid mechanics, materials science, and engineering education and research.
- 1993
Jack P. Holman
For distinguished contributions to mechanical engineering research and education, and as an outstanding author of engineering textbooks.
- 1992
Wolter J. Fabrycky
For distinguished contributions in industrial and systems engineering education, research and publications.
- 1991
J. Tinsley Oden
For distinguished contributions to the literature in computational and theoretical mechanics, continuum mechanics, and structural mechanics.