Soichiro Honda Medal
The Soichiro Honda Medal recognizes an individual for an outstanding achievement or a series of significant engineering contributions in developing improvements in the field of personal transportation.
Attention shall be concentrated on the brilliance of the achievement or on the overall effect of a series of contributions-- not on the individual. The achievement should be of such public importance as to be worthy of the gratitude of society and to call forth the admiration of engineers.
As a result of a generous unrestricted donation to ASME by Honda Motor Company, Ltd., in 1980, the Society established the Soichiro Honda Medal in recognition of Mr. Honda'/s exemplary achievements in the field of personal transportation in 1983.
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| Form of Award: | $7,500 honorarium, vermeil medal, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance |
| Limitation(s): | None |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Energy Conversion Technical Group |
| Nomination Deadline: | October 1 |
| E-mail: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) |
Soichiro Honda Medalists
| 1984 | John P. Stapp | |
| 1985 | Shoichi Furuhama | |
| 1986 | Lloyd L. Withrow | |
| 1987 | Felix Wankel | |
| 1988 | Arthur F. McLean | |
| 1989 | Shunichi Ohigashi | |
| 1990 | Charles M. Heinen | |
| 1991 | Hans C. List | |
| 1992 | Hiroyuki Hiroyasu | |
| 1993 | Phillip S. Myers | |
| 1994 | James Ellis Hall | |
| 1995 | Joseph M. Juran | |
| 1996 | Karl J. Springer | |
| 1997 | Jack D. Benson | |
| 1999 | John B. Heywood | |
| 2000 | Franz F. Pischinger | |
| 2001 | Robert C. Stempel | |
| 2002 | John H. Johnson | |
| 2003 | Robert F. Sawyer | |
| 2004 | Rolf D. Reitz | |
| 2005 | Barry J. Cooper | |
| 2006 | David E. Foster | |
| 2007 | Wallace R. Wade | |
| 2008 | Robin Stuart Sharp | |
| 2009 | David F. Merrion | |
| 2010 | Thomas W. Asmus | |
| 2011 | John J. Mooney | |
| 2012 | Priyaranjan Prasad | |
| 2013 | John C. Wall | |
| 2014 | Thomas Morel | |
| 2015 | Thomas D. Gillespie | |
| 2016 | Bahram Khalighi | |
| 2017 | John E. Dec | |
| 2018 | Ashwani K. Gupta | |
| 2019 | Masayoshi Tomizuka | |
| 2020 | Asad M. Madni | |
| 2022 | Subir Chowdhury | |
| 2023 | Huei Peng | |