Gordon Prize

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Named for Bernard M. Gordon, Massachusetts Beta '48, this national prize for inventiveness in engineering and technology education was first presented in 2002. The prize is awarded biennially, and the $500,000 cash award is equally divided between the recipient and the winner's harboring institution to support the recipient in the continued development, refinement, and dissemination of the recognized innovation. Dr. Gordon, chairman of Analogic Corporation, has more than 200 patents on record worldwide.
Year Award Recipient Description
2002 Eli Fromm, Pennsylvania Zeta '62 a professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the center for educational research at Drexel University, for activities devoted to educational leadership and engineering educational reform
2004 Frank S. Barnes, Colorado Beta '54 a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder, for pioneering an interdisciplinary telecommunications program that produces leaders who bridge engineering, social sciences, and public policy
2005 Dr. Edward J. Coyle, Delaware Alpha '77 for innovation in engineering and technology education for their work on Purdue University's community service program
2005 Dr. William C. Oakes, P.E., Indiana Alpha '97 for innovation in engineering and technology education for their work on Purdue University's community service program
2006 Dr. John S.Lamancusa, Ohio Theta '78 a professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State University, for co-founding the Learning Factory, an undergraduate program that allows students to develop solutions to problems in the engineering industry.
2006 Dr. Allen L. Soyster, Pennsylvania B '65 a professor and dean of the College of Engineering at Northeastern University, for co-founding the Learning Factory, an undergraduate program that allows students to develop solutions to problems in the engineering industry.
2006 Lueny M. Ramirez, Puerto Rico Alpha '74 for co-founding the Learning Factory, an undergraduate program that allows students to develop solutions to problems in the engineering industry.
2007 Harold S. Goldberg, New York Iota ‘44 for the development of a multi-disciplinary graduate program for engineeirng professionals who have the potential and the desire to be engineering leaders.
2009 Thomas H. Byers, California Alpha ‘75 for promoting engineering leadership by developing and disseminating technology entrepreneurship educational resources for engineering students and educators around the world.
2011 Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Beta ‘76 a professor of aeronautics and astronautics and of engineering systems at MIT, for leadership, creativity, and energy in defining and guiding the CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) Initiative, which has been widely adopted internationally for engineering education.
2012 Clive L. Dym, Massachusetts Zeta ‘62 a professor and director of the Center for Design Education at Harvey Mudd College, for the creation and design of the HMC Engineering Clinic.
2012 M. Mack Gilkeson, Louisiana Beta ‘42 a professor emeritus of Harvey Mudd College, co-inventor & co-founder of the HMC Engineering Clinic program.
2012 J. Richard Phillips, California Alpha ‘56 a professor emeritus of Harvey Mudd College, director for 17 years of the HMC Engineering Clinic.
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