| 1962 | Theodor von Karman, California Beta 1902 | aeronautics pioneer |
| 1963 | Vannevar Bush, Massachussetts Beta '16 | co-founder of Raytheon; head of scientific research and development for the U.S. during World War II; first director of National Science Foundation; president of Carnegie Institution of Washington; board chairman, Merck & Co. |
| 1963 | John R. Pierce, California Beta '33 | "father" of communications satellites |
| 1964 | Othmar H. Ammann, New York Epsilon 1902 | world-famous bridge designer |
| 1964 | Charles S. Draper, Massachussetts Beta '22 | aeronautics pioneer; invented guidance control systems |
| 1965 | John Bardeen, Wisconsin Alpha '28 | co-inventor of the transistor; co-developer of the BCS theory of superconductivity; won two Nobel prizes, 1956, 1972 |
| 1965 | Clarence L. Johnson, Michigan Gamma '32 | designer of innovative aircraft for military and commercial use |
| 1965 | Warren K. Lewis, Massachussetts Beta 1905 | leader of modern chemical engineering |
| 1966 | Claude E. Shannon, Michigan Gamma '36 | "father" of information theory |
| 1966 | Vladmir K. Zworykin, Pennsylvania Delta '12 | developer of television |
| 1968 | Nathan M. Newmark, New Jersey Beta '30 | pioneer in complex structure analysis |
| 1969 | Jack S. Kilby, Illinois Alpha '47 | inventor of the monolithic integrated circuit |
| 1970 | George E. Mueller, Missouri Beta '39 | director of manned space flight program |
| 1973 | Harold E. Edgerton, Massachussetts Beta '29 | developer of modern stroboscope; pioneer in ultra-high-speed photography |
| 1973 | Vladimir Haensel, Illinois Gamma '35 | contributor to applied chemistry |
| 1973 | Frederick Seitz, Illinois Alpha '32 | first full-time president of the National Academy of Science |
| 1973 | Richard T. Whitcomb, Massachussetts Alpha '43 | aeronautical engineer and inventor |
| 1974 | Britton Chance, Pennsylvania Delta '35 | contributor to development of biophysical and biochemical techniques and to their successful applications |
| 1974 | William A. Fowler, Ohio Gamma '33 | educator |
| 1974 | Linus C. Pauling, Oregon Alpha '22 | discoverer of molecular bonding forces; won two Nobel prizes, 1954, 1962 |
| 1974 | Ralph B. Peck, New York Gamma '34 | designer and builder of major dams |
| 1974 | Kenneth S. Pitzer, California Beta '35 | director of research for U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; university president |
| 1974 | Abel Wolman, Massachussetts Alpha '15 | pioneer in public water supply and waste disposal techniques |
| 1975 | Manson Benedict, Massachussetts Beta '28 | director of uranium separation technology effort during World War II |
| 1975 | Sterling B. Hendricks, Arkansas Alpha '22 | engineer in U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1975 | William H. Pickering, California Beta '32 | director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1954-76; directed development of unmanned spacecraft for remote investigation of other bodies of the solar system |
| 1975 | Frederick E. Terman, California Gamma '20 | radio and electronics pioneer; famous engineering educator |
| 1975 | Wernher von Braun, Michigan Gamma '32 | pioneer in rocketry; president and board chairman, National Space Institute |
| 1976 | Morris Cohen, Minnesota Alpha '34 | researcher of metallurgy |
| 1976 | Frederick D. Rossini, Pennsylvania Gamma '25 | contributor to basic knowledge in chemistry and thermodynamics |
| 1979 | Donald E. Knuth, Ohio Alpha '60 | analyzer of computer algorithms |
| 1979 | Raymond D. Mindlin, New York Alpha '32 | educator of experimental mechanics; contributor to development of naval ordnance |
| 1979 | Earl R. Parker, CO Alpha '35 | researcher of metallurgy |
| 1979 | Edward M. Purcell, Indiana Alpha '33 | discoverer of method of measuring magnetic fields in atomic nuclei; won Nobel prize in 1952 |
| 1979 | Simon Ramo, Utah Alpha '33 | pioneer in microwaves; chief scientist for U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program; co-founder of TRW, Inc.; and chairman of U.S. Presidential committees |
| 1979 | John H. Sinfelt, Pennsylvania Beta '51 | developer of automobile catalytic systems |
| 1982 | Donald L. Katz, Michigan Gamma '31 | pioneer in hydrocarbon phase behavior, petroleum reservoir engineering, and natural gas engineering |
| 1983 | George M. Low, New York Gamma '48 | major contributor to manned space flight program |
| 1983 | Frederick Reines, New Jersey Alpha '39 | discoverer of the free neutrino |
| 1983 | John G. Trump, New York Zeta '29 | contributor to beneficial application of ionizing radiation |
| 1986 | Harry B. Gray, California Beta '57 | pioneering researcher in bio-inorganic chemistry and inorganic photochemistry |
| 1986 | Hans W. Liepmann, California Beta '38 | contributor to our understanding of fluid flow and to the national defense |
| 1986 | T. Y. Lin, California Alpha '31 | innovative engineer whose visionary designs spanned the gulf between science and art, between technology and society |
| 1986 | Herbert A. Simon, Pennsylvania Zeta '50 | contributor to our understanding of human problem-solving behavior and decision making |
| 1987 | R. Byron Bird, Massachussetts Beta '44 | researcher on kinetic theory, transport phenomena, and behavior of polymeric fluids |
| 1987 | Paul C. Lauterbur, Illinois Alpha '51 | ground-breaking researcher in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
| 1987 | George E. Pake, Pennsylvania Gamma '45 | cited for commitment to creative excellence in support of institutional purpose |
| 1987 | H. Bolton Seed, California Alpha '44 | contributor to the art and science of civil engineering |
| 1987 | James A. Van Allen, Iowa Beta '35 | central contributor in the exploration of outer space and discoverer of the magnetospheres of Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn |
| 1987 | Ernst Weber, New York Zeta '23 | contributor to the profession of electrical engineering |
| 1988 | Daniel C. Drucker, New York Alpha '38 | pioneering contributor to the development of the theory of plasticity and of limit design |
| 1988 | Willis M. Hawkins, Michigan Gamma '37 | contributor to the technical health and competitive status of United States aeronautical products, deterrent weapons systems, and space prowess |
| 1988 | George W. Housner, California Beta '33 | researcher whose contributions guided the development of earthquake engineering |
| 1988 | Rosalyn S. Yalow, New York Iota '41 | developer of radio immunoassay; won Nobel prize in 1977 |
| 1989 | Melvin Calvin, Michigan Beta '31 | pioneering researcher in the mechanism of photosynthesis and bioenergetics |
| 1989 | Harry G. Drickamer, Michigan Gamma '41 | discoverer of the "pressure tuning" of electronic energy levels as a way to obtain unique information on the electronic structure of solids |
| 1989 | Robert P. Sharp, California Beta '34 | researcher who illuminated the nature and origin of the forms and formation process of planetary surfaces |
| 1990 | Nick Holonyak Jr., Illinois Alpha '50 | inventor in the area of semiconductor devices |
| 1990 | Edwin M. McMillan, California Beta '28 | discoverer of the first transuranic element (neptunium) and inventor of the phase stability principle incorporated in the synchrotron |
| 1991 | George H. Heilmeier, Pennsylvania Delta '58 | contributor to the technological competitiveness of the United States and to the cause of national defense |
| 1991 | Luna B. Leopold, Wisconsin Alpha '36 | contributor to the hydromechanics of rivers |
| 1991 | H. Guyford Stever, Massachussetts Beta '38 | engineering leader in applying new results of research and technological development to the purposes of government, industry, and academe |
| 1992 | Calvin F. Quate, Utah Alpha '44 | contributor to microscopy, particularly the scanning acoustic microscope and the atomic force microscope |
| 1992 | John R. Whinnery, California Alpha '37 | researcher of microwaves, lasers, and quantum electronics |
| 1993 | Alfred Y. Cho, Illinois Alpha '60 | developer of molecular beam epitaxy |
| 1994 | Ray W. Clough, Washington Alpha '42 | contributor in the fields of finite-element analysis, structural dynamics, and earthquake engineering |
| 1995 | Herman A. Haus, Massachussetts Beta '48 | teacher and researcher in the field of quantum electronics, noise, and ultra-fast optics |
| 1996 | James L. Flanagan, Mississippi Alpha '48 | leader and innovator in using engineering techniques and speech science to solve basic problems in speech communications |
| 1998 | Elie Ruckenstein, New York Nu '49 | for pioneering theories and experimental achievements in colloidal and surface phenomena, catalysts, and advanced materials |
| 1999 | Mildred Dresselhaus, South Carolina Gamma '51 | for her studies of the electronic properties of metals and semimetals and for her service to the nation in establishing a prominent place for women in physics and engineering |
| 2000 | John D. Baldeschwieler, New York Delta '56 | for his development of new methods for determining the properties, structures, motions and interactions of molecules and molecular assemblies, the translation of these advances into practical pharmaceutical and instrumentation products for the public benefit, and extensive service to his government and the scientific community |
| 2001 | Andreas Acrivos, New York Beta '50 | for his pioneering research in fluid mechanics, leadership in the fluid mechanics and chemical engineering communities, editorial initiative with the physics of fluids, and mentoring several generations of engineers |
| 2001 | Ernest R. Davidson, Indiana Beta '58 | for his innovative leadership and numerous conceptual and algorithmic developments that lef to the field of computational quantum chemistry and made possible the accurate modeling of chemical reactions and the response of molecules to radiation |
| 2002 | W. Jason Morgan, Georgia Alpha '57 | for his development of the theories of plate tectonics and of deep mantle plumes, which revolutionized our understanding of the geological forces that control the earth's crust and deep interior and consequently influence the evolution of the earth's life and climate |
| 2003 | Dr. R. Duncan Luce, Massachussetts Beta '45 | pioneering in the field of mathematical behavioral sciences |
| 2005 | Bradley Efron, California Beta '60 | for his contributions to theoretical and applied statistics, especially the bootstrap sampling technique; for his extraordinary geometric insight into nonlinear statistical problems; and for applications in medicine, physics, and astronomy |
| 2006 | Robert S. Langer Jr., New York Delta ’70 | for his revolutionary discoveries in the areas of polymeric controlled release systems and tissue engineering and synthesis of new materials that have led to new medical treatments that have profoundly affected the well being of mankind |
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