The Gilbreth Medal is named after

Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr. Frank Bunker Gilbreth (July 7, 1868 – June 14, 1924) was an American engineer, consultant, and author known as an early advocate of scientific management and a pioneer of time and motion study, and is perhaps best known as the father and ce ...

Barbara Sicherman, Carol Hurd Green. ''Notable American Women: The Modern Period : a Biographical Dictionary.'' 1980. p. 273. and Lillian Gilbreth and is presented in recognition of excellence in the field of motion, skill, and fatigue study. Originally awarded in 1931 by the

Society of Industrial Engineers A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Socie ...

, the award continues to be presented following the organization's merger in 1936 with The Taylor Society under the new organization, The Society for Advancement of Management.

Award winners

The award winners are: Moustafa H. Abdelsamad (ed.) "SAM Diamond anniversary," in: ''SAM Advanced Management Journal,'' Vol 53. Nr. 2 Spring 1988. p. 41 * 1931 Dr. Lilian Gilbreth, Ph.D. * 1933 President

Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 and a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Gr ...

* 1936

Ordway Tead Ordway Tead (10 September 1891 – November 1973)MLW, "Tead, Ordway (1891–1973)," in: ''Encyclopedia of History of American Management,'' Morgen Witzel (ed.), 2005. p. 495. was an American organizational theorist, adjunct professor of industrial r ...

* 1937

Allan H. Mogensen Allan Herbert Mogensen, known as Mogy, (May 12, 1901 - March 1989) was an American industrial engineer, and industry consultant, and an authority in the field of work simplification and office management. He is noted for popularizing flowcharts in t ...

* 1938 Erwin Schell * 1939

Joseph Wickham Roe Joseph Wickham Roe (1871 - 1960) was an American engineer and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the New York University, known for his seminal work on machine tools and machine tool builders history.Usher, Abbott Payson. ''A History of Mechani ...

* 1940 David B. Porter * 1941

Ralph Mosser Barnes Ralph Mosser Barnes (October 17, 1900 - November 5, 1984) was an American industrial engineer and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Iowa, and the University of California, Los Angeles. He is known as author of the 1937 "Motio ...

* 1942 Glenn L. Gardiner * 1943

Elmer William Engstrom Elmer William Engstrom (August 25, 1901 – October 30, 1984) was an American electrical engineer and corporate executive prominent for his role in the development of television. Biography Youth and early career Engstrom was born in Minne ...

* 1944 John A. Aldridge * 1945 James Secor Perkins * 1946

Harold Bright Maynard Harold Bright Maynard (Oct. 18, 1902 - Mar. 10, 1975) was an American industrial engineer, consulting engineer at the Methods Engineering Council, and management author. He is known as the "Broadway counsel for industries, railroads, state governm ...

John William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis (1964), ''Who's who in Engineering.'' Vol. 9. 1964, p. 1221 * 1947 Don F. Copell * 1948 Anne G. Shaw * 1949

James Keith Louden James Keith Louden (March 4, 1905 — August 12, 1994) was an American industrial engineer, business executive, and management author. He served as the 4th president of the Society for Advancement of Management in the year 1941-1942, and was the ...

* 1950 Phil Carroll * 1951 Ralph Presgrave * 1952 William R. Mullee * 1953 Marvin Everett Mundel * 1954 Craig Lee Taylor * 1955 Gustave J. Stegemerten * 1956 Herbert F. Goodwin * 1957 Harold G. Dunlap * 1958 John L. Schwab (1892–1970) * 1959 Gerald B. Bailey * 1960 Leo M. Moore * 1961 Gerald Nadler * 1962 Richard Muther * 1963 Lee Whitson * 1964 Oliver. J. Sizelove * 1965 Robert T. Livingston * 1966 Daniel M. Braum * 1968 Lucien A. Brouha * 1969 Erwin Rudolph Tichauer * 1971 Joseph H. Quick * 1972 Henry Viscardi, Jr. * 1973 Richard M. Paget * 1977 Arthur Spinanger * 1981

Joseph M. Juran Joseph Moses Juran (December 24, 1904 – February 28, 2008) was a Romanian-born American engineer and management consultant. He was an evangelist for quality and quality management, having written several books on those subjects. He was the brot ...

* 1982 Mavin Mundel * 1989 Wallace James Richardson * 1991 Alan Pritsker * 1996

Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Ernestine Moller Gilbreth, Mrs. Carey (April 5, 1908 – November 4, 2006) was an American writer. Early life and education Ernestine Moller Gilbreth was born in New York City on April 5, 1908. She was the daughter of Frank B. and Lillian ...

* 2001 David S. Ferguson * 2002 Mary Ann HainthalerSAM Awards Gilbreth Medal
" In : ''The Quest'', Vol. 5, No. 4, Winter 2002, * 2004 Akira Takanka

References

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