The Henry Laurence Gantt Medal was established in 1929 by the

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for "distinguished achievement in management and service to the community" in honour of

Henry Laurence Gantt Henry Laurence Gantt (; May 20, 1861 – November 23, 1919) was an American mechanical engineer and management consultant who is best known for his work in the development of scientific management. He created the Gantt chart in the 1910s. Gantt ...

.Henry Laurence Gantt Medal
at asme.org. Accessed 08-05-2017 By the year 1984 in total 45 medals had been awarded.

Award winners

;20th-century winners, a selection: * 1929:

(posthumously)Lester Robert Bittel, Muriel Albers Bittel (1978), ''Encyclopedia of professional management .'' p. 456. * 1930: Fred J. Miller, * 1931: Leon Pratt Alford * 1932: Henry S. Dennison * 1933: Henry Wallace Clark * 1934:

Horace B. Cheney Horace Bushnell Cheney (May 19, 1868 – August 15, 1938) was an American administrator, who was general manager and vice-president of Cheney Brothers Silk Manufacturing Company,Lester Robert Bittel, Muriel Albers Bittel (1978), ''Encyclopedia ...

* 1935: Arthur Howland Young * 1936:

Morris Evans Leeds Morris E. Leeds (March 6, 1869 in Philadelphia – February 8, 1952) was an American electrical engineer known for his many inventions in the field of electrical measuring devices and controls. Biography Leeds was born in Philadelphia in 1869 to ...

(1869–1952) * 1940: William Loren Batt * 1941: Paul Eugene Holden * 1943: Dexter S. Kimball * 1944:

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 c ...

(posthumously) and

Lillian Moller Gilbreth Lillian Evelyn Gilbreth (; May 24, 1878 – January 2, 1972) was an American psychologist, industrial engineer, consultant, and educator who was an early pioneer in applying psychology to time-and-motion studies. She was described in the 1940s ...

* 1945: John Milton Hancock * 1946:

Paul G. Hoffman Paul Gray Hoffman (April 26, 1891October 8, 1974) was an American automobile company executive, statesman, and global development aid administrator. He was the first administrator of the Economic Cooperation Administration, where he led the imp ...

* 1947:

Alvin E. Dodd Alvin Earl Dodd (March 11, 1883 – June 2, 1951) was an American consulting engineer and president of the American Management Association, known as industry expert and recipient of the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal in 1944"Alvin Dodd Dead: Industry E ...

* 1948:

Harold Fowler McCormick Harold Fowler McCormick (May 2, 1872 – October 16, 1941) was an American businessman. He was chairman of the board of International Harvester Company and a member of the McCormick family. In 1948 he was awarded the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal b ...

* 1949: Arthur Clinton Spurr * 1950:

Charles R. Hook Sr. Charles Ruffin Hook Sr. (July 12, 1880 - November 15, 1963) was an American industrialist, second president of AK Steel Holding, Armco Steel Corp., and recipient of the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal in 1950. Life and work Hook was born and raised i ...

* 1951:

Thomas Roy Jones Thomas Roy Jones (April 26, 1890 - June 21, 1985"Thomas Roy Jones," obituary in: ''New York Times.'' June 27, 1985) was an American industrialist and management author, known as business school graduate, company president, and recipient of the Henr ...

* 1952:

Frank Henry Neely Frank Henry Neely (January 19, 1884 – May 24, 1979)Thomas E. Millsop * 1954:

Clarence Francis Clarence Francis (December 1, 1888 - December 22, 1985) was a business executive and internationally recognized expert on food. Early life He was born in Staten Island in 1888. Upon graduating from Amherst College in 1910 he went to New York Cit ...

* 1955:

Walker Lee Cisler Walker Lee Cisler (October 8, 1897 – October 18, 1994) was a noted American engineer, business executive, and a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering. Early life Walker Lee Cisler was born on October 8, 1897, in Marietta, Oh ...

* 1956:

Henning Webb Prentis Jr. Henning Webb Prentis Jr. (July 11, 1884 - October 29, 1959) was an American industrialist, known as president of the Armstrong Cork Company, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, and recipient of the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal in ...

* 1957: Harold F. Smiddy * 1958:

Richard Redwood Deupree Richard Redwood (Red) Deupree (May 7, 1885 - March 14, 1974) was an American businessman, president of Procter & Gamble and chairman of its board. He was the first Procter & Gamble president, who was not a Procter or Gamble family member, and was r ...

* 1959:

Peter Drucker Peter Ferdinand Drucker (; ; November 19, 1909 – November 11, 2005) was an Austrian-American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of the modern business co ...

* 1960: Charles McCormick * 1961:

Lyndall Urwick Lyndall Fownes Urwick (3 March 1891 – 5 December 1983) was a British management consultant and business thinker. He is recognised for integrating the ideas of earlier theorists like Henri Fayol into a comprehensive theory of management admi ...

* 1962:

Austin J. Tobin Austin Joseph Tobin (May 25, 1903 – February 8, 1978) was an American businessman who served as the executive director of the Port of New York Authority, the precursor to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, from 1942 until 1972. To ...

''Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series, 1964: July–December.'' p. 1659. * 1963:

Lawrence A. Appley Lawrence Asa (Larry) Appley (April 22, 1904 – April 4, 1997) was an American management specialist and organizational theorist, known for his early work on management and organization, especially quality management. In 1962 he was awarded the Hen ...

* 1964:

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 ...

* 1965: Ralph J. Cordiner * 1968:

J. Erik Jonsson John Erik Jonsson (6 September 1901 – 31 August 1995) was a co-founder and early president of Texas Instruments Incorporated. He became Mayor of Dallas, a major advocate of the creation of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and a philan ...

* 1969:

Dave Packard David Packard ( ; September 7, 1912 – March 26, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with Bill Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947–64), CEO (1964–68), and chairman of the board (1964–68, ...

* 1970: Frederick R. Kappel * 1971:

Donald C. Burnham Donald Clemens Burnham (January 23, 1915 - April 17, 2005) was an American business executive at Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and recipient of the 1971 Henry Laurence Gantt Medal.Lester Robert Bittel, Muriel Albers Bittel (1978), ''Encycloped ...

* 1972:

Robert Elton Brooker Robert Elton Brooker (July 18, 1905 - May 17, 2001) was an American business executive at Sears, Roebuck & Co., Whirlpool Corporation, and Montgomery Ward, and recipient of the 1972 Henry Laurence Gantt Medal.Lester Robert Bittel, Muriel Albers ...

* 1973:

John T. Connor John Thomas Connor (November 3, 1914 – October 6, 2000) was an American government official and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from January 18, 1965 to January 31, 1967. Life and career Connor was born in ...

* 1974:

Willard Rockwell Willard Frederick Rockwell, Sr. (March 31, 1888 – October 16, 1978) was an American engineer businessman who helped shape and name what eventually became the Rockwell International company. He created and directed a number of major corporations ...

* 1975: Patrick E. Haggerty * 1976: Kenneth Daniel * 1982:

Charles Luckman Charles Luckman (May 16, 1909 – January 26, 1999) was an American businessman, property developer, and architect known for designing landmark buildings in the United States such as the Theme Building, Prudential Tower, Madison Square Garden, ...

* 1983: Walter A. Fallon * 1984:

Rawleigh Warner Jr. Rawleigh Warner Jr. (February 13, 1921June 26, 2013) was an American business executive, who was president of Mobil from 1965 to 1969 and chairman and chief executive officer from 1969 to 1986. He was recipient of the 1984 Henry Laurence Gantt M ...

* 1987:

Edmund T. Pratt Jr. Edmund T. Pratt Jr. (1927 - September 5, 2002) was the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc. He served as President from 1971 to 1972, CEO from 1972 to 1991, and Chairman from 1972 to 1992. He is the namesake of Duke University's Engineering Scho ...

* 1988: William S. Lee * 1996:

George N. Hatsopoulos George Nicholas Hatsopoulos (January 7, 1927 – September 20, 2018) was a Greek American mechanical engineer noted for his work in thermodynamics and for having co-founded Thermo Electron. Early life Hatsopoulos was born in Athens, Greece in 192 ...

or 1997, see ''IEEE Membership Directory,'' Vol, 1-2, 2001, p. 192. ; 21st-century winners * 2000:

Paul Soros Paul Soros ( hu, Soros Pál; born Pál Schwartz; June 5, 1926 – June 15, 2013) was a Hungarian-born American mechanical engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist. Soros founded Soros Associates, which designs and develops bulk handling ...

* 2001: Roy Huffington * 2002:

Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. Alexander Wallace Dreyfoos Jr. (born 1932 in New York City, United States) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist based in West Palm Beach, Florida, and Saranac Lake, New York. He is the only son of cellist Martha Bullard Whittemore Dreyfo ...

* 2003:

William R. Timken William Robert Timken Jr. (born December 21, 1938) is an American industrialist, businessman and former diplomat. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 2005–2008. He has served at The Timken Company (which his great-grandfather Henr ...

* 2004:

Julie Spicer England Julie Spicer England (born November 12, 1957) is an American chemical engineer and business executive, who served as Vice President of Texas Instruments Incorporated. Born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, England obtained her BA in Chemical Engin ...

* 2006:

Charla K. Wise Cherla is a mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. It is located on the banks of River Godavari. Prior to 30 November 1959, it was a part of Bhadrachalam constituency in Bhadradri Kothagudem district Geography Cherla is a small town located ...

* 2007: Dean L. Kamen * 2009: Charles M. Vest * 2018: Todd R. Allen * 2019: Margaret G. McCullough

References

External links

ASME Official Medal Page
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