- Goethals Medal
The Goethals Medal is a national
award given annually by theSociety of American Military Engineers (SAME) to a registered engineer whom is also a member of SAME prior to nomination. The nominated engineer must have made "eminent and notable contributions in engineering, design, or construction in the past five years."The award is named in honor of Colonel George Washington Goethals, a
civil engineer andUnited States Army officer best known for his work on thePanama Canal .Past award winners
* 1956 Dr.
David B. Steinman
* 1957 Lt. Gen.Raymond A. Wheeler
* 1958 Col.Walker L. Cisler
* 1959John W. Sibert, Jr.
* 1960 Lt. Gen.Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr.
* 1961 Brig. Gen.Thomas J. Hayes, III
* 1962 Lt. Col. E.Robert de Luccia
* 1963 CoI.Ralph A. Tudor
* 1964John P. Davis
* 1965Edwin E. Abbott
* 1966 Rear Adm.Robert R. Wooding
* 1967 Capt.Albert Rhoades Marshall
* 1968 Col.Jerome 0. Ackerman
* 1969Wendell W. Ralphe
* 1970 Dr.Arsham Amirikian
* 1971Robert Y. Hudson
* 1972 Dr.Michael Yachnis
* 1973Robert H. Hayes
* 1974 Col.John E. Catlin, Jr.
* 1975James Polk Stafford, Jr.
* 1976Henry W. Holiday
* 1977Garland L. Watts
* 1978Arthur Casagrande
* 1979E. Montford Fucik
* 1980Robert J. Taylor
* 1981Michael A. Kolessar
* 1982Euclid C. Moore
* 1983George J. Zeiler
* 1984 Dr.Alexander G. Tarics
* 1985Edward Cohen
* 1986William L. Stevens
* 1987 Dr.Ralph J. Portier
* 1988Gary S. Gasperino
* 1989 No winner
* 1990Karl Rocker, Jr.
* 1991William A. Keenan
* 1992 Dr.Robert D. Wolff
* 1993Ralph B. Snowberger
* 1994Eugene J. Fasullo
* 1995Richard E. Carlson
* 1996John C. Gribar
* 1997 Lt. Col.Wendell L Barnes , USA
* 1998Douglas F. Burke
* 1999James E. Tancreto
* 2000Robert J. Taylor
* 2001Robert M. Moore
* 2002Arthur H. Wu , Ph.D.
* 2003Dennis M. Firman , P.E., ACC/CEC
* 2004Ralph T. Kaneshiro , P.E.
* 2006 Capt.Tracey J. Spielmann
* 2007 Dominick M. ServedioExternal links
* [http://www.same.org/ Society of American Military Engineers official website]
* [http://www.same.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4132 Goethals Medal information]
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