Honors / Awards

Since its organization in 1943, SEM has relied heavily upon volunteer leadership and the professional expertise of its members. In the early 1950s the Executive Board began to explore means to formally recognize worthy individual contributions to the Society. Over the years several awards were established. Prior to 1967 the selection of award recipients was the sole responsibility of the Executive Board. In 1967 an Honors Committee was established to oversee the selection of individuals to receive these honors.

Eann Patterson, Editor of the Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, Eric Brown the inaugural JSA Young Investigator Lecturer in June 2009, and Kristin Zimmerman, SEM President.

Nomination Form   Nomination forms must be received by April 15 of each year to be considered at the June meeting of the Honors Committee.    Brewer    D. J. DeMichele    D. J. DeMichele Scholarship    A J. Durelli    SEM Fellow    M. M. Frocht    D. R. Harting    M. Hetenyl    Honorary Member    JSA Young Investigator Lecture    B. J. Lazan    W. M. Murray Lecture   S. Nemat-Nasser    R. E Peterson    Student Paper Competition    F. G. Tatnall    C. E Taylor   P. S. Theocaris    Zandman

Please note that the Honors Committee meets each year at the SEM Annual Conference (generally held the first week in June) to determine award recipients for the following year.  The committee will consider all Nominations received by April 15 of that year.  A nomination received is kept for active consideration for three years.