The President's Medal

(silver gilt)

The President's Medal is awarded, biennially, to an organisation or individual, that has contributed significantly to the Academy's aims and work through 'initiative in promoting excellence in engineering'.

The call for nominations for the 2013 award has now closed. The winner(s) will be announced in 2013.

Recipients

2011

Professor Anthony Kelly CBE DL FREng FRS
Fellow, Churchill College Cambridge

Recognising him for having founded and developed the field of strong solids made from composite materials, now extensively used in industry. He is widely regarded as the “Father of Composite Materials”.

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2009

Sir Alan Rudge CBE FREng FRS
Chairman, The ERA Foundation

Recognising him for his personal contributions as an engineer, as an engineering industrialist through his inspirational and unselfish leadership role in the furtherance of engineering and industry in the UK.

2007

Rolls Royce plc

Rolls-Royce became the first company to receive the President’s Medal for particular initiative in promoting excellence in engineering.

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2006

Sir David Davies CBE FREng FRS
Chairman, The Hazards Forum

In recognition of his consistent positioning of engineering at the highest levels in the UK throughout his distinguished career.

[News Release]

2005

Jonathan Ive
Vice-President of Industrial Design at Apple

"in recognition of his outstanding achievements in engineering design and in particular in the design of the iPod, which represents the very best of human interface engineering"

[News Release]

2004

Jim Eyre
Partner/Director, Wilkinson Eyre Architects

"in recognition of his outstanding contribution to architectural and engineering design, particularly in respect of his successful and distinguished bridge designs"

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2000

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Senior Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering

‘in recognition of his drive and enthusiasm, in creating The Academy 25 years ago and his staunch promotion and support both of The Academy itself and of engineering in general’.

HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh receives the 2000 President's Medal from Sir David Davies. As a special tribute to the Senior Fellow, the medal was struck in fine gold.

1998

Mr Keith Duckworth
OBE
Life President, Co-founder and past Chairman, Cosworth Engineering Ltd

‘in recognition of his contribution to engineering excellence by his outstanding leadership as co-founder of Cosworth Engineering Limited, a world class company in motor racing engine technology’.

1995

Sir William Stewart
FRS FRSE
latterly Chief Scientific Adviser
Cabinet Office and Head of the Office of Science and Technology

‘in recognition of his outstanding leadership in public administration, particularly in science, engineering and technology’.

1994

Lord Phillips of Ellesmere
FRS
latterly Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils

‘in recognition of his outstanding contribution over many years to the direction of research in science and engineering’.

1993

Sir Neil Cossons
OBE
Director of the Science Museum

‘in recognition of his outstanding contribution and dedication over many years to the collection and preservation of the United Kingdom's engineering and technological heritage, and his inspired promotion of engineering to the public’.

1990

The Rt Hon Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran
CBE QC
President, The Foundation for Science and Technology

‘in recognition of his outstanding contribution to engineering through his work over many years on intellectual property and its protection, and his leadership as Chairman and then President of the Foundation for Science and Technology achieving national and European repute’.

1988

Mr David Sainsbury
HonFREng
(now Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

He is 'The Settlor of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation' and the award was ‘in recognition of The Gatsby Charitable Foundation's important initiative for encouraging excellence in British Engineering by the provision of The Sainsbury Management Fellowships for Engineers, which fund young engineers of high potential to undertake business courses at prestigious schools overseas’.

1987

Air Marshal Sir Richard Wakeford
KCB LVO OBE AFC
Chairman of Trustees, the MacRobert Trusts

‘in recognition of the Trust's long-standing encouragement of excellence in British Engineering’.