SP-4304 SEARCHING THE HORIZON: A
History of Ames Research Center, 1940-1976
[275] APPENDIX G
MAJOR PROFESSIONAL AWARDS WON BY
AMES PERSONNEL 1940-1980*
[*The listed awards reveal only a
partial recognition of the many honors achieved by Ames personnel
over the years. Because of space constrictions, I have omitted
in-house awards from NASA and Ames, which represent perhaps even
greater honors, recognition by colleagues for research
excellence.]
1943
William H. McAvoy
- Octave Chanute Award (Institute of the
Aeronautical Sciences)
1946
Robert T. Jones
- Sylvanus Albert Reed Award (Institute of
the Aeronautical Sciences)
Lewis A. Rodert
- Collier Trophy (National Aeronautical
Association)
1947
Laurence A. Clousing
- Octave Chanute Award (Institute of the
Aeronautical Sciences)
1948
Smith J. De France
- Presidential Medal of Merit
- Vice President, Institute of the
Aeronautical Sciences
Walter G. Vincenti
- Gold Medal Award (Pi Tau Sigma)
[276] 1951
Smith J. De France
- Vice President, Institute of the
Aeronautical Sciences
1952
Dean R. Chapman
- Lawrence B. Sperry Award (Institute of the
Aeronautical Sciences)
Smith J. De France
- Honorary Doctor of Law Degree, University
of California, Los Angeles
1953
Smith J. De France
- Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree, The
University of Michigan
1954
George C. Cooper
- Octave Chanute Award (Institute of the
Aeronautical Sciences)
- Arthur S. Flemming Award (Junior Chamber
of Commerce, Washington, D.C.)
Milton D. Van Dyke
- Fulbright Award for Research
- John Simon Guggenheim Award
1955
H. Julian Allen
- Sylvanus Albert Reed Award (Institute of
the Aeronautical Sciences
Robert T. Jones
- Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics
William F. Kauffman
- Arthur S. Flemming Award (Junior Chamber
of Commerce, Washington, D.C.)
Walter G. Vincenti
- Rockefeller Public Service Award
[277] 1956
Alfred J. Eggers, Jr.
- Arthur S. Flemming Award (Junior Chamber
of Commerce, Washington, D.C.)
1957
C. A. Syvertson
- Lawrence B. Sperry Award (Institute of the
Aeronautical Sciences)
1958
H. Julian Allen
- Science Trophy (Air Force
Association)
- Wright Brothers Lecture Award (American
Institute of Aeronautics Astronautics)
Alfred J. Eggers, Jr.
- Outstanding Alumni Award, University of
Omaha
1959
Dean R. Chapman
- Rockefeller Public Service Award
Alfred J. Eggers, Jr.
- Arthur S. Flemming Award (Junior Chamber
of Commerce, Washington, D.C.)
1961
Alfred J. Eggers, Jr.
- Sylvanus Albert Reed Award (American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
1962
Merrill H. Mead
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (M.I.T.)
Walter C. Williams
- Sylvanus Albert Reed Award (American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
[278] 1963
John S. White and Rodney C. Wingrove
- Samuel Burka Award (Institute of
Navigation
1964
Evelyn Anderson
- Fourth Annual Federal Women's Award
Smith J. De France
- Career Service Award (National Civil
Service League)
Fred J. Drinkwater, III, and Robert C.
Innis
- Octave Chanute Award (American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
1965
John W. Boyd
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
Carr H. Neel
- The Award of Excellence (Instrument
Society of America)
Rodney C. Wingrove
- Lawrence B. Sperry Award (American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
1966
George E Cooper
- Admiral Luis de Florez Flight Safety Award
(19th Annual International Air Safety Seminar, Madrid)
Smith J. De France
- Elder Statesman of Aviation Award
(National Aeronautic Association)
Fred J. Drinkwater, III
- Richard Hansford Burroughs Award (Flight
Safety Foundation)
[279] 1967
Loren G. Bright
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
Woodrow Cook
- American Helicopter Society Honorary
Fellowship Award
1968
Robert E. Eddy
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
Charles W. Harper
- Wright Brothers Lecture (American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Kenneth K. Yoshikawa
- Japanese Government Research Award for
Foreign Specialists (Research Fellowship, National Aerospace
Laboratory, Tokyo)
1969
Jerry P. Barrack and Jerry V. Kirk
- Arch T. Colwell Merit Award (Society of
Automotive Engineers)
Leonard Roberts
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
1970
Angelo Giovannetti, Jr.
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
Ronald F. Reinisch
- Fellow of the American Institute of
Chemists
Ray T. Reynolds
- Fellow, Meteoritical Society
Paul R. Swan
- Congressional Operations Fellowship
[280] 1971
George E. Cooper
- Richard Hansford Burroughs Award (Flight
Safety Foundation)
Wallace H. Deckert
- Hugh L. Dryden Fellowship (National Space
Club)
Alan E. Fayé, Jr.
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
Donald E. Gault
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Fellowship at Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics,
Heidelberg, Germany
Harold Hornby
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
(Princeton)
Robert T. Jones
- Honorary Ph.D.-Science, University of
Colorado
1972
Charles C. Kubokawa
- Japanese Government Research Award for
Foreign Specialists (Research Fellowship, National Aerospace
Laboratory, Tokyo)
Richard H. Peterson
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
Victor L. Peterson
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (M.I.T.)
Thomas Snyder
- Hugh L. Dryden Memorial Fellowship
(Stanford)
1973
Wallace H. Deckert
- Hugh L. Dryden Memorial Fellowship
(M.I.T.)
David L. Fisher
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
[281] Robert T.
Jones
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and
Sciences
- Member, National Academy of
Engineering
John H. Wolfe
- AIAA Space Science Award
1974
Dale E. Compton
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (M.I.T.)
Palmer Dyal
- Hugh L. Dryden Memorial Fellowship
(University of California, Berkeley)
Q. Marion Hansen
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
Hans Mark
- Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics
NASA/Ames Pioneer 10 Team and TRW Systems
Group
- Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award
(National Space Club)
John H. Wolfe
- Space Science Award (American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics)
1975
Dean R. Chapman
- Elected to National Academy of
Engineers
John C. Dusterberry
- De Florez Training Award (American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Robert T. Jones
- W. Rupert Turnbull Lecture (Canadian
Aeronautics and Space Institute)
[282] Robert L.
Pike
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
Bruce F. Smith
- Hugh L. Dryden Memorial Fellowship
(University of California, Berkeley)
1976
Tana M. Coleman
- Education for Public Management Fellowship
(Cornell)
Charles F. Hall
- Special Achievement Award (National Civil
Service League)
Lado Muhlstein, Jr.
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Berkeley)
C. A. Syvertson
- Advanced Management Program (Harvard
Business School)
1977
Ames Research Center
- Columbus Medal (Genoa, Italy)
Alan B. Chambers
- Professional Management Development
Fellowship (Harvard Business School)
Dennis Cunningham
- Education for Public Management Fellowship
(Cornell)
Ray Hicks
- SAE Wright Brothers Award
Harvard Lomax
- Fluid and Plasmadynamics Award (American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
James B. Pollack
- Arthur S. Flemming Award (Junior Chamber
of Commerce, Washington, D.C.)
[283] 1978
David Chappell
- Robert L. Lichten Award, American
Helicopter Society
Phyllis A. Hayes
- Education for Public Management Fellowship
(University of Washington)
Robert T. J ones
- Prandtl Ring Award (Deutsche Gesellschaft
fur Luft- und Raumfahrt)
Paul Kutler
- Lawrence Sperry Award
George T. Lenehan
- Congressional Operations Fellowship
Harvard Lomax
- Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics
James B. Pollack
- Space Science Award (American Institute of
Aeronautics Astronautics)
Terrill V. Putnam
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship
(Stanford)
1979
Ames Research Center and Hughes
Aircraft
- Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award
Charles F. Billings
- Distinguished Service Award (Aviation Week
and Space Technology)
Patrick M. Cassen
- Newcombe-Cleveland Award (American
Association for Advancement of Science)
Dean R. Chapman
- Dryden Lectureship in Research (American
Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
[284] Dallas
Denery
- Hugh L. Dryden Memorial Fellowship
(Stanford)
Charles F. Hall
- Astronautics Engineer Award (National
Space Club)
Robert T. J ones
- Honorary Fellow, American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics
NASA/Ames Pioneer Venus Team and Hughes
Aircraft Company
- Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award
(National Space Club)
Ray T. Reynolds
- Newcombe-Cleveland Award (American
Association for Advancement of Science
1980
William F. Ballhaus, Jr.
- Lawrence Sperry Award (American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
- Arthur S. Flemming Award (Junior Chamber
of Commerce, Washington, D.C.)
Sanford Davis
- Hugh L. Dryden Memorial Fellowship
(Stanford)
40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel Staff
- Paul E. Haueter Award, American Helicopter
Society
Lawrence G. Lemke
- Western Regional Lichten Award

