Old Guard Prizes
The Old Guard is made up of ASME dues exempt members, those who have reached the age of 65 and have retired. They continue to contribute to the Society and their contributions are used to support the "Old Guard" Prizes and similar Society activities related to Student and Early Career members.
The Prizes are awarded annually for the best four contenders at the Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition during the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE). These competitors are Student Members who won first prize at the District level competitions held at ASME Student Professional Development Conferences. The District-level first prizes also include partial travel support to participate in the IMECE.
The Prize was established in 1956 to recognize the overall winner, in 1981 it was expanded to include second -and third-place winners, and in 1992 a fourth-place winner was added.
For more information on this distinguished prize, its rules, criteria and other details please visit: Old Guard Prize - Oral Presentation Competition
| Form Of Award: |
$2000, 1st $1500, 2nd $1000, 3rd $500, 4th Certificate |
| Limitation(s): | Student Members |
| Administrative Responsibility: | Old Guard Committee |
| Nomination Deadline: | - |
| NominationApproved By: | - |
| Email: | persaudl@asme.org |
| Awarded By: | Committee on Honors (COH) Congress |
OLD GUARD PRIZE RECIPIENTS
| FIRST PRIZE | |||
| 1956 | Joseph W. Jacobson | 1983 | Jonathan R. Willey |
| University of Texas | San Diego State University | ||
| 1957 | George M. Reynolds | 1984 | Jeffrey McAllister |
| Northwestern University | Brigham Young University | ||
| 1958 | Harry Hollinghaus | 1985 | Ed Rissberger |
| University of Utah | Columbia University | ||
| 1959 | James S. Kishi | 1986 | Chris Della Corte |
| University of Texas | Case Western Reserve University | ||
| 1960 | Joseph W. Lindsey | 1987 | Shannon S. Breon |
| University of Utah | Iowa State University | ||
| 1961 | Joseph J. Marino | 1988 | John H. Barrett |
| University of Connecticut | Tufts University | ||
| 1962 | Jay S. Fein | 1989 | Michael B. Hogan |
| Rutgers University | Auburn University | ||
| 1963 | Walter Clark Dean II | 1990 | Craig N. Gawreluk |
| Lehigh University | Montana State University | ||
| 1964 | Robert J. Arnzen | 1991 | Karen S. Schlangen |
| Washington University/St. Louis | University of Minnesota | ||
| 1965 | Joseph P. Collins | 1992 | Kevin Naziri |
| University of Wisconsin | California State Poly/Pomona | ||
| 1966 | John A. Leo III | 1993 | Irene J. Beyerlein |
| Auburn University | Clemson University | ||
| 1967 | William E. Hughes | 1994 | Jeffrey La Borde |
| Brigham Young University | Louisiana State University | ||
| 1968 | Maurice H. Bunn | 1995 | Kelly Habicht |
| Arizona State University | San Diego State University | ||
| 1969 | Walter H. Peters III | 1996 | Janea E. Stulp |
| Auburn University | Colorado State University | ||
| 1970 | Joseph R. Titone | 1997 | Scott Wenger |
| Cornell University | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | ||
| 1971 | James L. Lee | 1998 | Victoria E. Wood |
| Auburn University | University of Tulsa | ||
| 1972 | Stanley W. Blossom | 1999 | D. Nathaniel Mulcahy |
| Oklahoma State University | University of Massachusetts at Amherst | ||
| 1973 | Steven H. Blossom | 2000 | Kristen Busko |
| Oklahoma State University | Gonzaga University | ||
| 1974 | Gary L. Smith | 2001 | Daniel B. Vicario |
| Oklahoma State University | Villanova University | ||
| 1975 | Steven R. Bussolari | 2002 | Jonathan A. Amory |
| Union College | Trinity College | ||
| 1976 | Paul E. Hollis | 2003 | Jill C. Anderson |
| University of Washington | Boston University | ||
| 1977 | Pauline B. Cramer | 2004 | Sarah Plymale |
| University of Washington | LeTourneau University | ||
| 1978 | Jan D. Dozier | 2005 | Sara Coulthard |
| Auburn University | United States Naval Academy | ||
| 1979 | Zoe D. Kececioglu | 2006 | Stephen Hart |
| University of Arizona | The Ohio State University | ||
| 1980 | John J. Marsal | 2007 | Russell Aldridge |
| Tulane University | Brigham Young University | ||
| 1981 | Dan J. Schmitt | 2008 | Joy Davis |
| Oklahoma State University | Wright State University | ||
| 1982 | Gary F. St. Onge | 2009 | Matthew S. Hollis |
| Union College | Cedarville University | ||
| 2010 | Maxim Budyansky | ||
| University of Connecticut | |||
| 2013 | Zachary Young | ||
| Cedarville University | |||
| 2014 | Anomitra Banerjee | ||
| Birla Institute of Technology and Science | |||
| 2015 | Tyler M Pharris | ||
| Baylor University | |||
| SECOND PRIZE | |||
| 1982 | John I. Macy | 1994 | Todd M. Beller |
| University of Kansas | Purdue University | ||
| 1983 | Richard F. Beaufort | 1995 | Allan D. Parks |
| Brigham Young University | University of Windsor | ||
| 1984 | John DiMarco | 1996 | Michael Ogg |
| University of Dayton | Christian Brothers University | ||
| 1985 | Michael T. Nelson | 1997 | David B. Lenhert |
| Clemson University | Wichita State University | ||
| 1986 | Thomas Cavallaro | 1998 | Jeremy C. Patterson |
| Clemson University | University of NC at Charlotte | ||
| 1987 | Marc Richelsoph | 1999 | John M.R. Rask |
| Vanderbilt University | Le Tourneau University | ||
| 1988 | Rocke R. Koreis | 2000 | Paul Hvass |
| Seattle University | Le Tourneau University | ||
| 1989 | James N. Cantrell | 2001 | Jared Fryar |
| Utah State | University of Portland | ||
| 1990 | Moji I. Ijaz | 2002 | Marie K. Moran |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | University of Tulsa | ||
| 1991 | Alan K. Jones | 2003 | Smitesh Bakrania |
| Portland State University | Union College | ||
| 1992 | John Jraiche | 2004 | Brian Montague |
| University of Windsor | Cedarville University | ||
| 1993 | Andrew M. Dudas | 2005 | Conall Dempsey |
| Bradley University | University of Illinois | ||
| 2006 | Matthew Teicholz | ||
| University of Connecticut | |||
| 2007 | Shannon Yee | ||
| The Ohio State University | |||
| 2008 | Jeff Lombardo | ||
| University of Connecticut | |||
| 2009 | Shiyu Liu | ||
| Nanyang Technological University | |||
| 2010 | Carol Regalbuto | ||
| University of Illinois | |||
| 2013 | Jerry Wang | ||
| Yale University | |||
| 2014 | Brandon Horton | ||
| Virginia Tech | |||
| 2015 | Pin Yi Chen | ||
| National Taiwan University | |||
| THIRD PRIZE | |||
| 1982 | Douglas R. Watson | 1994 | Lee R. Johnson, Jr. |
| San Diego State University | Union College | ||
| 1983 | Joseph R. Olivier | 1995 | Wendy B. Schiebout |
| Tulane University | Dordt College | ||
| 1984 | Daniel B. Grandmont | 1996 | Darrin Noe |
| Western New England College | Seattle University | ||
| 1985 | Brian D. Berthold | 1997 | Gretchen Voegler |
| University of New Mexico | Union College | ||
| 1986 | Daniel M. Browning | 1998 | Julie A. Katz |
| Oregon State University | Bradley University | ||
| 1987 | Michael L. Hoskins | 1999 | Kip Jensen |
| California State University/Chico | Brigham Young University | ||
| 1988 | Margaret F. Pinnell | 2000 | John Milos |
| University of Dayton | New Jersey Institute of Technology | ||
| 1989 | James L. Kahler | 2001 | Andre McDonald |
| South Dakota State University | City College of New York | ||
| 1990 | Leland G. Hansen | 2002 | Francis X. Murphy |
| Brigham Young University | US Military Academy | ||
| 1991 | Craig J. Speier | 2003 | Preston Pysh |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | U.S. Military Academy | ||
| 1992 | Jerry R. Volcy | 2004 | Amber Raub Walker |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | U.S. Military Academy | ||
| 1993 | Eric L. Callens | 2005 | Robert Graudins |
| Louisiana Technical University | Seattle University | ||
| 2006 | John Souza | ||
| University of North Carolina, Charlotte | |||
| 2007 | Stephen T. Clark | ||
| Duke University | |||
| 2008 | Brian Wilks | ||
| Texas A&M University | |||
| 2009 | Alex Scott | ||
| Loughborough University | |||
| 2010 | Caroline Scheck | ||
| University of Maryland | |||
| 2013 | Thomas Larson | ||
| University of Washington | |||
| 2014 | Michael Crump | ||
| Texas Tech University | |||
| 2015 | Gorman Donnelly | ||
| Union College | |||
| FOURTH PRIZE | |||
| 1992 | Eric L. Callens | 1998 | Mark A. Kurfman |
| Louisiana Technical University | St. Louis University at Parks College | ||
| 1993 | Jason A. Pepin | 1999 | Paula Jean Runge |
| University of Massachusetts | Mississippi State University | ||
| 1994 | David R. Smith, II | 2000 | Cory Cooper |
| University of Utah | U.S. Air Force Academy | ||
| 1995 | Brian S. Mansure | 2001 | Jonathan Slager |
| University of Wyoming | Tourneau University | ||
| 1996 | Jesse Adams | 2002 | David M. Chapin |
| University of Nevada, Reno | Union College | ||
| 1997 | Michael Gray | 2003 | William Erwin |
| California Polytechnic State University/San Luis Obispo | Vanderbilt University | ||
| 2004 | Lincoln Potwin | ||
| Wenthworth University | |||
| 2005 | Thomas Barry | ||
| University of Hartford | |||
| 2006 | Matthew McCrink | ||
| Boise State University | |||
| 2007 | Andrew Gustafson | ||
| California State University | |||
| 2008 | Daniel Koch | ||
| University of Colorado-Denver | |||
| 2009 | Hunter McClelland | ||
| Tennessee Technological University | |||
| 2010 | Daniel Gerber | ||
| University of Alabama | |||
| 2013 | Kristian Saull | ||
| Loughborough University | |||
| 2014 | Joseph Kim | ||
| Yale University | |||
| 2015 | Matthew Lesniewski | ||
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | |||