Goethals Medal

The Goethals Medal is a national award given annually by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) to a registered engineer who 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 and United States Army officer best known for his work on the Panama Canal.

Past award winners

1956 Dr. David B. Steinman
1957 Lt. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler
1958 Col. Walker L. Cisler
1959 John 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
1964 John P. Davis
1965 Edwin E. Abbott
1966 Rear Adm. Robert R. Wooding
1967 Capt. Albert Rhoades Marshall
1968 Col. Jerome 0. Ackerman
1969 Wendell W. Ralphe
1970 Dr. Arsham Amirikian
1971 Robert Y. Hudson
1972 Dr. Michael Yachnis
1973 Robert H. Hayes
1974 Col. John E. Catlin, Jr.
1975 James Polk Stafford, Jr.
1976 Henry W. Holiday
1977 Garland L. Watts
1978 Arthur Casagrande
1979 E. Montford Fucik
1980 Robert J. Taylor
1981 Michael A. Kolessar
1982 Euclid C. Moore
1983 George J. Zeiler
1984 Dr. Alexander G. Tarics
1985 Edward Cohen
1986 William L. Stevens
1987 Dr. Ralph J. Portier
1988 Gary S. Gasperino
1989 No winner
1990 Karl Rocker, Jr.
1991 William A. Keenan
1992 Dr. Robert D. Wolff
1993 Ralph B. Snowberger
1994 Eugene J. Fasullo
1995 Richard E. Carlson
1996 John C. Gribar
1997 Lt. Col. Wendell L Barnes, USA
1998 Douglas F. Burke
1999 James E. Tancreto
2000 Robert J. Taylor
2001 Robert M. Moore
2002 Arthur H. Wu, Ph.D.
2003 Dennis M. Firman, P.E., ACC/CEC
2004 Ralph T. Kaneshiro, P.E.
2006 Capt. Tracey J. Spielmann
2007 Dominick M. Servedio

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