The Gilbreth Medal is named after Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.Barbara Sicherman, Carol Hurd Green. Notable American Women: The Modern Period : a Biographical Dictionary. 1980. p. 273. and Lillian Gilbreth and is presented in recognition of excellence in the field of motion, skill, and fatigue study. Originally awarded in 1931 by the Society of Industrial Engineers, the award continues to be presented following the organization's merger in 1936 with The Taylor Society under the new organization, The Society for Advancement of Management.
Award winners The award winners are:Advanced Management Journal, Vol. 29. 1963. p. 27Moustafa H. Abdelsamad (ed.) "SAM Diamond anniversary," in: SAM Advanced Management Journal, Vol 53. Nr. 2 Spring 1988. p. 41
1931 Dr. Lilian Gilbreth, Ph.D.Taylor Society, Bulletin of the Taylor Society. Vol. 15–16. 1930. p. 263 1933 President Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover Public Positions and Honors at hoover.archives.gov. Accessed 06-07-2017. 1936 Ordway Tead 1937 Allan H. MogensenThe Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware Wednesday, March 26, 1947. p. 10 1938 Erwin SchellThe Society for the Advancements of Management. "Erwin H. Schell is the winner for 1938 of the Gilbreth Medal," 1938 letter. Online at engineering.purdue.edu, 2017. 1939 Joseph Wickham Roe 1940 David B. Porter 1941 Ralph Mosser BarnesRalph Mosser Barnes at wf-eng.slerahosting.com. Accessed 06-07-2017. 1942 Glenn L. Gardiner 1943 Elmer William EngstromWork Methods Training Manual, 1945. p. 31 1944 John A. AldridgeWork Methods Training Manual, 1945. p. 30: "Gilbreth Medal for 1944 to Colonel Aldridge." Aldridge was former Director of Industrial Research Sears, Roebuck & Co. and General Foods Corp. 1945 James Secor PerkinsGuide to the James Secor Perkins Additional Papers – Cornell University, Accessed 06-07-2017. 1946 Harold Bright MaynardJohn William Leonard, Winfield Scott Downs, M. M. Lewis (1964), Who's who in Engineering. Vol. 9. 1964, p. 1221 1947 Don F. CopellManufacturing Series, Nr. 211-224, 1953. p. 57 1948 Anne G. Shaw 1949 James Keith Louden 1950 Phil CarrollProfessional Engineer, Vol. 20–21. National Society of Professional Engineers, 1950. p. 94.Who was Phil Carroll – Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers 1951 Ralph Presgrave 1952 William R. Mullee 1953 Marvin Everett Mundel 1954 Craig Lee TaylorCraig Lee Taylor, Engineering and Physiology: Los Angeles; 1909–1958; Professor at cdlib.org. Accessed 06-07-2017. 1955 Gustave J. Stegemerten 1956 Herbert F. Goodwin 1957 Harold G. Dunlap 1958 John L. Schwab (1892–1970) 1959 Gerald B. Bailey 1960 Leo M. Moore 1961 Gerald NadlerThe Journal of Industrial Engineering. Vol. 12. 1961. p. i 1962 Richard Muther 1963 Lee Whitson 1964 Oliver. J. Sizelove 1965 Robert T. Livingston 1966 Daniel M. Braum“Daniel M. Braum receives Gilbreth Medal,” GC series 1, c.1, f.LMG Scrapbook of Activities, 1966–67. LMG. Cited in: Jane Lancaster (2015), Making Time: Lillian Moller Gilbreth. p. 393. 1968 Lucien A. Brouha 1969 Erwin Rudolph Tichauer 1971 Joseph H. Quick 1972 Henry Viscardi Jr. 1973 Richard M. Paget 1977 Arthur Spinanger 1981 Joseph M. JuranKenneth S. Stephens. ed. Juran, Quality, and a Century of Improvement, 2005. p. 5 1982 Mavin Mundel 1989 Wallace James RichardsonWallace Richardson, Author, Ex-professor At Lehigh University. The Morning Call. March 23, 1989. 1991 Alan Pritsker 1996 Ernestine Gilbreth Carey 2001 David S. FergusonThe Quest, Vol. 5, No. 1, Spring 2001, published in April 2001. 2002 Mary Ann Hainthaler"SAM Awards Gilbreth Medal," In : The Quest, Vol. 5, No. 4, Winter 2002, 2004 Akira Takanka 2026 Elizabeth (Lima) Remillard
References