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George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Service

Established in 1982, the Taylor Award for Distinguished Service recognizes outstanding service to the University and voluntary public service to governmental or other public groups.

Year Recipient Department
2009 Alan E. Shapiro History of science and technology
2008 Carol K. Shield Civil engineering
2008 James Leger Electrical and computer engineering
2007 Max Donath Mechanical engineering
2006 Douglas Ernie Electrical and computer engineering
2005 E. Dan Dahlberg Physics
2004 Lawrence Rudnick Astronomy
2003 Arthur Erdman Mechanical engineering
2002 Robert Pepin Physics
2001 Charles Campbell Physics
2001 Frank Kulacki Mechanical engineering
2000 Sally Gregory Kohlstedt History of science and technology
2000 Louis Pignolet Chemistry
1999 Larry Kinney Electrical and computer engineering
1999 David Pui Mechanical engineering
1998 Donald Truhlar Chemistry
1997 Paul Barbara** Chemistry
1996 Marvin Marshak Physics
1995 Gordon Beavers Aerospace engineering and mechanics
1994 James Ramsey Mechanical engineering
1993 Patarasp Sethna † Aerospace engineering and mechanics
1992 Donald Riley** Mechanical engineering
1991 K.S.P. Kumar* Electrical and computer engineering
1990 Roger Stuewer* History of science and technology
1989 H. Ted Davis † Chemical engineering and materials science
1988 Richard Goldstein Mechanical engineering
1987 Paul Gassman † Chemistry
1986 Thomas Walsh Physics
1985 Hans Weinberger* Mathematics
1984 Harvey Keynes Mathematics
1983 John Clausen † Mechanical engineering
1982 John Moran* Aerospace engineering and mechanics

* retired
**no longer at U of M
† deceased