Hoover Medal facts for kids

The Hoover Medal is a special award given to engineers in America. It celebrates engineers who do amazing things to help people, even outside of their regular work. This important award has been given out every year since 1930.

Several big engineering groups work together to give out this medal. These include the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The ASME is the group that manages the award.

The medal is named after Herbert Hoover. He was an engineer himself and was the very first person to receive this award. He later became a President of the United States.

Who Has Received the Hoover Medal?

Source:ASME

Many talented engineers have received the Hoover Medal for their contributions to humanity. Here is a list of past recipients:

See Also

• List of engineering awards
• List of mechanical engineering awards
• List of awards for contributions to society
• List of awards named after people