The prize is in the form of a medal, the A. C. Eringen Medal, and an award of $2000. The recipient will deliver the Engineering Science Lecture at the annual meeting of the Society. The prize is awarded in recognition of sustained outstanding achievements in Engineering Science. The recipient need not be a member of the Society, but becomes a lifetime member upon receipt of the medal.
1976: Lofti Zadeh
1977: A. C. Eringen, C. C. Ting
1978: Raymond Flory
1979: Ian Sneddon
1980: E. A. Teller
1981: J. B. Keller
1982: Harold Grad
1983: R. Byron Bird
1984: Kenneth Wilson
1985: Bernard Budiansky
1986: Paul M. Naghdi
1988: George Herrmann
1989: J. Tinsley Oden
1991: James K. Knowles
1992: Ray W. Clough
1993: Fazil Erdogan
1994: Charles F. Curtiss
1995: Satya N. Atluri
1996: S. Chandrasekhar
1998: Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
1999: Michael F. Ashby
2000: E. Kroner
2003: Gerard Maugin
2004: Kumbakonam R. Rajagopal
2005: Cornelius O. Horgan