The David W. Taylor Medal is a medal presented by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers

The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers is a professional society that provides a forum for the advancement of the engineering profession as applied to the marine field...

 for "notable achievement in naval architecture

Naval architecture

Naval architecture is an engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures. Naval architecture involves basic and applied research, design, development, design evaluation and calculations during all stages of the life of a...

 and/or marine engineering

Marine propulsion

Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a ship or boat across water. While paddles and sails are still used on some smaller boats, most modern ships are propelled by mechanical systems consisting a motor or engine turning a propeller, or less frequently, in jet...

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The medal was named in honor of Rear Admiral David W. Taylor

David W. Taylor

Rear Admiral David Watson Taylor, USN was a naval architect and engineer of the United States Navy. He served during World War I as Chief Constructor of the Navy, and Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair...

, USN. It is gold-plated bronze approximately 2.5 inches (6.25 cm) in diameter. One side portrays Admiral Taylor; the other contains an inscription.

Although named for the same person, the medal should not be confused with the David W. Taylor Award presented by the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

 for contributions to the development of future maritime systems.

Recipients

• 1936 David Watson Taylor
• 1938 W.L.R. Emmet
• 1939 Hugo P. Frear
• 1940 John F. Metten
• 1942 Samuel M. Robinson
• 1943 William Hovgaard
• 1945 Edward L. Cochrane
  Edward L. Cochrane
  Vice Admiral Edward Lull "Ned" Cochrane was a United States Navy officer and noted naval architect who served as Chief of the Bureau of Ships during World War II...
  
  
• 1946 William Francis Gibbs
  William Francis Gibbs
  William Francis Gibbs was a renowned naval architect who directed the mass production of cargo ships for the United States during World War II, including the famous Liberty ships, of which 2,751 were built...
  
  
• 1947 David Arnott
  David arnott
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• 1948 Earle W. Mills
• 1949 George G. Sharp
• 1950 Harold E. Saunders
  Harold E. Saunders
  Harold Eugene Saunders , was the leading hydrodynamicist in the United States in the mid 20th century. He is best known for the 3-volume book, Hydrodynamics in Ship Design.-Naval career and design work:...
  
  
• 1951 C. Richard Waller
• 1953 John E. Burkhardt
• 1954 Edwin L. Stewart
• 1955 Kenneth S.M. Davidson
• 1956 Andrew I. McKee
• 1957 David P. Brown
• 1958 John C. Niedermair
• 1959 Olin J. Stephens, II
• 1960 Glenn B. Warren
• 1961 Mark L. Ireland, Jr.
• 1962 Charles D. Wheelock
• 1963 Arthur D. Gatewood
• 1964 Henry A. Schade
  Henry A. Schade
  Henry Adrian "Packy" Schade was a United States Navy officer, naval architect, and professor.During World War II, Schade was Head of the Carrier Desk for the United States Navy's Bureau of Ships...
  
  
• 1965 John P. Comstock
• 1966 Richard B. Couch
• 1967 Wilson D. Leggett, Jr.
• 1968 Matthew G. Forrest
• 1969 Douglas C. MacMillan
• 1970 Ludwig C. Hoffmann
• 1971 Phillip Eisenberg
• 1972 John R. Kane
  John R. Kane
  John Riley Kane was a colonel in the United States Army Air Forces and later the United States Air Force who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, in World War II. A native of Texas, Kane joined the Army Air Forces after graduating from Baylor University...
  
  
• 1973 Jerome L. Goldman
• 1974 Roger E.M. Brard
• 1975 James B. Robertson, Jr.
• 1976 Henry Benford
• 1977 James J. Henry
• 1978 John J. Nachtsheim
• 1979 Philip F. Spaulding
• 1980 Peter M. Palermo
• 1981 Erwin Carl Rohde
• 1982 Jacques B. Hadler
• 1983 Jens T. Holm
• 1984 Jan D. Van Manen
• 1985 J. Randolph Paulling, Jr.
• 1986 Robert N. Herbert
• 1987 John B. Caldwell
• 1988 Lawrence R. Glosten
• 1989 Clark Graham
• 1990 Lorenzo Spinelli
• 1991 Douglas Faulkner
• 1992 Justin E. Kerwin
• 1993 Harry A. Jackson
• 1994 Robert P. Giblon
• 1995 John W. Boylston
• 1996 Roy L. Harrington
• 1997 George R. Knight, Jr.
• 1998 Thomas S. Winslow
• 1999 Robert J. Scott
• 2000 Thomas G. Lang
• 2001 Peter A. Gale
• 2002 R. Keith Michel
• 2003 Robert G. Keane, Jr.
• 2004 Donald Liu
• 2005 Robert G. Allan
• 2006 Edward N. Comstock
• 2009 Joseph P. Fischer
• 2010 Peter Tang-Jensen

Reference and external link

• David W. Taylor Medalists