The award was established in 1972 by the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and NEI to recognize outstanding and statesman-like contributions to the many aspects of nuclear energy activities.
The candidate must have international stature in a broad sector of the nuclear energy field. A significant segment of the candidate's work must have been directed toward the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Nominees need not be ANS or NEI members or U.S. citizens, but the proposed recipient must be living at the time he/she is nominated.
A full letter of justification must be provided with a narrative summary of about 1,000 words, including accomplishments, period of activity, and significance of achievements. A list of publications and a brief chronological resume should be included.
Nominations are considered by a committee composed of ANS and NEI members.
Past Recipients
2026 Jacopo Buongiorno
2024 Rafael Mariano Grossi
2023 Mark Peters
2022 William Webster
2021 Kristine Svinicki
2020 Siegfried Hecker
2019 Marv Fertel
2018 James Rhodes
2017 William Magwood
2016 Peter Lyons
2015 George Apostolakis
2014 Luis Echavarri
2013 Richard Meserve
2012 Aris Candris
2011 Dale E. Klein
2010 Richard Stratford
2009 Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
2008 Nils Diaz
2007 Edward McGaffigan
2006 Paul Robinson
2005 Neil E. Todreas
2004 Joseph M. Hendrie
2003 Gail de Planque
2002 Zack T. Pate
2001 Corbin A. McNeill
2000 Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.)
1999 Joseph M. Farley
1998 Richard T. Kennedy (posthumously)
1997 John Simpson
1996 John W. Landis
1995 Jean-Claude Leny
1994 Eugene P. Wilkinson
1993 W. Kenneth Davis
1992 Bertram Wolfe
1991 William S. Lee
1990 Remy Louis Carle
1989 Walker Cisler
1988 Hans Blix
T. Keith Glennan
1987 Hon. Morris K. Udall
1985 The Lord Marshall of Goring
1984 Takashi Mukaibo
1983 Chauncey Starr
1982 Glenn T. Seaborg
1980 Andre Giraud
1979 Manson Benedict
1978 Gerald Tape
1976 Sigvard Eklund
1974 Chet Holifield
1972 Henry DeWolf Smyth