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NOMINATION TIMELINE

SOCIETY AWARDS: (16 month cycle)
  • October 31: Nomination deadline.
  • February: At the TMS Annual Meeting, society-level award selections are made by award subcommittees, followed by review and approval by Honors & Professional Recognition Committee.
  • June: The Board of Directors reviews and approves society-level award recipients as recommended by the Honors & Professional Recognition Committee.
  • July: Award recipients and principal nominators are notified of their selection.
  • February: Awards are presented during the TMS Annual Meeting.
DIVISION AWARDS: (11 month cycle)
  • March 31: Nomination deadline.
  • May: Appointed division award subcommittees review and make selections.
  • July: Award recipients and principal nominators are notified of their selection.
  • February: Awards are presented.

Professional Honors and Awards
Recipients of the TMS/ASM Joint Distinguished Lectureship Award

2010    
2009    
2008   Leo Christodoulou
2007   Alan Taub
2006   Joel Clark
2005   Dr. William J. Madia
2004   Diran Apelian
2003   Alton Romig
2002   Duncan Moore
2001   Dr. Bhakta B. Rath
2000   Prof. Merton C. Flemings
1999   Dr. Mary Lowe Good
1998   Lyle H. Schwartz
1997   Dr. James C. Williams
1996   Peter Cannon
1995   Albert R.C. Westwood
1994   Peter R. Bridenbaugh
1993   Donald R. Muzyka
1992   Frederick Seitz
1991   Praveen Chaudhari
1990   Sir Robin Nicholson
1989   Siegfried S. Hecker
1988   Frank Press
1987   James S. Kane
1986   Arden L. Bement Jr.
1985   Robert I. Jaffe
1984   Nathan E. Promisel
1983   Raymond L. Smith
1982   Morris Cohen
1981   The Honorable Dixy Lee Ray
1980   Charles Crussard
1979   Glenn T. Seaborg
1978   Herbert H. Kellogg
1977   Sir H. Montague Finniston, FRS
1976   William O. Baker
1975   Michael Tenenbaum
1974   Cyril Stanley Smith
1973   James Boyd
1972   Sir Alan Cottrell
1971   Harvey Brooks

How to Nominate a Colleague

To nominate a deserving professional review the descriptions and criteria on the Honors and Awards page and complete the convenient online Nomination Form, or download the Nomination Form (PDF) which contains a complete explanation of each award and how to nominate a colleague. Nominations must be received according to the timeline and deadlines as listed. TMS members may also be interested in reviewing the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) site for additional award opportunities. Nominations must be received according to the posted deadlines.

For More Information

For more information about honors and awards available through TMS, please contact the TMS Professional Affairs Administrator at:

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
184 Thorn Hill Road
Warrendale, PA 15086 USA
Telephone (724) 776-9000, ext. 232
Fax (724) 776-3770
E-Mail awards@tms.org