The Harold Pender Award, initiated in 1972 and named after founding Dean
Harold Pender, is given by the Faculty of the
School of Engineering and Applied Science of the
University of Pennsylvania to an outstanding member of the engineering profession who has achieved distinction by significant contributions to society.[1] The Pender Award is the School of Engineering's highest honor.
2013:
Barbara Liskov, for her work in programming languages, programming methodology and distributed systems.
2010:
Robert E. Kahn and
Vinton G. Cerf, for their pioneering and seminal contributions to network-based information technology, and especially for the design and implementation of the
TCP/IP protocol suite, which continues to provide the foundation for the growing Internet
2006:
Mildred Dresselhaus, for pioneering contributions and leadership in the field of carbon-based
nanostructures and
nanotechnology, and for promoting opportunities for women in science and engineering
1982:
Maurice V. Wilkes, developer of world's second large-scale general-purpose electronic digital computer and author of first digital computer programmers textbook
The Harold Pender Award, initiated in 1972 and named after founding Dean
Harold Pender, is given by the Faculty of the
School of Engineering and Applied Science of the
University of Pennsylvania to an outstanding member of the engineering profession who has achieved distinction by significant contributions to society.[1] The Pender Award is the School of Engineering's highest honor.
2013:
Barbara Liskov, for her work in programming languages, programming methodology and distributed systems.
2010:
Robert E. Kahn and
Vinton G. Cerf, for their pioneering and seminal contributions to network-based information technology, and especially for the design and implementation of the
TCP/IP protocol suite, which continues to provide the foundation for the growing Internet
2006:
Mildred Dresselhaus, for pioneering contributions and leadership in the field of carbon-based
nanostructures and
nanotechnology, and for promoting opportunities for women in science and engineering
1982:
Maurice V. Wilkes, developer of world's second large-scale general-purpose electronic digital computer and author of first digital computer programmers textbook