Purpose of the Award

To recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of the interaction of the profession
and the humanities.

The Award

The name of the award shall be the Robert E. Stewart Engineering - Humanities Award. The award was established in 1986 by Bonnie Stewart as a tribute to her husband, a McCormick Medalist, past president and Fellow of ASABE. The award acknowledges and perpetuates his lifelong dedication to the social and cultural contributions that agricultural engineering makes to the quality of life and to the application of the humanities to engineering research, design, developments and teaching.

The M-122 Robert E. Stewart Engineering - Humanities Award Committee will be responsible for the selection of the award recipient with final approval by the M-102 Awards Coordinating Committee.

The award shall consist of an appropriately engraved plaque and will be presented at the Annual International Meeting of the Society.

NOTE:  Those nominating a candidate will be advised only if their candidate is selected. Each award nominee will be considered by the award committee for two additional years if not selected the year nominated, as long as the candidate remains an ASABE member in good standing.

Eligibility for the Award

Individual graduate or undergraduate students who are Student Members of ASABE at the time of nomination are eligible. They may be citizens of any country and they must be willing to present themselves in person to receive the award at the Annual International Meeting of the Society.

Robert E. Stewart Engineering Humanities Award
The Robert E. Stewart Engineering-Humanities Award was established in 1986 by Bonnie Stewart as a tribute to her husband, a McCormick medalist, past president and Fellow of ASABE. The award acknowledges and perpetuates his lifelong dedication to the social and cultural contributions that agricultural engineering makes to the quality of life, and to the application of the humanities to engineering research, design, development and teaching. The Engineering-Humanities Award is presented to an individual who was a student member of ASABE at the time of nomination. It is to "recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of the interaction of the profession and the humanities."
1986	David A. Kittelson		2000	Carmen D. Patrick
1987	David Wood Miller		2001	J. Mark Bledsoe
1988	Gregory Alan Kiker		2002	Julianne M. Forman
1989	Ray H. Griggs		2003	Zachary A. Cook
1990	David Lee Widrig		2004	Leigh-Anne Henry
1991	Brent W. Auvermann		2005	Justin D. Rees
1992	Daryl Reece		2006	J. Malia Appleford
1993	Peter van Deventer		2007	Lucas G. Maddy & Joe Hynek
1994	Gerald C. Emesih		2008
1995	Charles P. Tilt		2009
1996	No recipient		2010
1997	Paul A. Funk		2011
1998	No recipient		2012
1999	Russell A. Persyn		2013