SAWE BEST PAPER AWARD

In 1968, an award was initiated for the author or authors of the best technical paper presented at the SAWE International Conference. The papers are judged for technical content, originality, usefulness, value, clarity, style, and form.

From 1968 to 1985 the award was sponsored by Revere Corporation and the winning author(s) were presented with what used to be described as a "loving cup." Hence, during this period, the award was called "The Revere Cup."

After 1985, The Revere Corporation decided, for reasons not known to this writer, that they would no longer sponsor this award.

In 1986 and 1987, the award was known simply as the SAWE International Conference Best Paper Award and consisted of an engraved plaque furnished by the Society.

From 1987 to 2001, the award was sponsored by and the plaque furnished by General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC).

At the 1988 Board of Directors meeting, the name of the award was changed to "The L.R. "Mike" Hackney SAWE Best Paper Award. Mr. Hackney was one of the individuals who, in 1941, originally organized The Society of Aeronautical Weight Engineers. (The name of the Society was changed later to the Society of Allied Weight Engineers.)

In 2001, other companies indicated that they would like to sponsor the award. The Board of Directors decided that if we gave the sponsorship to only one company, we risked alienating other companies and losing their support. To solve this problem, the Board of Directors decided to eliminate all specific item or function sponsorship by a single company.

Since 2001, the award has consisted of a plaque furnished by the Society. However, the name has remained "The L.R. "Mike" Hackney SAWE Best Paper Award.

All the winners of this prestigious award are shown below: