Monday, November 16, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:15 PM ET
Followed by a virtual reception 8:15 PM – 8:45 PM ET
ASME presents the 2020 Annual Awards Event (formerly known as the Honors Assembly), a celebration of engineering that pays tribute to the careers and achievements of some of the world's outstanding engineers, innovators, and scholars. This virtual multimedia event will feature inspiring stories and entertainment. The event will be hosted by special guest Master of Ceremonies. Roy Firestone, a seven-time Emmy Award winner and seven-time cable ACE award winning host, interviewer, narrator, writer, and producer. As the ground-breaking, original host of ESPN's legendary Up Close, Up Close Classic, and Up Close Primetime, Firestone has interviewed more than 5,000 athletes, musicians, actors, and political figures as well as writers and filmmakers.
Performances By
Jeffrey Li known for his television debut on the hit NBC show America's Got Talent. His auditions received critical acclaim, reaching more than 27 million views on YouTube. He also performed on NBC's Little Big Shots produced by Ellen DeGeneres and Steve Harvey. His previous cover You Raise Me Up has gained over 124 million views on Facebook and over 50 million views on YouTube.
Allie Sherlock from Cork, Ireland first came to attention when a video she posted on Facebook of her busking on Dublin's Grafton Street singing Ed Sheeran's "Supermarket Flowers" went viral. Since then, she has had numerous viral YouTube videos as well as reaching over 3.5 million subscribers (and counting!)
Award Honorees
Asad M. Madni
Soichiro Honda Medal
David Kwabi
Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal
Krishnamoorthy (Subbu) Subramanian
M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Medal of ASME/SME
William S. Hammack
Ralph Coats Roe Medal
James J. Truchard
Richard J. Goldstein Energy Lecture Award
Je-Chin Han
Honorary Member
Farshid Sadeghi
Honorary Member
Masayoshi Tomizuka
Honorary Member
Subra Suresh
ASME Medal
Don't Miss this outstanding IMECE event!
Special Thanks
The ASME Committee on Honors
Mechanical Engineering magazine