2022 - Dr Jürgen Weber

2021 - Dr Nigel Johnston

2020 - David Phillips

2019 - Dr Andrea Vacca

2018 - Professor Kim Stelson

2017 - Professor Huayong Yang

2016 - Professor Andrew Plummer

Director of the Centre for Power Transmission and Motion Control, University of Bath

2015 - John Savage

National Fluid Power Centre at North Nottinghamshire College, for his outstanding contribution to fluid power education and training.

2014 - Professor Win Rampen

Artemis Intelligent Power and University of Edinburgh, for his development of Digital Displacement hydraulic pumps and motors.

2013 - Professor Richard T. Burton

University of Saskatchewan, for an outstanding contribution to fluid power research and education.

2012 - No award

2011 - Professor Shinichi Yokota

Tokyo Institute of Technology, for outstanding contributions to fluid power research, particularly in the field of microhydraulic actuation and control.

2010 - Professor Rudolf Scheidl

Johannes Kepler Univesity, in recognition of his fundamental and applied research into mechatronic systems and hydraulic drives.

2009 - Professor Monika Ivantysynova 

Purdue University, for outstanding commitment to international fluid power research and education, particularly in the field of hydrostatic pumps and motors.

2008 - Professor Siegfried Helduser

Technical University of Dresden, in recognition of his numerous contributions to the development of the fluid power industry through his research, teaching and professional activities.

2007 - Dr Peter Achten 

Innas BV in recognition of his exceptional innovation in the field of fluid power.

2006 - Professor Serge Scavarda 

INSA Lyon, for his work in fluid power, particularly his contributions to pneumatics coupled with his seminal research in Bond Graphs and his work on inverse design.

2005 - Professor Matti J. Vilenius 

Head of IHA TUT / IHA, for 'Outstanding Achievement Particularly in the Field of Hydraulic Engineering'.

2004 - Professor Hans-Heinrich Harms 

Director of the Institute Für Landmaschinen und Fluidtechnik, Technical University, Braunschweig, Germany.

As the result of Professor Harms' outstanding technical ability and his excellent leadership, the Institute is the leading Centre in Germany for research into Agricultural Machinery and more generally in the area of construction machines.

2003 - Mr Roy Cuthbert AMIMechE

2002 - Mr John Bentley

For outstanding achievements in the advancement of high pressure hydraulics and water-based fluid components and systems.

2001 - Professor Murrenhoff 

For his internationally renowned research in the field of fluid power engineering.

2000 - No award

1999 - Professor J Watton CEng FIMechE

1998 - M D Kelley

1997 - Professor Jan-Ove Palmberg

1996 - Mr N Way 

For outstanding service to the industry.

1995 - Dr W Dieter

For his key role in the growth of the Fluid Power Industry

1994 - P J Wilson

For his contribution to the Fluid Power Industry.

1993 - Professor C Burrows

For his achievements in the field of hydraulics.

1992 - R Koski

For his contribution to the resurgence of interest in fluid power in the USA and beyond.

1991 - Professor Dr Ing W Backe

For his achievement in the field of hydraulics.

1990 - Dr K A Edge 

For his contributions to the science of fluid power.

1989 - G Allison

For his continuous effort over the past several years towards the eradication of leaks from hydraulics.

1988 - R B Walters

For his activity in the hydraulic industry since 1954, resulting in over 40 patented inventions, writing three editions of a textbook on ‘Hydraulic & Electro-Hydraulic Control Systems’, and writing the software modelling & simulation program used in industry and as a teaching aid.

1987 - R E Knight

For a lifetime’s work promoting pneumatics in industry

1986 - F B Levetus

For his contribution to advancing the science of mechanical engineering, particularly in the field of hydraulic mechanisms, hydrostatic transmission and servomechanisms.

1985 - F Nosworthy

For his services to the hydraulics industry.

1984 - G C Knight

For his work with the National Coal Board in developing a testing laboratory. For his work on the BS, ISO and IMECO Committees and for his work with fire resistant hydraulic fluids for mining applications.

1983 - No award

1982 - M J Fisher

For his work on hydraulic research with BHRA

1981 - F W Baggett

For his outstanding contributions to the advancement of mechanical engineering, particularly in hydraulics.

1980 - D Bick

For his outstanding contributions to the advancement of mechanical engineering, particularly in hydraulics. 

1979 - E H Bowers

For his contributions to the development of piston pumps ad hydrostatic transmissions, power matched systems, and directional control valves and for his work on national and international standardisation in the fluid power industry.

1978 - Professor D E Bowns

For his contributions to the development of education if the field of fluid power engineering.

1977 - No award

1976 - P M M Price

For his contributions to mechanical engineering by way of an elastohydrodynamic slipper pad which has improved the volumetric efficiency of an axial piston pump currently in production.

1975 - J G Keenan

For outstanding achievements in the study of hydraulic mechanisms including hydraulic power transmission components and controls.

1974 - C M Edgehill

For his contributions to developments within the fluid power industry.

1973 - Professor W M J Schlosser

For work in the field of analogue models for comparative testing and evaluation of all forms of power transmissions using one and the same mathematical model.

1972 - R H Y Hancock

For his contribution in the field of hydrostatic drives.

1971 - K Foster MA PhD CEng MIMechE

For his distinguished contributions to research and to the understanding and application of his researches in the fluid power industry.

1970 - G P Copping 

"Automatic Letter Facing" and "Stacking and Destacking Letters".

1968-1969

1969 - No award

1968 - B Lengyel and Professor J M Alexander

"Design of a Production Machine for Semi-continuous Hydrostatic Extrusion".