Outstanding Young Aerospace Engineer
Presented to an alumnus under the age of 40 who
- Zachary C. Reeder '05 - 2013
- Maruthi Akella, Ph.D. '98 - 2015
- Darren Hartl, Ph.D. '03 - 2015
- Kayleen Helms, Ph.D. '00 - 2015
- Isaac Ekoto, Ph.D. '06 - 2016
- Julie Parish, Ph.D. '05 - 2016
- Puneet Singla, Ph.D. '02 - 2016
- Andrew L. Carpenter, Ph.D. '09 - 2017
- Xiaoli Bai, Ph.D. '09 - 2018
- Cody P. Kelly '10 - 2018
- Tyler P. Neale '10 - 2018
- Lesley Weitz, Ph.D. '05 - 2018
- Brian Freno, Ph.D. '08 - 2022
- Lauren Riner '17 - 2024
Outstanding Aerospace Engineer
Presented to an alumnus 40 years or older who has proven superior professional achievement, community service
- David H. Allen, Ph.D. '72 - 2013
- Douglas R. Cooke '73 - 2013
- David W. Lund '79 - 2014
- Merri J. Sanchez, Ph.D. '85 - 2014
- Michael L. Slack '73 - 2014
- David S. Bodden '76 - 2015
- Richard J. Matus, Ph.D. '80 - 2015
- Rush Robinett III, Ph.D. '82 - 2015
- Paul Hill '84 - 2016
- Donald Ruhmann '86 - 2016
- Hanspeter Schaub,
Ph.D '92 - 2016 - Kirk Shireman '85 - 2016
- John Vassberg, Ph.D. '80 - 2016
- Ryan P. Russell, Ph.D. '98 - 2017
- Barbara J. Craig, Ph.D. '88 - 2018
- David B. Kanipe '70 - 2018
- Wayne A. Lutz '72 Lt. Col. USAF (Ret.) - 2018
- John E. Hurtado, Ph.D. - '91 - 2022
- Robert Shotwell '95 - 2024
Aerospace Engineering Honorary Engineer Award
Presented to non-Texas A&M University alumni who have made major contributions to the engineering profession and whose support of the Department of Aerospace Engineering merits recognition.
- H. Norman Abramson, Ph.D. - 2013
- Howard W. Barlow, Ph.D. - 2013
- James L. Rand, Ph.D. - 2013
- Keith Ferris - 2014
- Thomas Uriel McElmurry, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret) - 2014
- Oran W. Nicks - 2015
- John Slattery - 2015
- Leland Carlson, Ph.D. - 2016
- Donald T. Ward, Ph.D., Col. USAF (Ret) - 2016
- Eli Reshotko, Ph.D. - 2017
- Joseph A. Schetz, Ph.D. - 2017
- Robert G. Chilton - 2018
- Diana Stanger - 2024
Distinguished Aerospace Engineering Alumni
Presented to an alumnus who is retired or near retirement with outstanding career records. This award recognizes sustained and meritorious contributions to engineering and engineering management.
- Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge, Jr. '60 - 2009
- Thomas Cogan '77 - 2011
- Edelmiro "Ed" Muniz '67 - 2013
- Leland Snow '52 - 2013
- Norman "Ken" Dyson '60, Lt. Col. USAF (Ret) - 2014
- Mark A. Fischer '72 - 2014
- Gerald "Gerry" D. Griffin '56 - 2014
- Walter E. Haisler, Jr, Ph.D. '67 - 2014
- Charles R. Haines, '57 - 2015
- Benjamin "Ben" R. Smith '65 - 2015
- Dennis Ray Deel '70 - 2016
- Elaine Mendoza '87 - 2016
- Wilbert D. "Doug" Pearson, Jr. '69 - 2017
- Merri J. Sanchez, Ph.D. '85 - 2017
- Douglas R. Cooke '73 - 2018
- Bradley L. Worsham '88 - 2018
- John V. Kenner '87 - 2018
- Michael L. Slack '73 - 2018
- William R. Wheeler '70 - 2020
- Paul Romere '62 - 2022
- Stephen Wilson '81, Gen. USAF - 2024