The prize is awarded for achievements in any engineering discipline.
Roth won a Grammy Award for engineering and received a framed platinum record.
The Draper Prize grew out of a long-standing dissatisfaction that the Nobel Prizes do not include an award for engineering.
With a sizable cash endowment, the Draper Prize has come to be considered one of the most prestigious awards for engineering in the world, and its presentation is considered to be a valuable tool for improving the public's understanding of engineering and technology.
THE DEVELOPMENT of the world's first truck engine oil-sump made from thermoplastic composites has earned its manufacturer KTSN, Germany, an award for engineering innovation from the Society of Plastics Engineers SPEE).
The bus lane opened on 20 November 1989, and received an Institute of Engineers award for engineering excellence.
The bridge opened on 16 April 1988, and received awards for engineering excellence from both the national and state branches of the Institute of Engineers, Australia.
Parseghian, meanwhile, won numerous coach of the year awards for engineering the turnaround, including from the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers Association of America, the Washington Touchdown Club, the Columbus Touchdown Club and Football News.
Already $323 million in contracts have been awarded for the design of the project, program management and engineering work.
Fluor has been awarded a contract for engineering, procurement and construction for Total's Port Arthur refinery in Texas, USA.
