The ASTM International Award of Merit is an award that was established in the
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World War II
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as a response to the growing need to recognize outstanding contributions to the leadership and authorship of consensus standards for manufacturing specifications and analysis. The Award, established in 1949 by the
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, is the highest society award granted to an individual ASTM member. It is given for distinguished service and outstanding leadership participation in consensus standards activities sponsored by ASTM International committees. Recipients of the Award of Merit also receive the honorary title of Fellow of ASTM International (FASTM).
The ASTM International Award of Merit is presented at various technical conferences throughout the
United States
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and is given on the basis of merit. The various ASTM Committees do not award this every year and some committees average one award every 4–5 years.
External links
* Award of Merit Guidelines.
* Award of Merit Recipients.
''ASTM Award of Merit Recipients''
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See also
* List of engineering awards
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References
American awards
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