The D. Robert Yarnall Award is presented each year at the Senior Awards Dinner to a distinguished alumnus for an outstanding contribution in the field of engineering to society, either in public service, private industry, or education, that has enhanced the image of the University of Pennsylvania. The recipients, to date, have been:

2008   Robert G. Gallager EE '53
2007   Krishna P. Singh MSE '69
2006   Jack Keil Wolf EE'56
2005   Thomas A. V. Cassel, ME'68, GME'73, GR'79
2004   Suzanne Bushinsky Rowland, CHE'83
2003   George H. Heilmeier, EE'58
2002   Bernard V. Vonderschmitt, GEE'56
2001   Oliver C. Boileau, Jr. EE'51, GEE'53
2000   Bernard S. Baker CHE'57, GCH'59
1999   Michael D. Zisman GEE'73, GR'77
1997   William K. Gemmill ME'73, GME'74, WG'78
1994   Juan J. Amodei GEE'61, GRE'68
1993   Robert K. Raisler ME'26
1992   Leon Riebman EE'43, GRE'51
1991   Harry R. Halloran, Jr. CE'61
1990   Joseph Bordogna EE'55, GRE'64
1989   Richard H. Gabel ME'32
1988   Paul E. Wright GME'60
1987   John P. Mulroney CHE'57, GCH'59
1986   Howard H. Sheppard EE'32, GEE'33
1985   Kenneth A. Roe GME '46
1984   Nathaniel C. Wyeth ME'36
1983   Serge Gratch CHE'46
1982   Harry J. Woll GRE'53 (EE)
1981   Richard A. Mulford ME'52, GME'57
1980   Russell P. Heuer, Jr. CHE'55,GCH'57
1979   Alfred R. Golze' CE'30
1978   Walter J. Kinderman ME'25
1977   Adolph O. Schaefer CHE'22
1976   S. Reid Warren, Jr. EE'28, GRE'37
1975   Raymond L. Smith GR'53 (MSE)
1974   Robert E. Derby ME'38,GME'49
1973   J. Presper Eckert, Jr. EE'41,GEE'43,HON'64
1972   Robert D. Bent CHE'35
1971   Carl C. Chambers GRE'34
1970   Houston R. Paxson EE'23
1969   Sarkes Tarzian EE'24, GEE'27, HON'74
1968   Francis G. Tatnall ME'18