The Harold Berger Award

The Berger Award, named in honor of the Honorable Harold Berger, is awarded bi-annually by the School of Engineering and Applied Science to a technological innovator who has made a lasting contribution to the quality of our lives. Special emphasis is given to the societal and economic significance of an advance.

Recipients of the Harold Berger Award:

2004 Dean Kamen, for his creative use of technology to advance health care and his unwavering championing of engineering education

2002 J. Craig Venter, for his creative use of advanced technology and for his leadership role in the sequencing and analyzing of the human genome