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SAE Medal of Honor
Established in 1986, the SAE Medal of Honor pays tribute to a living SAE member
for unique and significant contributions to SAE International by strengthening or
adding to its ability to further its purpose. Unlike other SAE awards that recognize
technical achievements or outstanding accomplishments in the various fields of mobility
engineering, this award honors an individual for their contributions to the overall SAE
International organization. The significance of the contributions shall have been tested
over time and shall be regarded as a major factor in SAE’s success.
This award consists of a framed medallion made of precious metals.
ARNOLD W. SIEGEL
PRESIDENT
ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mr. Siegel is being recognized for his more than 50 years of
dedicated and meritorious service to SAE International and
the SAE Foundation.
Mr. Siegel is a pioneer in the field of automotive safety. His
research has led to many safety features that are now common
in production vehicles. In addition, he helped initiate SAE
International’s entry in the automotive safety field and
contributed to many SAE standards and conferences; the result of which has greatly
improved auto safety globally. Through the years, he has served as a university professor
and industry consultant. He helped pioneer research on barrier, side-impact, rollover
head-on, motorcycle and pedestrian crashes. He built the first infant and child dummies,
crash tested them and worked on and designed the first rear-ward facing infant safety
seats and child booster seats. He and a physician began non-fatal, on-scene accident
investigation using multi-disciplinary teams. He co-directed trauma research groups and
developed and organized training programs for several governmental agencies, including
the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Transportation Safety Board.
Mr. Siegel has been a major factor in the success of both SAE International and the SAE
Foundation. He has served on the SAE International Board of Directors, numerous
Society committees, sub-committees and operating boards. In addition, he also has
been a long-standing member of the SAE Foundation’s Board of Trustees and, for years,
served as co-chair of the SAE-managed STAPP Car Crash conference, which helped to
place SAE International at the center of automotive safety progress. In 1987, Mr. Siegel
established the Arnold W. Siegel International Transportation Safety Award.
Mr. Siegel has been an important reason for the outstanding success of the SAE
Foundation’s programs, especially A World In Motion®. He was a key contributor in the
planning and undertaking of the SAE Foundation’s highly successful $25 million Capital
Campaign. Through SAE International and the SAE Foundation, Mr. Siegel has tirelessly
worked to improve education in science, math, technology, and engineering (STEM) at
all levels.
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