The Photogrammetric Award (Fairchild) is presented by ASPRS through the ASPRS Foundation with the support of Lockheed Martin. The purpose of the Award is to stimulate the development of the art of aerial photogrammetry in the United States.
The Award consists of a silver presentation plaque mounted on a walnut wood panel. Eligibility to receive the Award is restricted to current ASPRS members who have been members for at least three years prior to the date of selection as recipient.
The selection committee may solicit nominations from the general membership or specific organizational structures such as the Divisions or Regions of ASPRS. The selection committee evaluates each nominee for his or her contribution during the year(s) preceding the Award. The merits of candidates are considered by the Committee with respect to the following points:
- An outstanding invention or design involving any type of equipment that applies to the art of aerial photogrammetry.
- Any outstanding method developed for the use of aerial photographs and/or imagery. This does not relate only to the use of photographs for mapping but is intended in a general sense.
- Outstanding research for study along aerial photogrammetric lines.
- Outstanding effort for the general advancement of the art of photogrammetry.
The Photogrammetric Award (Fairchild) Recipients
1943- Gerald Fitzgerald
1944- Philip G. McCurdy
1945- Jasper E. King
1946- Earl Church
1947- Harry T. Kelsh
1948- no award given
1949- John V. Sharp
1950- Russell K. Bean
1951- Frederick P. Willcox
1952- Konstantin Pestrecov
1953- John I. Pennington
1954- Marvin B. Scher
1955- Dwin R. Craig
1956- Robert N. Colwell
1957- Hellmut Schmid
1958- Russell K. Bean
1959- Ludwig Bertele
1960- Gilbert L. Hobrough
1961- Bertil Hallert
1962- Heinz Gruner
1963- Uuno V. Helava
1964- Clarice L. Norton
1965- Morris M. Thompson
1966- G. Carper Tewinkel
1967- Gerhardus H. Schut
1968- Frederick J. Doyle
1969- Sidney Bertram
1970- Duane C. Brown
1971- Gomer I. McNeil
1972- Teodor J. Blachut
1973- Houssam M. Karara
1974- H. Dell Foster
1975- Edward M. Mikhail
1976- Everett L. Merritt
1977- Atef A. Elassal
1978- Michael A. Crombie
1979- Clifford W. Greve
1980- Duane C. Brown
1981- Roy A. Welch
1982- Vladimir Kratky
1983- Chester C. Slama
1984- Zarko Jaksic
1985- William C. Mahoney
1986- Lawrence W. Fritz
1987- Clive S. Fraser
1988- Hans J. Wehrli
1989- Maurice S. Gyer
1990- Franz W. Leherl
1991- Sherman S.C. Wu
1992- James R. Lucas
1993- James B. Case
1994- Armin Gruen
1995- David M. McKeown
1996- no award given
1997- John A. Thorpe
1998- Friederich E. Ackermann
1999- Gottfried Konecny
2000- Anton F. “Toni” Schenk
2001- no award given
2002- no award given
2003- Paul R. Wolf
2004- J. Chris McGlone
2005- Wolfgang Forstner
2006- Gordon Petrie
2007- George Y.G. Lee
2008- Donald L. Light
2009- Charles K. Toth
2010- Qassim Abdullah
2011- Ayman F. Habib
2012- Dean W. Merchant