In addition to Eringen, previous awardees include Samuel C.C. Ting (1977), Kenneth Wilson (1984), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1996), and Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1998).
In addition to Drucker, previous awardees include Philip G. Hodge, Jr. (2000), George J. Dvorak (2002), Leon M. Keer (2003), and Frank A. McClintock (2004).