Since 1992, The Shot Peener magazine has given The Shot Peener of the Year award to individuals in our industry that have made significant contributions to the advancement of shot peening. We’ve listed the year of the award, the recipient, and their place of employment at the time they received the award.
| 2024 | Jack Champaigne | Electronics Inc. |
| 2023 | Dave Bahr David Johnson Paul Mort |
Purdue University Purdue University Purdue University |
| 2022 | Dr. Yoshihiro Watanabe | Toyo Seiko |
| 2021 | Michael Schmidt | GE Aviation |
| 2020 | Dave Barkley | EI Shot Peening Training |
| 2019 | Kelly McClurg | Bell Textron Inc. |
| 2018 | Yuji Kobayashi | Sintokogio |
| 2017 | Dominic Cimino | Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies |
| 2016 | Colin McGrory | Sandwell UK |
| 2015 | Sylvain Forgues | Shockform |
| 2014 | Mike Wern | Engineered Abrasives |
| 2013 | Scott Hatfield | Medtronic Spinal |
| 2012 | Hali Diep | Boeing Research and Technology |
| 2011 | James Kernan | U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center |
| 2010 | Herb Tobben | Clemco Industries |
| 2009 | Michelle Bandini | Peen Service |
| 2008 | Holger Polanetzki | MTU Aero Engines |
| 2007 | Ken l’Anson | Progressive Technologies |
| 2006 | Kumar Balan Dr. John Cammett |
Wheelabrator Group, Burlington, Ontario Materials Engineeering Division, Naval Aviation Depot, Cherry Point, NC |
| 2005 | Marsha Tufft Prof. Dr. -Ing. Helmut Wohlfahrt |
GE Aircraft Engines Technical University of Braunschweig |
| 2004 | Walter Beach Dr. Eng. Katsuji Tosha |
Peening Technologies of Connecticut Meiji University |
| 2003 | Paul Prevey Dr. Niku-Lari |
Lambda Research IITT International |
| 2002 | David Francis Shaker Meguid |
Metal Improvement Company University of Toronto |
| 2001 | Dr. David Kirk Dale Lombardo Bill Miller |
Coventry University, U.K. GE Aircraft Engines The Boeing Company |
| 2000 | Jonathan Clarke Prof. Lothar Wagner |
Delta Air Lines Technical University of Brandenburg |
| 1999 | Andrew Levers | British Aerospace Airbus |
| 1998 | Dipl. Phys. Wolfgang Linnemann | Kugelstrahlzentrum Aachen |
| 1997 | Dr. Ing. R. Kopp | Institute Metal Forming of RWTH |
| 1996 | Dr. M.C. Sharma | Maulana Azad College of Technology |
| 1995 | Dr. Kisuke Iida | Meiji University |
| 1994 | Charlie Barrett | Metal Improvement Company |
| 1993 | Pete Bailey Bob Thompson Jim Whalen |
GE Aircraft Engines GE Aircraft Engines GE Aircraft Engines |
| 1992 | Charlie Mason | Menasco Aerospace Ltd. |
Nominate a Recipient
To nominate someone for the award, send an email with the person’s name and the reasons for the nomination to info@theshotpeenermagazine.com.
The 2024 Shot Peener of the Year
After presenting “Shot Peener of the Year” plaques to recipients for 31 years, Jack Champaigne with Electronics Inc. received the award at the 2024 USA Shot Peening Workshop for his outstanding service to the shot peening community.