The Russ Prize

The National Academy of Engineering established the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize in 1999 through a multimillion-dollar endowment to Ohio University from the late Fritz Russ, BSEE '42, HON '75, and his wife, Dolores.

One of the top three engineering prizes in the world, the Russ Prize recognizes outstanding achievement in an engineering field that is currently of critical importance and that contributes to the advancement of science and engineering, as well as improves a person's quality of life and has widespread application or use. The prize, given biennially, carries a cash award of $500,000.

• 2007 winner: Yuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung, the "father of biomechanics"
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• 2005 winner: Leland C. Clark Jr., the "father of biosensors"
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• 2003 winner: Willem J. Kolff, the "father of artificial organs"
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• 2001 winners: Earl E. Bakken and Wilson Greatbatch, inventors of the heart pacemaker
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