The Harold Herzlich Distinguished Technology Achievement Medal is an award conferred that recognizes "innovators, who through persistence and dedication, have advanced a paradigm shift in tire manufacturing, tire reliability or performance". It is awarded as a part of the biennial ITEC tire show. Prior to 2012, it had been known by the name ITEC Distinguished Technology Achievement Award.
Recipients 2012 - Marion Pottinger- American mechanical engineer known for his work on tire footprint mechanics, tire wear and tire force and moment behavior. 2014 - Bernhard Blümich - RWTH Aachen Professor who developed nondestructive NMR tire measurement technology 2016 - Andreas Limper - former HF Mixing executive and developer of mixing technology 2018 - Steven M. Cron - retired Michelin product research engineer and co-inventor of the Tweel. 2020 - Walter H. Waddell - retired ExxonMobil Chemical senior research associate and consultant to the tire and rubber industry with expertise in silica technology, rubber compounding, butyl polymer applications, and tire aging. 2022 - William V. Mars - Endurica founder and developer of software for simulating tire durability 2024 - Brendan Rodgers - retired ExxonMobil scientist known for work on tire curing bladder technology 2025 - Frederick Ignatz-Hoover - retired Flexsys scientist known for development of insoluable sulfur additives for use in rubber vulcanization.
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