Carthrae Merrette Laffoon Lamme medalist for 1949: History of the medal

THE LAMME MEDAL was established in 1926 in accordance with the terms of the will of Benjamin Garver Lamme which provided for the award of a gold medal annually to a member of the Institute “who has shown meritorious achievement in the development of electrical apparatus or machinery.” The first medal under this award was granted in 1928, and this year marks the inclusion of the name of C. M. Laffoon among 22 distinguished contributors to the development of machinery and apparatus.