Edison Awards
# Edison Awards

Edison Awards is an American company that runs an annual competition honoring excellence in innovation in a broad range of categories.

## Company

The Edison Awards were established by the American Marketing Association in 1987 and has been an independent enterprise since 2008.

## Awards

The Edison Awards are named after the inventor Thomas Edison. They honor innovations in product and service development, marketing and human-centered design. Categories range from green technology to medical breakthroughs. Entrants must meet strict innovation criteria and competencies as defined in the book Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America's Greatest Inventor (Gelb & Caldicott 2007). The Edison Awards Steering Committee reviews nominations; the finalists are then voted on by a large panel drawn from business professionals, scientists and academia. Entries are judged based on societal impact, creativity and marketplace success. In 2013, there were 14 categories and 38 sub-categories, with 131 award recipients.

## Recipients

Past recipients of the Edison Achievement Award include:

* 1991 – Herb Baum – Campbell Soup Co.
* 1991 – Frank Perdue – Perdue Farms
* 1992 – William McGowan – MCI Corporation
* 1993 – J. Willard Marriott, Jr. – Marriott International
* 1993 – Jay Van Andel – Amway Corporation
* 1993 – Raymond W. Smith – Bell Atlantic
* 1993 – Rich DeVos – Amway Corporation
* 1994 – Bert C. Roberts – MCI Corporation
* 1994 – H. John Greeniaus – Nabisco, Inc.
* 1995 – Arthur Martinez – Sears, Roebuck & Co.
* 1995 – Robert Palmer – Digital Corporation
* 1996 – Douglas Ivester – Coca-Cola Company
* 1996 – Nolan D. Archibald – Black & Decker
* 1997 – Reuben Mark – Colgate-Palmolive
* 1997 – Martha Stewart – MSL Omnimedia
* 1999 – Dale Morrison – Campbell Soup Co.
* 1999 – Ted Turner – Time Warner
* 2009 – David M. Kelley – IDEO
* 2009 – Susan Desmond-Hellmann – Genentech
* 2010 – A.G. Lafley – Procter & Gamble
* 2010 – Susan Hockfield – MIT
* 2011 – Alan Mulally – Ford Motor Company
* 2011 – John S. Hendricks – Discovery Communications
* 2012 – Chris Anderson – TED
* 2012 – Steve Jobs – Apple, Inc.
* 2013 – Paul E. Jacobs – Qualcomm
* 2014 – Elon Musk – Tesla, SpaceX
* 2014 – Yang Yuanqing – Lenovo
* 2015 – Clayton M. Christensen – Harvard Business School
* 2015 – Robert A. Lutz – General Motors Company
* 2016 – John Chambers – Cisco Systems, Inc.
* 2017 – Astro Teller – X
* 2017 – Jeff Immelt – General Electric
* 2018 – Marillyn Hewson – Lockheed Martin
* 2019 – Ginni Rometty – IBM
* 2021 – Jennifer Holmgren, Reinhold Schmieding – Arthrex
