Professor Aubrey Palmer (May 29, 1912 --January 30, 1981) was one of the most loved and respected members of the School of Engineering faculty. He taught at Duke for over 37 years, touched many lives, and encouraged, challenged, and motivated hundreds of engineering students. This Award, established in 1980, is presented annually to a civil engineering senior, or seniors, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.Professor Aubrey Palmer (May 29, 1912 --January 30, 1981) was one of the most loved and respected members of the School of Engineering faculty. He taught at Duke for over 37 years, touched many lives, and encouraged, challenged, and motivated hundreds of engineering students. This Award, established in 1980, is presented annually to a civil engineering senior, or seniors, in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.
The names of the recipients of this award are inscribed on a plaque displayed in the Engineering building, as well as being listed below.
| Year | Recipient | Recipient |
| 2008 | Lee M. Pearson | Adam R. Udasin |
| 2007 | Claudia Fischmann | |
| 2006 | Robert Tipton | Siu-Chung Yau |
| 2005 | Kelly E. Devereaux | |
| 2004 | Noor N. Atari | |
| 2003 | Joanna E. Hingle | Alissa J. Jones |
| 2002 | Ryan Bollom | |
| 2001 | Sarah Dailey | Greg Hasbrouck |
| 2000 | Daniel R. Silver | |
| 1999 | Jason G. Darling | |
| 1998 | Jennifer L. Steed | |
| 1997 | Jeffrey Donnithorne | |
| 1996 | Derek K. Schubert | |
| 1995 | Adam P. Jochelson | |
| 1994 | Bethany Sacks | Dustin Waide |
| 1993 | Jon Robert Tervo | James Jason West |
| 1992 | Dennis H. Fink | Elizabeth K. Judge |
| 1991 | Jeffrey Davis | |
| 1990 | Matthew Andrews | |
| 1989 | Timothy A. Harrison | |
| 1988 | Jay Laird Shannon | |
| 1987 | Suzzane Marie Gregory | Lisa Gail Miller |
| 1986 | David Henry Kramer | Carmen Elena Stubig |
| 1985 | Scott Gatje | |
| 1984 | Hercules Vladimirou | |
| 1983 | Sherri Anne Goldstein | |
| 1982 | Gary Robert Schmertmann | |
| 1981 | Mark Douglas Taylor | |
| 1980* | David Graham Lutz |
*Award established.




