Medal
Object number2010.6.1 a,b
Date2008
Mediumgold; satin; leather; felt
Credit LineGift of Katherine Simon Frank
DescriptionHistory Makers medal with case. Circular gold medal attached to red, white, and blue stripped ribbon. Embossed on obverse is name of presenting institution and name of medal. Engraved on reverse is name of event, date, and recipient name. Rectangular blue case. Leather covering, blue felt insert; lined with white satin. Pressed decorative clover pattern on outside, top.Dimensions(a) Width of medal: ~ 2.5 ; L of entire obj, laying flat: 18.5(b) W: 4.5 ; L: 3.5 ; Depth: 1 ; Height opened: 4
Inscriptions(a)
Embossed on obverse: "SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER" ; "MEDAL OF INNOVATION".
Engraved on reverse: "SENATOR JOHN HEINZ / HISTORY CENTER / PITTSBURGH 250 / HISTORY MAKERS GALA / FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008 / HERBERT A. SIMON, PH.D."
Historical NotesA Senator John Heinz History Center, "Medal of Innovation," awarded to Herb Simon on April 4, 2008. Simon passed away in 2001, so the medal was accepted by his daughter Katherine Simon Frank. Simon, a noted economics professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was the 1978 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics for, according to the Swedish Academy of Sciences, his "pioneering research into the decision making process within economic organizations."
Previous owner
Herbert A. Simon Ph.D.
Related institution
Senator John Heinz History Center
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
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