The Founder's Award was introduced in 1986 in honour of the Founder of the Institution - Mr W. E. Walters, who was also for many years its Secretary. It is presented annually for "Distinguished Services to the Institution of Engineering Designers".
2002 Dennis Maguire
2003 Merrick Taylor
2004 Geoff Allison
2005 Ray Wadey
2006 Gwyn Davies
2007 Kevin Edwards
2008 Mark Lovell
2009 Tony Bowden
2010 Geoff Kirk