The IEEE John von Neumann Medal was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1990 and may be presented annually "for outstanding achievements in computer-related science and technology." The achievements may be theoretical, technological, or entrepreneurial, and need not have been made immediately prior to the date of the award.

The medal is named after John von Neumann.

The Medal recipients:

• 1992 C. Gordon Bell
• 1993 Frederick P. Brooks
• 1994 John Cocke
• 1995 Donald E. Knuth
• 1996 Carver A. Mead
• 1997 Maurice V. Wilkes
• 1998 Ivan Edward Sutherland
• 1999 Douglas C. Engelbart
• 2000 John L. Hennessy and David A. Patterson
• 2001 Butler W. Lampson
• 2002 Ole-Johan Dahl and Kristen Nygaard
• 2003 Alfred V. Aho
• 2004 Barbara H. Liskov
• 2005 Michael Stonebraker

There is also a John von Neumann Theory Prize awarded Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) for contributions to theory in operations research and the management sciences.

See also

• John von Neumann Theory Prize
• List of medals
• Prizes named after people