Honors and Awards

Honorary Degrees

• Doctor of Science, Univ. of Pennsylvania (1915) Doctor of Engineering, Univ. of Michigan (1916) Doctor of Laws, Univ. of Illinois (1931)

Honorary Memberships

• Institution of Structural Engineers, London (1913) American Society for Testing and Materials (1923) Illinois Society of Engineers (1924)
• American Society of Civil Engineers (1925) Western Society of Engineers (1927)
• American Water Works Association (1930) American Concrete Institute (1932)
• American Railway Engineering Association (1933)

Medals and Awards

• The Washington Award of the Western Society of Engineers "For pre-eminent services in promoting the public welfare, for his life work as student and teacher, investigator and writer and for his enduring contribution to the science of engineering" (1924)
• The George Henderson Medal by the Franklin Institute -- "No. 5 for invention in railway engineering" (1924)
• A Tablet at Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District Building, among other things, states: "On this date, 1897, the Champaign Septic Tank was built. Designed by Prof. A. N. Talbot. It was among the first of its kind in this country." (1924)
• Bronze Plaque by American Railway Engineering Association -- "An appreciation to Arthur Newell Talbot, worker in research and scientific advancement," accompanied by resolutions reciting "... its high appreciation of you as a scientist, and teacher, and investigator and organizer, and, last but not least, as a man" (1925)
• The Henry C. Turner Medal by the American Concrete InstituteÑ"For outstanding contributions to the knowledge of reinforced concrete design and construction" (1928)
• The Benjamin Garver Lamme Medal by the Society for the Promotion of Engineering EducationÑAchievement in engineering education" (1932)
• A Bronze Tablet by Students -- "Honors the achievements of Arthur Newell Talbot and his contributions to engineering and the prestige of the College of Engineering, University of Illinois" (1937)
• The John Fritz Medal by the United Engineering Societies
• "Moulder of men, eminent consultant on engineering projects, leader of research and outstanding educator in civil engineering" (1937)