The President's Award was given to paper no. 153 'Development of the high-speed diesel engine 20V 8000 M71' by the authors N. Veser, A. Schneemann, W. Kasper and B. Wollmann, MTU Friedrichshafen, Germany.

The award was handed over to Dr. C. Teetz, MTU Friedrichshafen, on behalf of the authors.