Hall of Fame inductees are awarded the Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame Medallion. These medallions have tremendous historic, artistic, and symbolic value. Made of bronze, each has been
struck from the original die of an exquisitely carved medal created in 1908 for the St. Paul Institute, precursor to the Science Museum of Minnesota. It was designed by world-renowned and Minnesota-bornsculptor Paul Manship, whose statue of Prometheus graces New YorkCity’s Rockefeller Center Plaza.

One hundred years after Manship carved his final touches, this medallion was selected as a fitting symbol to recognize the exemplary accomplishments of inductees to the Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame, and to celebrate the creativity that underlies allpursuits in the sciences.

Spotlight on Lawrence Perlman

In the years 1990-1999, Lawrence (Larry) Perlman is credited with orchestrating the turn-around of the flagging Control Data Corporation and the rise to prominence of its successor, the Ceridian Corporation. Under Perlman’s leadership, what was once a leading mainframe computer company and manufacturer of hard-disk drives became a leader in “soft” technology, specializing in information services for human resources, transportation, and electronic media markets. As Perlman characterized the transformation during his tenure, “We no longer make anything you can drop on your foot.”
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