The Vannevar Bush Award has been given each year since 1980 by National Science Foundation to persons who contributed most "toward the welfare of mankind and the nation".
The award is named after the American scientist Vannevar Bush (1890-1974).
... writings are
all of a devotional character and include tracts and
meditations, letters, sermons, a life of Saint Lydewigis[?],
a Christian woman who remained steadfast ...