[Now closed] Call for Nominations: George H. Johnson Prize
July 12, 2024 | Ruby Wang
Nominations due: September 9, 2024
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities requests nominations for the George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement by an IAH Fellow. The Institute awards the Johnson Prize to a full professor at UNC who has been a Fellow at the Institute. The Johnson Prize is awarded every two years and includes a $5,000 prize for the winner and a dinner in the recipient’s honor. Previous recipients of the award include John McGowan (2016), Lloyd Kramer (2018), Elizabeth Olson (2020), and Kenneth Janken (2022).
Eligibility and Criteria
Full professors currently on faculty at Carolina who have participated at any time in the Institute’s Faculty Fellowship Program (including the Chapman Family Teaching Award recipients), or Academic Leadership Program are eligible for the prize. To verify a potential nominee’s affiliation with our programs, search for their name in the Institute’s Faculty Fellows Database or Academic Leadership Database.
The Johnson Prize honors substantial contribution to scholarly or creative work in the arts, humanities, or interpretive social sciences over the course of a career. Leadership in the faculty member’s chosen field of endeavor, on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, or in a specific on- or off-campus community, will figure prominently in the committee’s selection of the recipient.
Nomination Process
Nominations for the Johnson Prize should be submitted by September 9, 2024, using the online nomination form.” The nomination form includes a link to upload a short letter highlighting why you think the nominee should be considered for the award (500 words maximum).
Access the 2024 George H. Johnson Nomination Form Here
Please do not tell colleagues that you are nominating them for this prize or ask them to give you supporting materials for the nomination. The selection committee will collect the necessary materials for making the decision as needed.
Selection Process
A faculty committee appointed by Patricia Parker, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, will review the nominees and make a recommendation to the IAH Director and the Senior Associate Dean for the Fine Arts and Humanities of the College. The winner of the prize will be announced in October 2024 and will be the keynote speaker on their area of research at the Johnson Prize Presentation and award presentation and dinner in November or December 2024.
Please contact IAH Development Coordinator Gina Moser at gmoser@unc.edu with any questions or concerns that you have about the prize.
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