Honors & Awards

Beverly Daniel Tatum Elected to the American Philosophical Society

The American Philosophical Society was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. This year 33 new members were elected to the society. Of the 33 new members, it appears that only one is an African American.

Nathaniel Mackey Honored by the Poetry Foundation

Nathaniel Mackey, professor emeritus of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named the winner of the 2014 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. The prize comes with a $100,000 award.

Mary Frances Berry Honored by the Organization of American Historians

Mary Frances Berry, the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania was honored for "significantly enriched our understanding and appreciation of American history."

Jewell Parker Rhodes Wins the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award

Dr. Rhodes holds the Piper Endowed Chair and is a professor of English and the founding director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing at Arizona State University. She was honored for her novel Sugar.

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Names an Award for a Black Scholar

Janice Joseph is a Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She is the first person of African descent and the first foreign-born individual to serve as president of the ACJS.

Two African American Professors Are the Recipients of Notable Awards

Patrice Jackson-Ayotunde received the Invention of the Year Award from the Office of Technology Commercialization at the University of Maryland and Shontavia Johnson of Drake Law School was honored by the International Trademark Association.

Tuskegee Flight Instructor Honored on U.S. Postage Stamp

Charles Alfred Anderson, the chief flight instructor of the aviation school of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama during World War II who died in 1996, has been honored with a U.S. postage stamp bearing his image.

Two African American Women Selected for Notable Awards

Allison Joseph of Southern Illinois University received the Paladin Award from the literary journal Rhino Poetry and Velma McBride Murry of Vanderbilt University was honored by the Society of Prevention Research.

Claudia Rankine of Pomona College Wins the 2014 Jackson Poetry Prize

The judges for the Jackson Poetry Prize stated that "the moral vision of Claudia Rankine's poetry is astounding. . . . In both vision and voice she has distinguished herself as a singular perspective, a consummate talent, and a courageous spirit."

Three African American Women Scholars Earn Notable Awards

The honorees are Mable Morrison of Delaware State University, Keisha N. Blain of Princeton University, and Stephanie Luster-Teasley of North Carolina A&T State University.

Two Black Scholars Win Awards

Adebayo Oyebade, a professor of history at Tennessee State University in Nashville, and Derrick Harriell, an assistant professor of English and African American studies at the University of Mississippi, have been honored.

Brandeis University Decides Not to Award an Honorary Degree to Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ali is a Somalian-born women's rights activist who once held a seat in the Dutch parliament. Some faculty and students at Brandeis objected to her past statements about Islam.

Three Black Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards

The honorees are Kennard Brown of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Velma McBride Murry of Vanderbilt University, and Gregory H. Robinson of the University of Georgia.

Boston College Professor Named Child Advocate of the Year

Ruth G. McRoy, the Donahue and DiFelice Professor of Social Work at Boston College, has been selected to receive the Child Advocate of the Year Award from the North American Council on Adoptable Children.

University of Georgia to Honor Its First Black Applicant

The University of Georgia, which more than 60 years ago did not consider Horace Ward's application for admission because of his race, has decided to award him an honorary doctor of laws degree.

Three African American Faculty Members Win Awards

The honorees are Viola L. Acoff of the University of Alabama, Dorinda Carter Andrews of Michigan State University and Margaret A. Burnham of the Northeastern University School of Law.

James Haywood Rolling Jr. Named Art Educator of the Year

Dr. Rolling is an associate professor in the School of Education and the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University in New York.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Wins National Book Critics Circle Award

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a summa cum laude graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University and holds master's degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Yale University.

NoViolet Bulawayo Wins Two Awards for Her Debut Novel

Bulawayo, a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, is a native of Zimbabwe. She won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and the Etisalat Prize for her book We Need New Names.

Two African American Women Win Prestigious Awards

Charlene Dukes, president of Prince George's Community College is honored by the American Council on Education and Merline Pitre of Texas Southern University shares an award for her book.
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