PPN is pleased to announce the winners of our inaugural public philosophy awards!
The winner of the 2023 PPN Early Career Excellence Award is Jared Talley, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Boise State's School of Public Service, for his work collaborating with rural communities and policy-makers on environmental governance and community resilience.
The winner of the 2023 PPN Leadership Award is Nancy McHugh, Fitz Center for Leadership in Community and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dayton. Nancy's work on restorative justice, her work teaching incarcerated students and students transitioning out of the prison system, and the kaleidoscope of community-engaged projects she's developed at the Fitz Center is an inspiration.
Congratulations, Jared and Nancy!
Thank you to everyone who nominated themselves or others! It's a real pleasure to be able to celebrate what these public philosophers do - it's hard, it makes a difference, and it isn't acknowledged enough.
You can see more details about the awards and the nomination process below.
Descriptions and Nomination Process
The PPN Leadership Award honors PPN Members who have dedicated their time and efforts over the course of their career to the mission of PPN, and who have contributed in significant and meaningful ways to the growth and expansion of public philosophy. With this award, PPN recognizes their long-term and substantive contributions to public philosophy.
The awardee will receive a $250 honorarium and framed certificate of recognition. If requested, the awardee can allocate awarded funds as a charitable donation.
Nomination Criteria and Process:
1. This award is for PPN members who have made long-term (i.e. over the span of at least 5-6 years) and substantive contributions to PPN and the expansion of public philosophy.
2. Nominations are open to all public philosophers but the recipient must be a PPN member by date of award receipt.
3. Nominations must come from current PPN members, and should include a nomination statement of support, including specific examples of the nominee’s accomplishments and reasons for deserving the award. The letter can be up to 500 words. Items to consider in your nomination include:
· As specifically as you can, discuss why you feel the nominee is deserving of the PPN Leadership Award.
o Please provide specific examples and discuss how the nominee has advanced PPN’s mission and contributed to the growth and expansion of public philosophy.
4. Nominations should be submitted to Dr. Rachel Robison (PPN Secretary) at rachel.robison@usu.edu by April 30, 2023. Please use the subject heading: “PPN Award Nomination.”
The PPN Early Career Excellence Award recognizes PPN members early in their careers who have demonstrated a passion for supporting public philosophy, as well as the requisite skill and knowledge to implement effective public philosophy programming. They have a clear commitment to serving their community by creating and/or expanding public philosophy opportunities and programs.
The awardee will receive a $250 honorarium and framed certificate of recognition.
Nomination Criteria and Process:
1. This award is for early-career PPN members (including graduate students, early career faculty [i.e. within 6 years of starting his/her/their postgraduate school academic position] and non-academic practitioners of public philosophy) who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing public philosophy.
2. Nominations are open to all public philosophers but the recipient must be a PPN member by date of award receipt.
3. Nominations must come from current PPN members, and should include a letter of support for the nomination, including specific examples of the nominees accomplishments and reasons for deserving the award. The letter can be up to 500 words. Items to consider in your nomination include:
· As specifically as you can, discuss why you feel the nominee is deserving of the PPN Early Career Excellence Award.
o Please provide specific examples and discuss how the nominee has demonstrated a passion for supporting public philosophy and his/her/their success in doing so.
4. Nominations should be submitted to Dr. Rachel Robison at rachel.robison@usu.edu by April 30, 2023. Please use the subject heading: “PPN Award Nomination.”