ACTR Service Award
This award, originally established in memory of Jane Barley and Fred Johnson, is given annually to recognize outstanding service to ACTR. The award is traditionally presented at the annual ACTR membership meeting.
Nominees must be members of ACTR in good standing. They should have demonstrated prominent service to ACTR in the form of active involvement in the work of the organization and promotion of its goals. Additional considerations include demonstrated devotion to the profession in terms of activities such as teaching, professional involvement, and activities in the field beyond ACTR and the classroom. Those were qualities exemplified by Jane Barley and Fred Johnson.
Nominations may be in narrative format, giving a summary of the nominee’s contributions to ACTR and the field of Russian studies. The text may include other professional accomplishments, personal qualities, or other relevant information. Educational background and/or employment may be included, but the nomination does not require a CV.
After the awards committee decides on the award, the ACTR Executive Committee will be informed and asked to approve the decision. The committee will then notify the awardee and ask for a CV and any further information that the awardee wants to share. The committee will prepare a citation to accompany the announcement of the award at ACTR’s annual Membership Meeting, where the awardee will receive a plaque.
Members of the awards committee are Elena Farkas, Betsy Sandstrom, and Jane Shuffelton. Nominations for the award may be addressed to Elena Farkas: Russianaz@alaskan.com. Nominations for the award must be submitted by November 15 to be considered for that year’s award.
The current recipients:
Past recipients:
Nominees must be members of ACTR in good standing. They should have demonstrated prominent service to ACTR in the form of active involvement in the work of the organization and promotion of its goals. Additional considerations include demonstrated devotion to the profession in terms of activities such as teaching, professional involvement, and activities in the field beyond ACTR and the classroom. Those were qualities exemplified by Jane Barley and Fred Johnson.
Nominations may be in narrative format, giving a summary of the nominee’s contributions to ACTR and the field of Russian studies. The text may include other professional accomplishments, personal qualities, or other relevant information. Educational background and/or employment may be included, but the nomination does not require a CV.
After the awards committee decides on the award, the ACTR Executive Committee will be informed and asked to approve the decision. The committee will then notify the awardee and ask for a CV and any further information that the awardee wants to share. The committee will prepare a citation to accompany the announcement of the award at ACTR’s annual Membership Meeting, where the awardee will receive a plaque.
Members of the awards committee are Elena Farkas, Betsy Sandstrom, and Jane Shuffelton. Nominations for the award may be addressed to Elena Farkas: Russianaz@alaskan.com. Nominations for the award must be submitted by November 15 to be considered for that year’s award.
The current recipients:
Past recipients:
- 1995 – George Morris
- 1996 – Marian Walters
- 1997 – Zita Dabars
- 1998 – John Schillinger
- 1999 – Irwin Weil
- 2000 – Elizabeth Neatrour
- 2001 – Renate Bialy
- 2002 – Jane Shuffelton
- 2003 – John Mohan
- 2004 – Halina Danchenko
- 2005 – John Sheehan, Richard Brecht*
- 2006 – Robert Channon
- 2007 – Betty Leaver
- 2008 – Elizabeth Sandstrom, Vitaly G. Kostomarov*
- 2009 – Maria Lekic
- 2011 – Patricia Zody
- 2012 – Thomas Garza
- 2013 – Peter Merrill
- 2014 – Benjamin Rifkin
- 2015 – Dan Davidson (special lifetime award)
- 2016 – Cynthia Ruder
- 2017 – William Rivers
- 2018 – Camelot Marshall
- 2019 – Paavo Husen
- 2020 – Alla Smyslova
- 2021 – Evgeny Dengub
- 2022 – Mara Sukholutskaya
- 2022 – Mark Trotter (special award)
