AWARD
ASEEES Distinguished Contributions Award
Established in 1970 the Association’s Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award honors members of the profession who have made major contributions to the field. Distinguished Contributions may be conceived of in diverse ways, and the Association seeks to recognize outstanding service, leadership, scholarship, mentoring, and public outreach.
In particular, we hope to receive nominations that highlight noteworthy contributions to public understanding, contributions that innovate and transform the way we understand our regions and our disciplines, and leadership that opens our disciplines to new perspectives and encourages fresh voices in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
This revision was approved by the ASEEES Board on November 23, 2019.
Nominating Instructions
The Committee accepts nominations in writing or via e-mail from any member of ASEEES.
The lead nominator should submit all documents and letters in one PDF file to the Committee Chair.
The package should consist of:
- one nominating letter not exceeding 3 pages discussing the nominee’s service, scholarship, mentoring and leadership; there is no limit to the number of signatories it may append;
- a maximum of 10 supporting letters not exceeding 2 pages each; each letter must discuss evidence of at least one of the criteria categories;
- the candidate’s full CV including publications, editorships, curatorships, awards and prizes; and service to ASEEES and/or the profession.
Self-nomination is not accepted.
The Committee positively encourages nominations from ALL disciplines in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. It welcomes inclusive nominations that reflect the diversity of the profession, and the diversity of contributions colleagues can make.
The Committee will seek to ensure a balanced pool of nominees and retains the option of surveying the field for prospective award winners.
The deadline for nominations is May 1.
2024 Distinguished Contributions Award Committee
The winner of the Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Studies Award will be chosen by the following scholars. The ASEEES Staff Liaison is: Lynda Park, Executive Director.
COMMITTEE CHAIR
Valerie Sperling
Clark University, 2022-2024
vsperling@clarku.edu
Raquel Greene
Grinnell College, 2023-2025
Kate Holland
University of Toronto (Canada), 2022-2024
Morgan Liu
Ohio State University, 2023-2025
Joan Neuberger
University of Texas at Austin, 2024-2026
Past Winners
The following scholars received the Association’s Distinguished Contributions to Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies Award in the past:
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- 2023 Lynne Viola
- 2022 Maria Todorova
- 2021 Donald J. Raleigh
- 2020 Katherine Verdery
- 2019 David Ransel
- 2018 Diane P. Koenker
- 2017 Christine D. Worobec
- 2016 John E. Bowlt
- 2015 Archie Brown
- 2015 Alexander Rabinowitch
- 2014 Victor A. Friedman
- 2014 Victor A. Friedman
- 2006 James R. Millar
- 2006 Moshe Lewin
- 2007 Richard S. Wortman
- 2007 Alexander Schenker
- 2008 Joseph Frank
- 2009 Leopold Haimson
- 2009 Caryl Emerson
- 2010 Stanisław Barańczak
- 2011 Norman Naimark
- 2012 Sheila Fitzpatrick
- 2013 Ronald Grigor Suny
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