$25,000 award for professors who inspired former students to make a significant difference in their communities
Beckman Award nominations accepted now through April 30
ATLANTA, GA – January 22, 2020 – Since 2010, the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust has awarded $2.5 million to 104 professors from throughout the United States; each nominated by a former student or students. The Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Trust Award honors current or former academic faculty who, as teachers, inspired a student to establish an organization which demonstrated a significant benefit on a community at large or inspired a student to establish a concept, procedure, or movement of comparable benefit to a community. Every Beckman Award winner receive a one-time cash award of $25,000 and recognition during an award ceremony in Fall 2020 in Atlanta, GA. Nominations are made by a former student(s) as a means to honor the academic faculty member who inspired that student’s work. Preference is given to educators who teach or who taught in the fields of psychology, medicine, or law.
The nomination deadline for 2020 is April 30. For more information or to submit a 2020 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award nomination visit: www.wellsfargo.com/privatefoundationgrants/beckman
Administered by the Philanthropic Services group at Wells Fargo Private Bank, the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust was established in 2008 under the Will of Gail McKnight Beckman. Beckman created the award in memory of her mother, Dr. Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman, an educator, a renowned author, and a pioneer in the field of Psychology. Dr. Beckman was one of the first female Psychology professors at Columbia University and also taught at the University of Pennsylvania. She authored nine books and textbooks about child and adolescent Psychology and was a champion of gender equality and advocate for the advancement of women in academia.
Members of the 2020 Beckman Award selection committee are Melissa Begg, ScD, Columbia University, Dean of the Columbia School of Social Work; Nadine Kaslow, PhD, professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Emory University who serves on the committee representing the American Psychological Association; Phyllis Silverstein, CFP®, CAP®, Senior Vice President and Senior Regional Fiduciary Manager of Philanthropic Services at The Private Bank at Wells Fargo, and a representative of Bryn Mawr College.