Call for Nominations for the 9th Triennial Kenneth Burke Society Awards

The Society at its triennial conference makes three awards to KBS members who exemplify high standards in Burkean scholarship and service, as chosen by the membership and past awardees. Please send by June 13 your nomination recommendations for the 2014 awards to Ann George at a.george@tcu.edu. Include in your email the name of the nominee or nominees, the award(s) for which you are recommending them, and a brief statement of why they deserve the award. Self-nominations are welcome. Award categories are as follows:

  • The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes extraordinary achievement in Burke studies. Lifetime Achievement nominees must have been members for at least fifteen years or, in cases where membership records are unclear, must have attended the triennial conference five times and/or served the Society as an officer, conference planner, etc. Previous recipients are Leland Griffin (1990); William Rueckert (1993); Bernard Brock (1993); James Chesebro (1999); Tim Crusius (2002); Jack Selzer (2005); Wayne Booth, Michael Burke, Julie Whitaker (2008); Bryan Crable (2011).
  • The Distinguished Service Award recognizes extraordinary service to the Society. Distinguished Service nominees must have been members for at least fifteen years or, in cases where membership records are unclear, must have attended the triennial conference five times and/or served the Society as an officer, conference planner, etc. Previous recipients include James Chesebro (1993), Dale Bertelson (1996), Robert Wess (1999), Clarke Rountree (2002), David Blakesley (2005), Mark Huglen (2008), Ann George (2011).
  • The Emerging Scholar Award recognizes the promise of a Burke scholar who has published in the field of Burke students as a graduate student or assistant professor (or, for independent scholars or non tenure-track faculty, within his/her first 6-9 years of work). The Emerging Scholar nominee may be a new Society member. Previous recipients include Debra Hawhee (2002), Ryan Weber and Nathaniel Rivers (2005), Elizabeth Weiser (2008), Kyle Jensen (2011).

Judges for the 2014 awards are:

  • Bryan Crable, Villanova
  • Ann George, Texas Christian University
  • Elizabeth Weiser, Ohio State