At the 1981 annual meeting of the American Association of University Professors, the AAUP's Collective Bargaining Congress passed a resolution establishing the Marilyn Sternberg Award. The award, the resolution stated, is to be given annually to the “AAUP member who best demonstrates the concern for human rights, courage, persistence, political foresight, imagination, and collective bargaining skills. Such award may be in the amount of $300, to be given to the individual or chapter or the special AAUP fund of the awardee's choice.”
Letters of nomination and any additional supporting materials should be mailed to the Sternberg Award Committee, c/o Department of Organizing and Services, American Association of University Professors, 1133 Nineteenth Street NW, Second Floor, Washington DC 20036.
All AAUP CBC chapters are invited to submit nominations for the award; the nominees may be individuals or chapters. The recipient is announced online, and the award is presented at the June meeting of the CBC.
Please contact Christopher Simeone with any questions.
Recipients of the Marilyn Sternberg Award
| 1982 |
Ernst Benjamin, Wayne State University |
| 1983 |
David Newton, Connecticut State University |
| 1984 |
Leroy Dubeck, Temple University |
| 1985 |
Dorothea Hubin, Fairleigh Dickson University |
| 1986 |
Peter Falley, Fairleigh Dickson University |
| 1987 |
Sylvia Aron, Adelphi University |
| 1988 |
Betty Frankle Kirschner, Kent State University |
| 1989 |
Norman J. Kopmeyer, Wayne State University |
| 1990 |
Pat Strauss, Oakland University |
| 1991 |
Jane Buck, Delaware State University and
Vivienne Gilroy, Union County College, NJ |
| 1992 |
Wells H. Keddie, Rutgers University |
| 1993 |
Pearl Gasarch, New York City Technical College |
| 1994 |
Maita Levine, University of Cincinnati |
| 1995 |
Maita Levine, University of Cincinnati |
| 1996 |
Phyllis Gold Gluck, City University of New York and
Sally McCracken, Eastern Michigan University |
| 1997 |
Jeffery Halpern, Rider University |
| 2000 |
Mary Gibson, Rutgers University |
| 2001 |
Larry Glenn, Connecticut State University |
| 2002 |
Estelle Gellman, Hofsta University |
| 2003 |
Janet West, University of Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2004 |
Susan Meisenhelder, California Faculty Association |
| 2005 |
Carole O’Neill, Emerson College, and the Rutgers Council TA/GA Steering Committee |
| 2006 |
Rodger Govea, Cleveland State University |
| 2007 |
Ronald L. Cramer, Oakland University |
| 2008 |
Barbara Bowen, Professional Staff Congress |
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2009 |
Dorothy Donnelly, Rhode Island University |
| 2010 |
Rudy Fitchenbaum, Wright State University |
| 2011 |
Howard Bunsis, Eastern Michigan University
Joint Winners - Steve Aby and Dave Witt, both from University of Akron |
| 2012 |
Vijay Nair, Western Connecticut State University, and Deanna Wood, University of New Hampshire |