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Two AAUP awards associated with government relations work were discontinued as part of a 2016 restructuring of the AAUP's awards program. The Al Sumberg Award was presented by the AAUP between 1995 and 2016 to a person or organization that had been particularly effective in lobbying on issues furthering the interests of higher education or in furthering such lobbying efforts on the state level. This award has now been combined with others into the Award for Outstanding Chapter- or Conference-Level Work. The Henry Yost Congressional Recognition Award was created in memory of Henry (Tom) Yost, who served as the chair of the national AAUP’s Committee on Government Relations for a number of years and then as president of the Association from 1980–81. The award was given to a member of the United States House of Representatives or Senate in recognition of outstanding leadership in higher education, preferably during, but not limited to, the previous year.
1995 | Estelle Gellman, Hofstra University |
1996 | Norman Ferris, Middle Tennessee State University |
1997 | Mel Steely, University of West Georgia |
1998 | David Patton, Ohio State University |
1999 | Tom Guild, Oklahoma Conference |
2001 | Jeff Roberts, Tennessee Technical University |
2003 | Wells Keddie, New Jersey Conference |
2004 | Morton Tenzer, Connecticut State Conference |
2006 | Dana Waller, Colorado Conference |
2007 | Brian Turner, Randolph Macon College |
2008 | Barbara Bowen, PSC CUNY |
2009 | Phil Smith on behalf of the United University Professions |
2010 | Tennessee Conference of the AAUP |
2012 | Ohio Conference of the AAUP |
2013 | Connecticut State University - AAUP |
2014 | Caprice Lawless, Front Range Community College |
2015 | John McNay, University of Cincinnati |
2016 | Steve Anthony, Georgia State University |
1980 |
Representative Jack Brooks (D – TX) Senator Abraham Ribicoff (D – CT) |
1981 | Representative Carl Perkins (D – KY) |
1982 | Representative Paul Simon (D – IL) |
1983 |
Representative William Ford (D – MI) Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R – CT) |
1984 |
Representative Jim Wright (D – TX) Senator Robert T. Stafford (R – VT) |
1985 |
Representative Silvio O. Conte (R – MA) Senator Thomas F. Eagleton (D – MO) |
1986 |
Representative Augustus F. Hawkins (D – CA) Senator Daniel P. Moyniham (D – NY) |
1988 |
Representative William Gray (D – PA) Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R – KS) |
1989 |
Representative Patricia Schroeder (D – CO) Senator Terry Sanford (D – NC) |
1990 |
Representative William Natcher (D – KY) Special awards given to |
1991 | Representative Pat Williams (D – MT) |
1992 |
Representative Howard Wolpe (D – MI) Senator David Boren (D – OK) |
1993 | Special award given to Senator Terry Sanford (D-NC) |
1994 | Representative Robert Kastenmeier (D–WI, retired) |
1995 |
Representative John Lewis (D – GA) Senator James Jeffords (R – VT) |
1996 |
Representative George Brown (D – CA) Senator Olympia Snowe (R – ME) |
1997 |
Representative John Edward Porter (R – IL) Senator Paul Wellstone (D – MN) |
1998 |
Representative Nita Lowey (D – NY) Senator Pete Domenciri (R – NM) |
1999 | Representative William Clay (D – MO) |
2000 | Representative Rush Holt (D – NJ) |
2001 |
Representative David Obey (D – WI) Senator Zell Miller (D – GA) |
2002 | Representative Patsy Mink (D – HI) |
2003 | Representative Sherwood Boehlert (R - NY) |
2004 | Representative Bernie Sanders (I - VT) |
2005 |
Senator Susan Collins (R - ME) |
2006 | Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) |
2007 2010 2011 2014 |
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Representative Donald Payne (D-NJ) Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT) Representative Peter Welch ( D-VT) |