Barbara Jordan Award for Women's Leadership
Holly Taylor Sargent Prize for Women's Advancement
Jane Mansbridge Research Award

Barbara Jordan Award for Women's Leadership

This award honors one graduating female student at the John F. Kennedy School of Government for her commitment to building community and for serving as a role model for women aspiring to be leaders.

Nominations:
To nominate a graduating student, please submit a letter of support (should not exceed two double-spaced pages) describing how your nominee fulfills the award criteria listed below. Please note: self-nominations are welcome.

Criteria:

• Commitment to building community at the KSG
• Contribution to furthering issues of public importance outside the KSG
• Serves as an example of leadership and as a role model for women aspiring to be leaders
• Displays the qualities of excellence (in academic achievement and community service) that Barbara Jordan embodied as a public servant

Selection Process:
All of the nominations will be collected by WAPPP and reviewed by the student arm of the Selection Committee to create a "finalists slate" of three student names. This slate will then be considered by the faculty/administrators on the Selection Committee, and an honoree will be chosen to receive this award at Class Day.

About Barbara Jordan:
Barbara Jordan was a powerful politician, a riveting orator, and dynamic leader. She demonstrated, through her lifelong commitment to public service, that the barriers women face can be overcome through courage and purpose. She was the first black woman elected to the Texas Senate in 1966. As President Pro Tempore of the Senate in 1972, in the tradition of the Texas Senate, she became “Governor for a Day” -- the first black woman governor in the history of the United States. She later served as the first black Texan in the U.S. Congress representing the 18th Congressional District. In 1994, she served as Chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform and, before her death in 1996, President Clinton awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The deadline to submit nominations is Tuesday, May 20th at 5:00 pm. Nominations can be submitted to Kerry Conley in the WAPPP office (Taubman 108A) or via email to kerry_conley@harvard.edu

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Holly Taylor Sargent Prize for Women's Advancement

$500 PRIZE
Awarded annually to a member of the Kennedy School community (faculty, staff or student) who has done the most to advance the opportunities, situation and status of women within the Kennedy School community.

Deadline for nominations: Tuesday, May 20th at 5:00 pm

Nominations:
Please send an email to kerry_conley@harvard.edu with the subject line "Nomination for Sargent Prize." Provide as much detail about your nominee and why you believe s/he should receive this award including specific examples of what s/he has done to advance women within the Kennedy School.

About Holly Sargent:
Holly Sargent's labors to build the capacity of the Kennedy School for over a decade as senior associate dean for strategy and external relations are remarkable. She has made a lasting mark on the Kennedy School and its ability to improve public service around the world. In particular, she inspired and guided the successful program on women and public policy. To recognize her contributions to the Kennedy School and to the advancement of women at the school and in the world, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. and Molly Nye have established the Holly Taylor Sargent Prize for Women's Advancement.

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Jane Mansbridge Research Award

Nominations Due: Tuesday, May 20th at 5:00 pm

This award recognizes an outstanding "A" research paper (PAE, SYPA, etc.) whose analysis of an organization or topic is focused on some aspect of women or gender. Nominations must be made by faculty members.

Nominations can be submitted to Theresa Lund in the WAPPP office (Taubman 110) or via email to theresa_lund@harvard.edu

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