Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award of the Society of Jewish Ethics will recognize members for their creative and lasting contributions to the field of Jewish ethics. The award will recognize outstanding, sustained, and substantive contributions of the recipient that have advanced the field of Jewish ethics, taking into consideration the following factors: the quality and quantity of the recipient’s publications and the service that they have provided to the profession. The recipient’s scholarship should have influence within the field of Jewish ethics, beyond the discipline, and beyond the academy. A recipient’s excellent service might include leadership within the SJE, mentorship of junior scholars, or a commitment to teaching Jewish ethics in the academy or elsewhere.
Procedural details (approved and amendable by action of the SJE board):
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The Lifetime Achievement Award will be given out at most every other year. The award will alternate with the Emerging Scholar Award.
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A call for nominations for the award shall be announced at the Annual Meeting in January, and an email shall be sent to all members of the SJE soon thereafter.Any member may submit a nomination, including the name and a brief description of how the nominee meets the criteria of the award. The deadline for submitting nominations will be around March 15th each year.
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In order to be eligible for the award a person should be or should have been a long-time member of the Society of Jewish Ethics.
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The recipient shall be determined by a selection committee consisting of the Members at Large and the immediate past President of the SJE. The selection committee will submit its chosen recipient to the Executive Committee for approval.
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Some time at the annual meeting shall focus on the scholarship and contributions of the recipient of the award. This might be a conference panel or a discussion over Shabbat lunch.
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Recipient will also receive complimentary registration at the SJE. In the future, should funds be available, SJE will also provide funding for transportation and lodging for recipient.
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The SJE has created a fund for member donations to help provide financial support for the award.
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