Heinz_Award

Heinz Awards

Heinz Awards

Add article description

The Heinz Awards are individual achievement honors given annually by the Heinz Family Foundation. The Heinz Awards each year recognize outstanding individuals for their innovative contributions in three areas: the Arts, the Economy and the Environment. The award was established in 1993 by Teresa Heinz, the chairwoman of the Heinz Family Foundation,[1] in honor of her late husband, U.S. Senator H. John Heinz III.[2][3][4][5][6] The Heinz Award is considered to be among the largest individual achievement prizes in the world.[7][8]

Quick Facts Awarded for, Sponsored by ...

Two recipients in each of the three categories receive an unrestricted prize of US$250,000 and a cast silver medallion.[9][10] In 2009 through 2011, the Awards instead did a Special Focus on the Environment, and widened the awards to 10 people, each winner receiving US$100,000 and a medallion.[11] The Heinz Award medallion displays the likeness of Senator Heinz and the words "Shared Ideals Realized" on its front side, which is a quote from the late Senator Heinz. On the medallion's reverse side the image of a globe being exchanged between two hands is displayed.[8][12]

Selection process

Criteria

As written by the Heinz Family Foundation, the candidates who are chosen must meet three standards:

First, nominees must exhibit the following personal characteristics: A passion for excellence that goes beyond intellectual curiosity; a concern for humanity rooted in a deep sensitivity for the well-being of others; and a broad vision which extends far beyond the particular and embraces something universal.

Second, work of the candidates for a Heinz Award must meet the following criteria: Be significant and not a "quick fix"; Have an enduring and meaningful impact; be creative and innovative; and be sufficiently tangible to serve as a model for replication elsewhere.

Third, candidates should be actively working in the field in which they are nominated so that this award will enhance their potential for future societal contribution.[13]

Selection

Members of an anonymous Council of Nominators are chosen for their expertise in the fields relevant to the award for which they will be nominating.[8] After the nominators have recommended the candidates, the nominations are forwarded to a jury consisting of noted experts in each of the three categories. The jury then chooses the final recipients and sends these to the program's Board for final approval.[14]

The Chairman's Medal

In certain years, the Heinz Awards Board has also chosen to honor the lifetime achievement of a particular individual. The award is a non-monetary prize, and the honoree is presented with the Awards' medallion at the same ceremony as the other laureates.

Special Focus on the Environment

In 2009, in honor of the awards' 15th anniversary, an award for special focus on the environment was created in lieu of the traditional five awards. A larger group of 10 individuals were awarded US$100,000 each, honoring those working in innovative ways to address the environment through the lens of the existing five categories.[11][15]

Similarly, in 2010 and 2011 the Special Focus was continued, and in both years 10 individuals were again each awarded US$100,000 each.[16] In 2012, the Awards returned to the core five categories.[17]

Recipients

More information Recipients of The Heinz Awards ...
More information 1st Heinz Awards – 1995, Category ...
More information 2nd Heinz Awards – 1996, Category ...
More information 3rd Heinz Awards – 1997, Category ...
More information 4th Heinz Awards – 1998, Category ...
More information 5th Heinz Awards – 1999, Category ...
More information 6th Heinz Awards – 2000, Category ...
More information 7th Heinz Awards – 2001, Category ...
More information 8th Heinz Awards – 2002, Category ...
More information 9th Heinz Awards – 2003, Category ...
More information 10th Heinz Awards – 2004, Category ...
More information 11th Heinz Awards – 2005, Category ...
More information 12th Heinz Awards – 2006, Category ...
More information 13th Heinz Awards – 2007, Category ...
More information 14th Heinz Awards – 2008, Category ...
More information 15th Heinz Awards with Special Focus on the Environment – 2009, Category ...
More information 16th Heinz Awards with Special Focus on Global Change – 2010, Category ...
More information 17th Heinz Awards with Special Focus on the Environment – 2011, Category ...
More information 18th Heinz Awards – 2012, Category ...
More information 19th Heinz Awards – 2013, Category ...
More information 20th Heinz Awards – 2015, Category ...
More information 21st Heinz Awards – 2016, Category ...
More information 22nd Heinz Awards – 2017, Category ...
More information 23rd Heinz Awards – 2018, Category ...
More information 24th Heinz Awards – 2019, Category ...
More information 25th Heinz Awards – 2020, Category ...
More information 26th Heinz Awards – 2021, Category ...
More information 27th Heinz Awards – 2022, Category ...
More information 28th Heinz Awards – 2023, Category ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Science, health pioneers win $250,000 Heinz awards". USA Today. September 25, 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "The Heinz Awards :: The Awards". Heinz Family Foundation. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  3. [3]
    Chandler, Lynn (March 5, 2001). "NASA Goddard Scientist to Receive Heinz Award". Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  4. [4]
    "Dresselhaus honored with Heinz Award". MIT. May 2, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  5. [5]
    Carpenter, Mackenzie (September 25, 2006). "War victim photos capture Heinz Award for journalist". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  6. [6]
    Volz, J. (November 3, 2000). "Zigler wins prestigious Heinz award". American Psychological Association. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  7. [7]
    "Herr Wins Heinz Award for Helping Physically Challenged". MIT School of Architecture. September 12, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  8. [8]
    "For His Innovative Work In Prosthetics, Herr Wins The Heinz Award For Technology, The Economy And Employment". Medical News Today. September 14, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  9. [9]
    Stephens, Tim (September 9, 2008). "Alumnus Joseph DeRisi wins $250,000 Heinz Award". UC Santa Cruz. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  10. [10]
    "Environmental Watchdog Honored With $250,000 Heinz Award For the Environment". World-Wire. September 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  11. [11]
    "The Heinz Awards :: 15th special focus". Heinz Family Foundation. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  12. [12]
    "The Heinz Awards :: The Medallion". Heinz Family Foundation. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  13. [13]
    "The Heinz Awards :: criteria + selection process". Heinz Family Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  14. [14]
    "The Heinz Awards". Heinz Family Foundation. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  15. [15]
    Yang, Sarah (September 15, 2009). "Two UC Berkeley faculty among 10 recipients of $100,000 Heinz Awards". UC Berkeley News. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  16. [16]
    "Alumnae Environmentalists Win Heinz Awards". Harvard Magazine. September 14, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  17. [17]
    "The Heinz Awards :: 16th Global Change". Heinz Family Foundation. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  18. [18]
    "The Heinz Awards :: Recipients". Heinz Family Foundation. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  19. [19]
    "The Senator's Legacy; Winners of Inaugural Heinz Awards Announced". The Washington Post. January 27, 1995. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  20. [20]
    "Anne Howland Ehrlich". Center for Conservation Biology. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  21. [21]
    "Prestigious Award Won by Authors of New Arms Control Association Report on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy". Arms Control Association. May 2, 2005. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  22. [22]
    "Beverly Sills Achievements". Beverly Sills Online. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  23. [23]
    "Needleman gets Heinz Award". University of Pittsburgh. December 7, 1995. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  24. [24]
    Brozan, Nadine (November 12, 1996). "Chronicle". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  25. [25]
    "The Heinz Awards:recipients". www.heinzawards.net. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  26. [26]
    "Daniel Patrick Moynihan". Heinz Family Foundation. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  27. [27]
    Howard, Hilary (June 8, 2009). "Peter Matthiessen". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  28. [28]
    "Jacques d'Amboise". National Dance Institute. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  29. [29]
    Chaffin, Bryan (February 4, 2001). "Heinz Foundation Honors Steve Wozniak With Award & US$250,000". The Mac Observer. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  30. [30]
    Kalson, Sally (September 21, 2010). "CMU professor honored for work purifying water". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  31. [31]
    Smith, Diana. "CC Alumna Wins Largest Individual Achievement Award". Colorado College. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  32. [32]
    Gilbert, Alorie (April 8, 2003). "Computer scientist Anita Borg dies". CNET News. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  33. [33]
    "Two scientists share Heinz Award for the Environment". San Diego Earth Times. August 2003. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  34. [34]
    Roache, Christina (July 31, 2008). "Julius B. Richmond, giant in public health and pediatrics". Harvard Science. Retrieved June 7, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  35. [35]
    "Sculptor Mark di Suvero Wins Heinz Award". ARTINFO. May 3, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  36. [36]
    "Jerry Franklin". Forest News Watch. July 7, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  37. [37]
    "Nuclear arms adviser Sidney Drell to receive Heinz public policy award". Stanford University News Service. May 3, 2005. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  38. [38]
    "Bruce Katz '85 Receives Heinz Award for Public Policy". Yale Law School. September 25, 2006. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  39. [39]
    "Leroy Hood wins Heinz Award". The Seattle Times. September 26, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  40. [40]
    Thompson, Bob (September 12, 2007). "Author Dave Eggers Cops $250,000 Heinz Award". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  41. [41]
    "David L. Heymann". World Health Organization. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  42. [42]
    "Visual Artist Honored with Heinz Award for the Arts and Humanities". Ohio State University. November 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  43. [43]
    "UCSF virus hunter DeRisi wins Heinz award". San Francisco Chronicle. September 10, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  44. [44]
    "Alum Berkebile wins Heinz Award". University of Kansas, School of Architecture & Urban Planning. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  45. [45]
    "Carnegie's Christopher Field To Receive Heinz Award". Carnegie Institution for Science. September 15, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  46. [46]
    "Berkeley Lab's Ashok Gadgil Wins Heinz Award". Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory News Center. September 15, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  47. [47]
    Risch, Conor (September 22, 2010). "James Balog Receives $100k Heinz Award for Climate Photo Project". Photo Daily News. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  48. [48]
    "Dr. Gretchen Daily Receives Prestigious Environmental Awards". The Nature Conservancy. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  49. [49]
    "Rhodes Alumnus to Receive Prestigious Heinz Award". Rhodes College News. September 21, 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  50. [50]
    Turner, Bronwyn (October 24, 2010). "Dr. Lynn Goldman wins Heinz Award". Galveston Daily News. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  51. [51]
    "Professor Daniel Sperling receives environmental Heinz Award". UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. September 27, 2010. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  52. [52]
    Volkmann, Kelsey (September 21, 2010). "Mizzou researcher wins $100,000 Heinz award". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  53. [53]
    "Fairbanks composer John Luther Adams collects Heinz Award". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. November 18, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  54. [54]
    Kalson, Sally (September 13, 2011). "PSU professor's climate work wins 1 of 9 Heinz Awards". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  55. [55]
    "Yale Graduates Receive Heinz Award". Yale University School Forestry & Environmental Studies. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  56. [56]
    Ball, Eddy (October 2011). "Guillette honored by Heinz Foundation". National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  57. [57]
    Lebwohl, Beth (June 8, 2011). "Joan Kleypas on ocean acidification". Earth & Sky. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  58. [58]
    "Associate Wins Heinz Award". National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  59. [59]
    Kosman, Joshua (September 12, 2012). "Mason Bates wins a $250,000 Heinz Award". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  60. [60]
    "Teresa Heinz and the Heinz Family Foundation Celebrate Recipients of 18th Annual Heinz Awards". CNBC. October 12, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  61. [61]
    Yarris, Lynn (September 12, 2011). "Jay Keasling Wins Heinz Award". Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Heinz_Award, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.