Jay Newman Award

Open world-wide, the Jay Newman Award for Academic Integrity honours the memory of Dr. Jay Newman, FRSC, a distinguished member of the University of Guelph Philosophy Department, serving there for thirty-six years. The author of eleven books, he was a successful and popular teacher and an active participant in the life of the University. He was widely known as a fearless and articulate defender of academic freedom as a core value of a university, and of the rights of faculty members. For more information on Dr. Jay Newman, see the following article in the Philosophy Department Newsletter:  “Jay Newman: In Memoriam”: PhiloNews October 2007.

The award is given biennially and carries a prize of $1500.00. 

Eligibility and criteria

The Jay Newman Award for Academic Integrity is open to scholars world-wide. A condition of the award: “It is for the purpose of recognizing a university scholar and teacher who either at a particular time or in the course of an academic career has demonstrated combined meritorious academic achievement with noteworthy courage or compassion in the defence of academic ideals.”

Nominations

Nominations, along with any supporting material, should be sent to: Chair, Academic Freedom Committee, University of Guelph Faculty Association, 5 University Avenue East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, by May 29.  The nomination package may also be sent via email to facassoc@uoguelph.ca

Past winners

2023: Audrey Macklin

2019: Dr. Leonard Diepeveen

2017: Dr. Homa Hoodfar

2015: Dr. Jeffrey A. Hutchings

2013: Dr. James L. Turk

2011: Dr. William Woodward

2009: Dr. William Schrank