William C. Bier Award
This award honors an outstanding contribution through publication and professional activity to the dissemination of findings on religious and allied issues or who has made a notable contribution to the integration of these findings with those of other disciplines, notably philosophy, sociology and anthropology.
All individuals are eligible for consideration.
Nominations for this award should include a brief statement explaining why the nominee deserves the award as well as a copy of the nominee's CV. Self-nominations are welcome. Please send a single document containing all materials (as either a PDF or MS Word document) to Awards Committee chair Crystal Park (Secondary email). Deadline for the current cycle of awards is March 31st, to be given the subsequent year.
2015: Neal Krause
2014: Tanya Luhrman
2013: Susan McFadden
2012: Ev Worthington
2011: Annette Mahoney
2010: Justin Barrett
2009: Fraser Watts
2008: Ray Paloutzian
2007: None
2006: Leslie J. Francis
2005: Owe Wilkstrom
2004: Naomi R. Goldenberg
2003: Nils G. Holm
2002: Siang-Yang Tan
2001: William C. Meissner
2000: Carole A. Rayburn
1999: P. Scott Richards
1998: Peter C. Hill
1997: Edward P. Shafranske
1996: Ana Maria Rizzuto
1995: John McDargh
1994: Don Capps
1993: James W. Jones
1992: Barry Ekstadt
1991: David Wulff
1990: Hendrika Vande Kemp
1989: Reuven Bulka
1988: David Bakan
1987: H. Newton Malony
1986: Paul Pruyser
1985: Paul Clement
1984: James E. Royce
1983: Gary Collins
1982: Adrian Van Kaam
1981: No award presented
1980: William C. Bier (awarded posthumously)