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NORMAN N. DURHAM LECTURESHIP AWARD
The Norman Durham
Lectureship is given to a distinguished speaker who can attract and inspire
students to undertake environmentally responsible action in their own lives
and careers. The speaker must be willing to present a 90-minute lecture to
the university community and follow that with a 20-minute awards reception
speech. The speaker should be dynamic, compelling, entertaining, engaging,
and motivational. The award winner will be presented with an engraved glass
trophy, an honorarium, and compensation for travel. His or her name will
also be permanently displayed on a lectureship plaque.
1. Eligibility: Any distinguished environmental speaker.
2. Criteria for Selection: Dynamic, compelling, entertaining, engaging, and motivational speaker who can appeal to a large audience.
a. Appropriateness of lecture topic to Earth week (25%)
b. Popularity and attractiveness to the university community (25%)
c. Ability to inspire and motivate environmentally appropriate behavior (25%)
d. Potential to deliver an enjoyable and memorable lecture (25%)
3. Deadline for Selection: November in the preceding year.
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2007 Winner: James MacMahon
2006 Winner: Penelope Canan
2005 Winner: David Orr
2004 Winner: Miles Tolbert
2003 Winner: John Cronin