Jay Newman Award for Academic Integrity

The Jay Newman Award for Academic Integrity was established in 2009 memory of Dr. Jay Newman, F.R.S.C., a distinguished member of the University of Guelph Philosophy Department for thirty six years. The award was established 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 defense of academic ideals.”

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

The award honours the memory of Dr. Jay Newman, F.R.S.C., a distinguished member of the University of Guelph Philosophy Department for thirty six years. whose years of service were ended by his death in 2007. 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.

Nominations

Nominations, along with any supporting material, should be sent to: Chair, Academic Freedom Committee, University of Guelph Faculty Association, 5 University Ave. East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1.