Award Background & Criteria
The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies makes two types of annual awards:
The Dick Ringler Distinguished Peace Educator Award
The award recognizes someone who has made a notable contribution to teaching or studying one or more of the subjects identified in the Institute’s mission statement (“the roots of conflict at all levels of human experience; national and global security issues; global cooperation, human rights, and international law; environmental responsibility and global sustainability; methods of and context for conflict resolution and reconciliation; and factors necessary for peace, on an interpersonal level as well as on a global scale.”). The award is a certificate. Nominations are accepted only from Executive Council members. The nomination should consist of a letter from the nominator, explaining the grounds for the nomination, and a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae, if possible. Please send the letter and vitae to the WIPCS office by March 15th. Current voting members of the Executive Council are not eligible for nomination.
Recipients include:
- Joe W. Hatcher, Jr., 2011-2012
- Terrence J. Rynne, 2010-2011
- Sr. Sally Ann Brickner 2009-2010
- Bob Enright 2008-2009
- Rob Ricigliano 2007-2008
- Kent Shifferd 2006-2007
- Dan Di Domizio 2005-2006
- Nancy Burrell 2004-2005
- Guy Wolf 2003-2004
- Michael Duffey 2001-2002
- Abbas Hamdani 2000-2001
- Agate Nesaule 1998-1999
- Charles Rumsey 1997-1998
- Dan Maguire 1996-1997
- Joe Elder 1994-1995
- Edward Tabor Linenthal 1993-1994
- Deborah Buffton 1992-1993
- Paul Boyer 1991-1992
- Ian Harris 1990-1991
The Student Scholar and the Student Activist Awards
The Student Scholar Award recognizes outstanding scholarship in peace and conflict studies and above-average academic performance. The Student Activist Award recognizes an outstanding contribution to activism related to peace and justice issues by a student or student group, and demonstrated commitment to peace and justice issues through participation in activism either on the home campus or in the larger community. These awards are presented each spring to Wisconsin college or university students, traditionally at the WIPCS student conference. The award is a certificate; no monetary gift is involved. Nominations will be accepted from faculty members at WIPCS member schools. Nominations should consist of a letter from the nominator explaining the grounds for the nomination. Please e-mail the Institute for more specific criteria and information, wiinst@uwsp.edu. Nominations are due February 15th of each year.
Recipients include:
- Lisa Graves, UW-La Crosse, 1991
- Christine Schlegel, St. Norbert College, 1992
- Dwayne Voegeli, George Washington University, 1993
- Deborah Sniede, UW-Milwaukee, 1994
- John Graf, Northland College, 1995
- Brooke Soles, UW-Platteville, 1996
- Stephanie Mesheski, UW-Milwaukee, 1997
- Leah Strobel, UW-Milwaukee, 1999
- James Hanke, UW-Eau Claire, 1999
- Michelle Hays, UW-Milwaukee, 2000
- Ryan O'Leary, UW-Stevens Point, 2002
- Sara Bodenberg, Edgewood College, 2003
- Sarah Leiser, Edgewood College, 2003
- Joyana Jacoby, Marquette University, 2003
- Christian Petrauskis, Marquette University, 2004
- Lars Gloessner, Cardinal Stritch University, 2004
- Kyle Bowman, Cardinal Stritch University, 2005
- April D'Andrea, St. Norbert College, 2005
- David Foley, Marquette University, 2006
- Todd Dennis, Edgewood College and UW-Madison, 2008
- Haley Madson, Ripon College, 2009
- Ronald Kabaale, Cardinal Stritch University, 2009
- Kimberly Meyer, Cardinal Stritch University, 2009
- Cina Chang, Cardinal Stritch University, 2010
- Greg Hartman, UW-Stevens Point, 2011
- Natasha Smet, Mount Mary College, 2011
- Lila Saavedra, Mount mary College, 2011
- Michael Wilson, UW-Stevens Point, 2011
- Yasir Kuoti, UW-Stevens Point, 2011
- Lakesha Jones, Mount Mary College, 2012
- Valerie Landowski, UW-Stevens Point, 2012
- Nicole Saleske, Marian University, 2012
- Randa Meyer, UW-Stevens Point, 2012
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