Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research
Call for Nominations: Spring 2024
Submission Deadline: Summer 2024
The Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research is awarded annually to a member of the Vanderbilt faculty whose achievements in research, scholarship, or creative expression, particularly in the past ten years, have garnered significant critical reception and are recognized nationally or internationally. Candidates for the Sutherland Prize should be known, to a significant degree, for works completed while at Vanderbilt.
The prize consists of $10,000 and an engraved pewter julep cup, and the winner’s name is added to a silver bowl following a famous design by Paul Revere. The recipient keeps the bowl for a year.
The nomination must include the following materials:
- A letter of nomination that discusses the significance and impact of the nominee’s research as well as any evidence of national and international impact;
- A complete and current curriculum vitae; and,
- An abbreviated vitae that lists the nominee’s 20 most significant publications/accomplishments. These may include articles, books, awards, invited talks, presentations, etc.
The nomination may also include supporting materials such as external letters. Supporting materials are optional.
The Review Committee will pay close attention to the level of documented national or international distinction or recognition that the nominee has achieved. The strongest candidates for the Sutherland Prize have received national and international recognition in the form of awards, fellowships, or prizes.
Previous recipients are not eligible for the award. The list of past winners can be found on the Office of Faculty Affairs website.
Please submit all nominations electronically via InfoReady. You must log in to the system using your VUnetID and password. Please direct any questions to the Office of Faculty Development (facultydevelopment@vanderbilt.edu).
Nominations are due by TBA.
Current Winner
- Christopher Slobogin (Law)
- 2022 Elizabeth Zechmeister (Political Science)
- 2021 Gordon Logan (Psychology)
- 2020 James Crowe (Pediatrics & Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology)
- 2019 W. Kip Viscusi (Law, Economics and Management)
- 2018 Kathleen Gould (Cell and Developmental Biology)
- 2017 Larry Bartels (Political Science)
- 2016 David Kosson (Engineering)
- 2015 Billy G. Hudson (Medicine)
- 2014 Jane Gilmer Landers (History)
- 2013 John C. Gore (Radiology & Radiological Sciences)
- 2012 Peter I. Buerhaus (Nursing)
- 2011 Mark W. Lipsey (Human and Organizational Development)
- 2010 John A. Oates (Medicine)
- 2009 Harold L. Moses (Cancer Biology)
- 2008 Lenn E. Goodman (Philosophy)
- 2007 David Robertson (Medicine)
- 2006 L. Jackson Roberts II (Pharmacology)
- 2005 Douglas Fuchs and Lynn S. Fuchs (Special Education)
- 2004 Herbert Y. Meltzer (Psychiatry)
- 2003 Leonard Bickman (Psychology)
- 2002 David M. Hercules (Chemistry)
- 2001 F. Peter Guengerich (Biochemistry)
- 2000 Randolph Blake (Psychology)
- 1999 Travis I. Thompson (Psychology)
- 1998 Alice Carmichael Harris (Germanic & Slavic Languages)
- 1997 John D. Bransford (Psychology)
- 1996 Hans Stoll (Management)
- 1995 Gisela Mosig (Molecular Biology)
- 1994 John H. Exton (Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
- 1993 Thomas M. Harris (Chemistry)
- 1992 James F. Blumstein (Law)
- 1991 Edward Farley (Divinity)
- 1990 Tadashi Inagami (Biochemistry)
- 1989 Paul K. Conkin (History)
- 1988 Joseph H. Hamilton (Physics & Astronomy)
- 1987 Hans H. Strupp (Psychology)
- 1986 Lubomir Hnilica (Biochemistry & Pathology)
- 1985 Jon H. Kaas (Psychology)
- 1984 Charles R. Park (Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
- 1983 Donald Davie (English)
- 1982 Bjarni Jónsson (Mathematics)
- 1981 Sidney Fleischer (Molecular Biology)
- 1980 John W. Wade (Law)
- 1979 Grant W. Liddle (Medicine)
- 1978 Claude Pichois (French & Italian)
- 1977 Stanley Cohen (Biochemistry)
- 1976 Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (Economics)
- 2022 Elizabeth Zechmeister (Political Science)
- 2021 Gordon Logan (Psychology)
- 2020 James Crowe (Pediatrics & Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology)
- 2019 W. Kip Viscusi (Law, Economics and Management)
- 2018 Kathleen Gould (Cell and Developmental Biology)
- 2017 Larry Bartels (Political Science)
- 2016 David Kosson (Engineering)
- 2015 Billy G. Hudson (Medicine)
- 2014 Jane Gilmer Landers (History)
- 2013 John C. Gore (Radiology & Radiological Sciences)
- 2012 Peter I. Buerhaus (Nursing)
- 2011 Mark W. Lipsey (Human and Organizational Development)
- 2010 John A. Oates (Medicine)
- 2009 Harold L. Moses (Cancer Biology)
- 2008 Lenn E. Goodman (Philosophy)
- 2007 David Robertson (Medicine)
- 2006 L. Jackson Roberts II (Pharmacology)
- 2005 Douglas Fuchs and Lynn S. Fuchs (Special Education)
- 2004 Herbert Y. Meltzer (Psychiatry)
- 2003 Leonard Bickman (Psychology)
- 2002 David M. Hercules (Chemistry)
- 2001 F. Peter Guengerich (Biochemistry)
- 2000 Randolph Blake (Psychology)
- 1999 Travis I. Thompson (Psychology)
- 1998 Alice Carmichael Harris (Germanic & Slavic Languages)
- 1997 John D. Bransford (Psychology)
- 1996 Hans Stoll (Management)
- 1995 Gisela Mosig (Molecular Biology)
- 1994 John H. Exton (Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
- 1993 Thomas M. Harris (Chemistry)
- 1992 James F. Blumstein (Law)
- 1991 Edward Farley (Divinity)
- 1990 Tadashi Inagami (Biochemistry)
- 1989 Paul K. Conkin (History)
- 1988 Joseph H. Hamilton (Physics & Astronomy)
- 1987 Hans H. Strupp (Psychology)
- 1986 Lubomir Hnilica (Biochemistry & Pathology)
- 1985 Jon H. Kaas (Psychology)
- 1984 Charles R. Park (Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
- 1983 Donald Davie (English)
- 1982 Bjarni Jónsson (Mathematics)
- 1981 Sidney Fleischer (Molecular Biology)
- 1980 John W. Wade (Law)
- 1979 Grant W. Liddle (Medicine)
- 1978 Claude Pichois (French & Italian)
- 1977 Stanley Cohen (Biochemistry)
- 1976 Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (Economics)