The Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education
- The Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education
The Philip Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education is an annual prize given by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni to an individual who has “made an extraordinary contribution to the advancement of liberal arts education, core curricula, and the teaching of Western civilization and American history.” The Award is named for the late public servant, publisher, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Philip Merrill.
Merrill was a trustee of Cornell University, the University of Maryland Foundation, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, and the Aspen Institute, as well as a member of the National Council of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. In these capacities and others, he vigorously promoted the values the Award recognizes.
The inaugural Merrill Award was awarded in 2005 to Robert P. George of Princeton University. Harvey C. Mansfield of Harvard University became the second winner in 2006. The 2007 Merrill Award will be presented to Gertrude Himmelfarb of the City University of New York.
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