Network Awards -- E. Paul Torrance Award

The purpose of the Creativity Network's E. Paul Torrance Award is to acknowledge and reward significant contributions of individuals and groups whose work facilitates the enhancement and spread of creativity, especially among gifted children, and who are themselves creative thinkers. The award carries the name of the man who probably more than any other individual has promoted the values and behavior the Creativity Network wishes to honor. 

Contact Information

Please contact April Michele with any questions.

Submission Deadline 

April 12, 2022
Download the Nomination Form

Selection Guidelines

Who may nominate

  • Any member of the Creativity Network may nominate any individual or group for the award. 
  • The nominator does not have to know the nominee personally, but must secure the permission of the nominee to propose his or her name for the award.

Who may be nominated

  • Any individual or group fitting the criteria may be nominated.
  • The nominee need not be a member of NAGC.
  • A person who has been previously nominated for the award but did not win it may be re-nominated.

Submission Guidelines

  • A brief statement of support expressing the nominee's qualifications for receiving the E. Paul Torrance Award must accompany each nomination (200 words or less)
  • Name of the nominee and the contact address, phone number, and email address
  • Name of the nominator with the contact address, phone number, and email address

Confirmation of your submission will be sent via email.

Voting Guidelines

Only current members of the NAGC Creativity Network may vote for the winner of the award.  Voting begins May 1 as part of the regular NAGC election.

Announcement of the Winner

The winner will be announced at the award presentation at Creativity Night during NAGC's Annual Convention at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, November 9-12, 2023. In the event that the recipient cannot attend the event, a representative will be selected to receive the award on behalf of the recipient.

 

Past Creativity Network E. Paul Torrance Award Honorees

1988
June Scobee

1998
Teresa Amabile

2007
Jonathan Plucker

2017
Fredricka Reismann

1989
Bill Moyers
1999
Gary Davis
2008
James Kaufman
2018
Kyung Hee Kim
1990
Calvin Taylor
2000
Mark Runco
2009
Bonnie Cramond

2019
Laurie Abeel

1991
Future Problem Solving Program
2001
Ruth Noller
2010
Dean Keith Simonton
2020
No award
1992
Sidney Parnes   
2002
Sally Todd
2011
Joan Franklin Smutny

2022

Todd Lubart

1993
Odessey of the Mind

2003
Jerry Flack

2012
Marianne Solomon
 
1994
Carol Schlichter
2003
Joe Renzulli
2013
Barbara Kerr
 
1995
Donald Treffinger
2004
Mary Meeker

2014
Jane Piirto

 
1996
Judy Galbraith
2005
Mary Frasier

2015
no recipient

 
1997
Alane Starko
2006
Robert Sternberg

2016
Billie Woodel

 

 

 

 

 

 

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