Honors and Awards

ELLIOT EISNER, the Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education and a professor of art, has been named the 2004 recipient of the Brock International Prize in Education. The prize consists of $40,000 and a sculpted bust of Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee writing system. It will be awarded to Eisner during the Brock Symposium for Excellence in Education, which is set for April 1-2 at Oklahoma State University. Each year the prize goes to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the practice or understanding of education. Oklahoma native John A. Brock, board chairman of Brighton Energy LLC and president and chief executive officer of Rockford Exploration Inc., established the award.

ALBERT BANDURA, the David Starr Jordan Professor in the Department of Psychology, has been honored for his contributions to psychology with the creation of the Bandura Graduate Research Award by the American Psychological Society and the National Honor Society.