Awards received by our members

Randy Gener

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• Pamana Ng Pilipino (Legacy of the Filipino Nation) Presidential Award for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas (2010)
  For: "Pamana Ng Pilipino (Legacy of the Filipino Nation)"
  Description of the award: The Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas recognize the achievements and significant contributions of Filipino individuals and organizations in the U.S. and abroad. Signed into law by the late President Corazon C. Aquino in 1991, the awards were also established to help celebrate the Month of Overseas Filipinos and International Migrants Day in December. The "Pamana Ng Pilipino" Presidential Award is given to "Filipinos, who, in exemplifying the talent and industry of the Filipino, have brought the country honor and recognition through excellence, dedication and distinction in the pursuit of their work and the advancement of their profession.
  Description of what the award was for: The President's official citation for Gener states: "His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III - in conferring the Pamana Ng Pilipino Presidential Award to Randy Gener - recognizes his excellence in the field of theater arts and creativity, and diligence in promoting Filipino-American cultural interests and accomplishments to mainstream audiences in Europe and the United States of America."
  Web page of the award: http://www.cfo.gov.ph/
  Web page of what the award was for: http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1346:presidential-awards-for-filipino-individuals-and-organizations-overseas&catid=131:presidential-awards
  
  
• NLGJA Journalist of the Year (2010)
  For: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association's Excellence in Journalism Awards
  Description of the award: Awarded by the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA). The NLGJA Journalist of the Year award recognizes the outstanding professional achievements of an LGBT journalist.
  Description of what the award was for: This year, NLGJA will present that honor to Randy Gener of American Theatre magazine, a writer, editor, critic, playwright and visual artist based in New York City . Of Gener, judges said: "Some of the best journalism is being done outside of traditional newsrooms and by people covering niche areas. Gener's writing on theater, especially as it interacts with LGBT lives, is beautifully done, knowledgeable and almost lyrical in its language."
  Web page of the award: http://www.nlgja.org/news/5august10.htm
  Web page of what the award was for: http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Lesbian_and_Gay_Journalists_Association
  
  
• SPJ Deadline Club Award (2010)
  For: Best Arts Reporting (Specialized Writing category)
  Description of the award: Awarded by the Deadline Club of New York, the New York chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Awarded for "Fomenting a Denim Revolution" (May/June 2009, American Theatre magazine). For articles printed, broadcast or otherwise disseminated in 2009
  Description of what the award was for: The judges said, "Randy Gener shed light into government censorship and repression of artists. He met the high standards of excellence for journalism and went above and beyond with regards to enterprise, resourcefulness, and overcoming obstacles in pursuit of the story."
  Web page of the award: http://broadwayworld.com/article/Randy_Gener_Awarded_for_Shedding_Light_into_Censorship_and_Repression_of_Artists_20100723
  Web page of what the award was for: http://www.tcgcircle.org/2010/06/american-theatres-randy-gener-awarded-the-rube/
  
  
• George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism (2009)
  For: Dramatic criticism
  Description of the award: The highest award for dramatic criticism in the United States, and one of the most distinguished awards in the American theatre. Selected by the heads of English departments of Yale, Cornell and Princeton universities, and their theatre department counterparts.
  Description of what the award was for: For essays in American Theatre magazine during the 2007-2008 theatre year
  Web page of the award: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/english/awards/nathan/
  Web page of what the award was for: http://www.tcg.org/pdfs/press/Nathan_meets_Gener
  
  

Marcia Siegel

• Selma Jeanne Cohen Prize (2010)
  For: Mirrors & Scrims - The Life and Afterlife of Ballet
  Description of the award: awarded by the American Society for Aesthetics every 2 years
  Description of what the award was for: best book of history, aesthetics or criticism
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Susanna Sloat

• de la Torre Bueno Prize (2003)
  For: Caribbean Dance from Abakuá to Zouk: How Movement Shapes Identity
  Description of the award: The de la Torre Bueno Prize(r) is awarded annually to a book published in the English language that advances the field of dance studies.
  Description of what the award was for: Being the editor of Caribbean Dance from Abakuá to Zouk: How Movement Shapes Identity
  Web page of the award: http://www.sdhs.org/index.p?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=44
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Philip Szporer

http://mouvementperpetuel.net/
• Jacqueline Lemieux Prize (2010)
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  Description of the award: The Jacqueline Lemieux Prize is awarded annually to the most deserving applicant in the Canada Council Grants to Dance Professionals program. The prize is awarded in memory of Jacqueline Lemieux and her contribution to Canadian dance. Teacher and administrator, Ms. Lemieux co-founded with her husband, Lawrence Gradus, the Montreal dance company Entre-Six and the summer school Québec Été Danse in Lennoxville.
  Description of what the award was for: The committee said, "Mr. Szporer has made an outstanding contribution to dance in Canada through his sustained and active engagement in advancing the dance discourse both nationally and internationally. We note the dedication and generosity demonstrated by this respected dance scholar and filmmaker who has influenced and supported a new generation of dance artists and whose works have reached wide audiences at home and abroad."
  Web page of the award: http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2010/oi129246489421346625.htm
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David Vaughan

http://merce.org
• Senior Critic (2007)
  For: Sustained achievement
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  Web page of the award: Dance Critics Association
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• New York Dance and Performance Award ("Bessie") (2001)
  For: Sustained achievement
  Description of the award: For sustained achievement
  Description of what the award was for: Sustained achievement
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• 2000 CORD Award for Outstanding Leadership in Dance Research (2000)
  For: See above
  Description of the award: For Outstanding Leadership in Dance Research
  Description of what the award was for: See above
  Web page of the award: Congress on Research in Dance
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More awards received by our members

Lisa Traiger

• Lisa Traiger received a Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association 2007 first-place award in the arts and entertainment category for her review of "Either Or", a play in Theater J's 2006-07 season. The article appeared in the Washington Jewish Week where Traiger has been an arts correspondent since about 1987.