The Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship

There are people who, by their very nature, are destined to make an impact on the world, during their lifetime and far beyond. These visionaries embody that rare combination of outstanding scholarship, superior leadership skills, and the ability to foster collaborations among a wide range of people to enrich the world around them. Charles A. Ferguson was just such a visionary and leader.

The Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship was created to honor the life and legacy of the man who, among his many accomplishments, founded the Center for Applied Linguistics and established the Department of Linguistics at Stanford University.

Recipients of the Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship

2023: Maria Carreira, PhD
2022: Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, PhD
2021: Patricia Baquedano-López, PhD
2020: Martha Bigelow, PhD
2019: Nancy H. Hornberger, PhD
2018: Jonathan Rosa, PhD
2017: Ofelia García, PhD
2016: Wayne E. Wright, PhD
2015: Thom G. Huebner, PhD