Awards
Groves makes an annual award each year; in even numbered years the award is the Feldman Award; in odd numbered years the award is the Sussman Award.
Feldman Award
Feldman Award This award in honor of Harold and Margaret Feldman, both early and outstanding leaders in the fields of family and policy, is given in given in every other year to the author(s) of a peer-reviewed journal article or book chapter published within the last 5 years that makes a significant social policy contribution related to ethnicity and/or gender and the theme of the annual Groves Conference.
Feldman Award This award in honor of Harold and Margaret Feldman, both early and outstanding leaders in the fields of family and policy, is given in given in every other year to the author(s) of a peer-reviewed journal article or book chapter published within the last 5 years that makes a significant social policy contribution related to ethnicity and/or gender and the theme of the annual Groves Conference.
- 2022 Award Winner - Dr. Bahira Trask, University of Delaware
- 2020 - Due to the pandemic, there was no conference
- 2018 Award Winner - Richard Schultz, Univeristy of Pittsburgh
- 2017 Award Winners - Kai Schafft, Brandon Green, Yetkin Borlu from Penn State
- 2016 Award Winner - Deborah Weidess
Sussman Award
The Sussman Award is given for a scholarly publication related to the conference theme of the year it is awarded.
The Sussman Award is given for a scholarly publication related to the conference theme of the year it is awarded.
- 2023 Award Winner - Dr. Steve Gavazzi, Ohio State University <CLICK HERE> to view Dr. Gavazzi's 6-5-23 presentation, "Remaining Land-Grant Fierce While Accepting the Land-Grab Truth of Our Foundation"
- 2021 Award Winner - Dr. Rachel Moskowitz, Trinity College
- 2019 Award Winner - Dr. Joan Gillece, Director of National Association Center for Innovation in Behavioral Health Policy and Practice
- 2017 Award Winner - Dr. Lisa Ann Morris, University of Southern Maine
Goebel-Macklin Award
This annual award, established in 2009, to help a promising graduate student attend their first Groves meeting, is awarded to a young professional who shows potential to make important contributions to the field of marriage and family and devotion to the future of the Groves Conference. Any donation to this fund will be matched up to $10,000 by Groves’ dedicated members Karen Goebel and Eleanor Macklin.
This annual award, established in 2009, to help a promising graduate student attend their first Groves meeting, is awarded to a young professional who shows potential to make important contributions to the field of marriage and family and devotion to the future of the Groves Conference. Any donation to this fund will be matched up to $10,000 by Groves’ dedicated members Karen Goebel and Eleanor Macklin.
- 2023 - There was no award winner
- 2022 Award Winner - Kanupriya Sharma
- 2021 Award Winner - There was no award winner
- 2020 - There was no conference or award winners due to the pandemic
- 2019 Award Winner - Karmen Smith
- 2018 Award Winner - Lindsey Almond