At the recent conference of the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies in Baltimore (October 19-22), Rick Szostak received the Kenneth E. Boulding Award. This is the association's highest honour, with Rick being only the seventh recipient in the organization's 40 year history. The Award recognizes sustained scholarly contribution to the field of interdisciplinary studies, by clarifying and deepening the conception of interdisciplinarity or by promoting public or scholarly understanding.
In presenting the award AIS President James Welch referred to Rick's prolific scholarship, publication across multiple fields, efforts to clarify the nature of interdisciplinarity and the interdisciplinary research process, identification of best practices for interdisciplinary research and teaching, elucidation of the symbiotic relationship between disciplines and interdisciplinarity, and efforts to forge global partnerships.
The inscription on the award reads "A prolific scholar who has worked tirelessly to advance understanding of interdisciplinarity across disciplines and fields, grounded in the rigor of best practices and methodologies while enhancing the visibility of AIS for a global audience."
A description of the Award and previous awardees can be found at: https://oakland.edu/ais/about/awards/
Rick's publications can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/ualberta.ca/rick-szostak/publications
In presenting the award AIS President James Welch referred to Rick's prolific scholarship, publication across multiple fields, efforts to clarify the nature of interdisciplinarity and the interdisciplinary research process, identification of best practices for interdisciplinary research and teaching, elucidation of the symbiotic relationship between disciplines and interdisciplinarity, and efforts to forge global partnerships.
The inscription on the award reads "A prolific scholar who has worked tirelessly to advance understanding of interdisciplinarity across disciplines and fields, grounded in the rigor of best practices and methodologies while enhancing the visibility of AIS for a global audience."
A description of the Award and previous awardees can be found at: https://oakland.edu/ais/about/awards/
Rick's publications can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/ualberta.ca/rick-szostak/publications