This morning I received an email, altering me that I have been nominated for the Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement. The award is described this way:

This award honors the memory of Iris Marion Young (1949-2006), a faculty member in GSPIA from 1991-2000 who was active in the Women’s Studies Program.  Young was a philosopher and social theorist whose commitments to democracy and justice informed her scholarship and her personal work as an activist and citizen.

The Young Award, begun in 2008, has been developed by the Women’s Studies Program with support from the Graduate School of International and Public Affairs and many other units within the University of Pittsburgh.  Each year, the award recognizes the achievements of a member of the Pitt community who has worked for social justice and democracy in the University or in other forums.

It is a great honor to be nominated. The winner will be announced in February, 2011