Mary Turner Lane Award

The Association for Women Faculty and Professionals invites nominations for the Mary Turner Lane Award, which recognizes a woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the lives of women on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.”Outstanding contribution” is interpreted broadly, touching all areas of the lives of women, including students, faculty, staff, and administrators, on our campus. It includes, but is not limited to, achievements that enhance women’s lives through the following: scholarship, teaching, leadership, health services, social services, political activism, professional advancement, program development, and staff support.

Nominees must be active employees of the university at the time the nomination is made; employees who are in phased retirement are eligible

About the award

The award, established in 1986, is named to honor Mary Turner Lane, founding director of the Curriculum in Women’s Studies and the first recipient of the award. Sadly, Mary Turner Lane passed away in 2009.

Past Recipients