This prestigious annual award honours individuals who have played a pivotal role in shaping, advancing, and elevating a specific academic research paradigm. It recognizes those whose sustained commitment, intellectual leadership, and strategic support have forged new paths, enabled growth, and brought the paradigm to excellence and prominence within the scholarly community.

Selection Criteria:

•Demonstrated long-term support and advocacy for the paradigm

•Leadership in forging new directions and expanding its influence

•Contributions that have enabled institutional, theoretical, or methodological growth

•Recognition by peers for advancing the paradigm’s visibility and impact

This award celebrates not only achievement, but the vision and dedication that transform ideas into enduring academic legacies.