The Mary Fran Myers Award 2008
Nominations closed
The Gender and Disaster Network and the Natural Hazards Center invite nominations of those who should be recognized for their efforts to advance gender-sensitive policy, practice, or research in the areas of disaster risk reduction. Established in 2002, the Mary Fran Myers Award recognizes that vulnerability to disasters and mass emergencies is influenced by social, cultural, and economic structures that marginalize women and girls, and may also expose boys and men to harm. The award was so named to recognize Myers’ sustained efforts as Co-Director of the Natural Hazards Center to launch a worldwide network promoting women’s opportunities in disaster-related professions and supporting research on gender issues, disasters, emergency management, and higher education.
The intent of this award is to recognize women and men whose advocacy, research, or management efforts have had a lasting, positive impact on reducing disaster vulnerability. All those whose work has added to the body of knowledge on gender and disasters, is significant for gender-theory or practice, or has furthered opportunities for women to succeed in the field are eligible.
The award committee is especially interested in soliciting nominations from outside the United States and strives to enable award recipients with high travel costs to attend the Natural Hazards Center workshop in Colorado. There are three steps to nominate someone and all materials should be submitted electronically:
- Submit your full name and contact information (mailing address, e-mail, telephone, fax) and that of the nominee
- Attach a current resume or curriculum vitae of the nominee
- Write a letter of nomination detailing specifically how this individual’s work fits the award criteria as described above
- Optional: A one-page letter of support from another person or organization may also be submitted
Please pass this notice along so that we may recognize people in varied sectors, regions, networks, and contexts whose work on gender equality and disaster risk reduction should be recognized.
The nomination for the MFM Award will start again next year. Please visit GDN for future announcements.
Who is Mary Fran Myers?
Mary Fran Myers served as the co-director of the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center at the University of Colorado for 16 years until her untimely death in 2004. Read more
List of award recipients
2007-Prema Gopalan 2006-Maureen Fordham 2005 -Elaine Enarson
2004-Madhavi Aribayandu 2003 -Betty Hearn Morrow
The Mary Fran Myers Scholarship
The Mary Fran Myers Scholarship provides financial support to recipients to attend and participate in the Hazards Research and Applications Workshop in Boulder, Colorado to further their research or community work and careers. This scholarship covers all or part of the costs of transportation, hotel accommodations, meals, and workshop registration fees. Please click here or visit the Natural Hazards Center website for further details.