The Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship

There are people who, by their very nature, are destined to make an impact on the world during their lifetime and far beyond. These visionaries embody that rare combination of outstanding scholarship, superior leadership skills, and the ability to foster collaborations among a wide range of people to enrich the world around them. Charles A. Ferguson was just such a visionary and leader.

The Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship honors the life and legacy of the man who, among his many accomplishments, founded the Center for Applied Linguistics and established the Department of Linguistics at Stanford University.

Recipients of the Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding Scholarship

2025: Kate Menken, PhD

2023: Maria Carreira, PhD

2022: Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, PhD

2021: Patricia Baquedano-Lรณpez, PhD

2020: Martha Bigelow, PhD

2019: Nancy H. Hornberger, PhD

2018: Jonathan Rosa, PhD

2017: Ofelia Garcรญa, PhD

2016: Wayne E. Wright, PhD

2015: Thom G. Huebner, PhD