Helen and Norman Burg Ethics Prize

Helen and Norman Burg Student Ethics Prize

Helen and Norman Burg

The Fordham University Center for Ethics Education awards the annual Helen and Norman Burg Ethics Prize to the best undergraduate and best graduate student papers on an ethics-related topic produced within the previous 12 months. All Fordham students are eligible.

Winning essays will be posted on the Center for Ethics Education’s web site and listed in other Fordham outlets, such as the Encenia Bulletin (for the undergraduate prize), and graduate commencement materials. In addition, notice of the award will be placed in the academic files of the winning students.

Winners will receive a certificate of commendation, a $100 award, and recognition at an applicable university awards ceremony, such as Encenia (FCRH) or the GSAS Awards.

Eligibility and process for submission:

Undergraduates may submit an independent essay mentored by a faculty member or a class paper.
Graduate students should submit their papers in a format appropriate for publication in a journal in their field.
Submitted papers must be nominated by the Fordham faculty member who supervised the paper or taught the class for which the paper was developed. A faculty member may nominate up to two papers, indicating the noteworthy qualities of the paper(s).
Papers must include a one-paragraph abstract (200 words) describing the purpose and significant conclusions of the paper.

Submissions must be complete and received no later than February 15, 2010. Winners will be announced during the first week of March. Students are encouraged to e-mail submissions to Adam Fried (afried@fordham.edu), but may also mail papers to: Adam Fried, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Center for Ethics Education, Dealy 226, Bronx, NY 10458.

2009 Awardees

The Center for Ethics Education is proud to announce this year's winners of the Helen and Norman Burg Ethics Prize.

Graduate winner: Catherine Osborne (Theology): “Migrant Domestic Workers: Between the Private and the Public in Catholic Social Teaching.”

Undergraduate winner: Adam J. Danko (Theology): “A Call for Reform: Donor Rights and Regulations.”

Previous Awardees

The 2008 undergraduate winner was Priscilla Escobedo (theology), for "Medical Care: Civility, Society and the Prison System.”

The 2007 graduate winner was Katherine A. Helm (law), for "Outsourcing the Fire of Genius: The Effects of Patent Infringement Jurisprudence on Pharmeceutical Drug Development."

The 2007 undergraduate winner was Marian Egan (theology), for "Ethics in Medical Researh in Third World Countries."

The 2006 graduate winner was Eric Miller (law), for "Listening to the Disabled: End-of-Life Decision Making and the Never Competent."

The 2005 graduate winner was Mary Veeneman (theology), for "Fostering A Sense of Autonomy in Adolescents in the Mental Health Care Context."
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The 2005 undergraduate winner was Megan Minturn (philosophy), for "Dissolving the Bias: The Misallocation of Research and Development Monies."