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The McGuire Family Prize for Societal Impact

The McGuire Family Prize for Societal Impact recognizes and rewards Dartmouth community members who have contributed toward or are responsible for making a significant positive impact on humanity, society, or the environment.

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    Jason McLellan was awarded the 2022 inaugural McGuire Prize for his groundbreaking research contributions to the development of COVID-19 vaccines. The Prize was presented by Terry McGuire Th'82 P'08 and Carolyn Carr McGuire Tu'83 P'08, along with President Philip J. Hanlon '77 and former Board of Trustees chair Laurel Richie '81, at the Dartmouth Innovation and Technology Festival.

About the McGuire Prize

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Terry McGuire Th'82 P'08, Founding Partner of Polaris Partners and Thayer Board of Advisors member since 2000. (Photo by Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

The Prize—established through the generosity of Terry McGuire Th'82 P'08 and his wife Carolyn Carr McGuire Tu'83 P'08—is awarded annually in the amount of $100,000.

Areas of impact for consideration include:

  • technological innovations
  • organizational creation
  • societal leadership
  • betterment of humanity
  • environmental stewardship
  • fundamental discovery

 

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Carolyn Carr McGuire Tu'83 P'08, co-founder of Community Consulting Teams of Boston. (Photo by Laura DeCapua)

Recipients will be invited to visit Dartmouth and participate in classroom discussions, lectures and/or other activities that give students and/or the broader Dartmouth community an opportunity to learn about the recipient's human-centered impact on individuals, society, and the world.

Eligibility

The Prize may be awarded to any member of the Dartmouth community such as a student, faculty or staff member, alumnus, or friend of Dartmouth, and can be given posthumously.

Nomination/ Selection Process

The nominating period for the 2023 prize will be announced on this page and through other campus communications channels as soon as it has opened. 

The selection process, rules and criteria are at the discretion of the President, or his designee, and the Prize Selection Committee. Nominations must be submitted via the McGuire Prize Nominating Form.

2023 Prize Selection Committee

The 2023 Prize Committee has not yet been announced.

2022 Prize Selection Committee

  • Eric Fossum (chair), John H. Krehbiel Sr. Professor for Emerging Technologies
  • Susannah Heschel, Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies
  • Bob Lasher '88, Senior Vice President for Advancement
  • Lorie Loeb, Professor of Computer Science
  • Dean Madden, Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
  • Kofi Odame, Associate Professor of Engineering
  • Andrew Samwick, Sandra L. and Arthur L. Irving '72a P'10 Professor of Economics

 

Recipients

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2022: The inaugural McGuire Family Prize for Societal Impact was presented to Jason McLellan, a structural biologist whose groundbreaking coronavirus research conducted at the Geisel School of Medicine laid the foundation for COVID-19 vaccines that have saved countless lives. McLellan, a former assistant professor at the Geisel School, is now the Robert A. Welch Chair in Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin.