People involved in the prize
A number of prominent Educators are involved in the Founding
- Eric Rasmussen: Preeminent expert on First Folios. Author of The Shakespeare Thefts and other books. General Editor of the New Variorum Shakespeare series.
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- Zachary Lesser: Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania; a general editor of the Arden Shakespeare. Author of several books, including Hamlet After Q1 and Ghosts, Holes, Rips, and Scrapes. He maintains the Shakespeare Census (shakespearecensus.org) to track all copies of early Shakespeare editions.
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- James Shapiro: Professor of English at Columbia University. Author of many books, including The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 and 1599: A Year in the Life of Shakespeare.
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- David Kastan: Taught Shakespeare at Dartmouth, Columbia, and Yale. He was the first American to serve as a general editor of the Arden Shakespeare series and was also the co-editor of the Bantam Shakespeare. His publications include Shakespeare and the Shapes of Time and Shakespeare and the Book.
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- Sarah Stewart: High school English, speech, and debate teacher at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Associate editor of The Shakespeare First Folios: A Descriptive Catalogue and William Shakespeare & Others: Collaborative Plays.
- James Oldham: English Language Arts teacher at Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada. He teaches a Writing Through Shakespeare and Film class. He published an article titled “ChatGPT: The Coteacher We Need?” in English Journal.
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- Dr. Ian De Jong: Curriculum Coordinator at the Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada. He teaches British and American literature. He co-edited the second edition of The RSC Shakespeare: Complete Works.
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The Founding Philanthropist
- Gary Parr. Wall Street Executive, Former Chairman of the New York Philharmonic and Board member of Lincoln Center and the Morgan Library. Founder of the Parr Center for Ethics, at the University of North Carolina.
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