Event—Public Programming

The 2017 Newberry Library Award Dinner

The 2017 Newberry Library Award will be presented to Martin E. Marty for his outstanding contributions to the humanities.

The Board of Trustees invites you to join the Newberry in honoring Martin E. Marty for his outstanding contributions to the humanities. Marty is a historian of religion, scholar, educator, author, and theologian. His many honors include the National Humanities Medal, the Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the University of Chicago Alumni Medal, the Distinguished Service Medal of the Association of Theological Schools, the Order of Lincoln Medallion, the National Book Award for Philosophy and Religion, and more than 80 honorary doctorates.

For more information about the Newberry Library Award Dinner, please contact Jo Anne Moore at (312) 255-3556 or moorej@newberry.org.