About the J. Talbot Winchell Award
First awarded in 1988, the J. Talbot Winchell Award annually goes to individuals for their outstanding contributions and service to the cause of general semantics.
Awarded by the Institute of General Semantics, it is presented annually at the Alfred Korzybski Memorial Lecture.
About J. Talbot Winchell
John Talbot Winchell (1895-1981) — known familiarly as “Tal” — was a longtime student and benefactor of general semantics, and a former Trustee and honorary Fellow of the Institute of General Semantics.
Winchell first came to Alfred Korzybski’s seminar in Los Angeles in 1939, and attended numerous seminars after then. He was a leader in general semantics in the Los Angeles area, remaining active until his death.
Past Recipients
2020s
2021 - Corey Anton
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2020 - Martin H. Levinson
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2010s
2019 - Robert James
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2018 - Ben Hauck
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2017 - Lee Thayer
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2016 - Bini B. S.
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2015 - Jacqueline Rudig and George Barenholtz (Co-Recipients)
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2014 - Prafulla Kar and Devkumar Trivedi (Co-Recipients)
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2013 - Richard L. Lanigan
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2012 - David A. Linwood
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2011 - Balvant K. Parekh |
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- 2010 - Irene Ross-Mayper
2000s
2008 - Allen Flagg
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2007 - Maxine Mallach
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2006 - Bob Potter and Walter W. Davis (Co-Recipients)
2005 - Paul Dennithorne Johnston
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2003 - Laurie Cox
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2002 - Isabel Caro
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2001 - Jeremy Klein
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2000 - Milton Dawes
1990s
| 1980s1988 - Pearl Eppy |