The Randy Martin Spirit Award annually recognizes individuals who embody the unique combination of qualities that made the late Dr. Randy Martin, Professor of Art and Policy in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, such a beloved and valued member of the IA community. Recipients of the award are professionals working in and/or in-partnership with higher education who consistently achieve excellence and demonstrate original thinking and approaches in at least three of the areas in which Randy Martin excelled: scholarship, artistry, pedagogy, mentorship, and institutional leadership/administration. His unique combination of playfulness, joy, experimentation, and critical thought embodies the core values of IA, as do our celebrated Randy Martin Spirit Award recipients.
DAVID HOFFMAN
Randy Martin Spirit Award 2025-2026
David Hoffman is the founding director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Life at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). The Center creates learning forums in which participants …more.
TERRI BAILEY
Randy Martin Spirit Award 2024-2025
Terri L Bailey is a native of Gainesville, FL’s oldest historically Black neighborhood, the Pleasant Street District. She holds a BS in Elementary Education from Bethune-Cookman University …more.
Past awardees include:
2022-2023 Herman Beavers
2021-2022 Carol Bebelle
2019-2020 Arlene Goldbard
2018-2019 Timuel Black
2017-2018 Kim Yasuda
2016-2017 Ann Bastings
Funding has been provided by California Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
