Buford Peace Award

Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award

Established in 2002 by UA Social Work alumnus Tony D. Walker, of Montgomery, the Buford Peace Award recognizes faculty members who are both professionally and personally active in causes that promote peace and justice. The award is named for Lahoma Adams Buford, who served her community without desire for recognition and dedicated her life to building a better, more just and peaceful world.

Housed in the School of Social Work, the Lahoma Adams Buford Endowed Support Fund provides the Buford Peace Award. The university-wide endowed award is presented annually to a University of Alabama faculty member. Previously nominated candidates may be nominated again. Recipients of this award receive a medal and a taxable $1,000 cash prize.

Nominations for the 2024 Buford Peace Award are now open. The deadline to nominate is Monday, March 18th.

Eligibility

• Nominee must be faculty members in any division of UA (highest priority will be given to faculty members from the School of Social Work.

Criteria

• Nominee must demonstrate in their teaching, research, professional practice and personal life exceptional levels of involvement in mediating human disputes, helping overcome prejudice, promoting justice and establishing peace.

Nomination Process

Nominations are open to faculty, students and staff. A four-member committee — comprised of a SSW faculty member appointed by the Dean, a UA faculty member, the previous year’s Buford Peace Award recipient and a SSW student — will meet to select the award recipient in March.

Past Awardees