1999 MacArthur Foundation Awards

Updated June 26, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.

• Jillian Banfield, 39, mineralogist; Madison, Wisc.
• Carolyn Bertozzi, 32, chemist; Albany, Calif.
• Bruce Blair, 51, foreign policy analyst; Washington
• John Bonifaz, 33, public interest lawyer; Boston
• Shawn Carlson, 39, physicist and educator; San Diego
• Mark Danner, 40, journalist; Berkeley, Calif. and New York
• Alison Des Forges, 56, writer, researcher, and human rights advocate; Buffalo, N.Y.
• Elizabeth Diller, 45, architect; New York and Ricardo Scofidio, 64, architect; New York
• Saul Friedlander, 66, historian; Los Angeles
• Jennifer Gordon, 33, lawyer and community organizer; Brooklyn, N.Y.
• David Hillis, 40, molecular biologist; Austin, Tex.
• Sara Horowitz, 36, executive director, Working Today; New York
• Jacqueline Jones, 51, social historian; Wellesley, Mass.
• Laura Kiessling, 38, chemist and biochemist; Madison, Wisc.
• Leslie Kurke, 39, literature professor; Berkeley, Calif.
• David Levering Lewis, 63, historian; New York
• Juan Martin Maldacena, physicist; Cambridge, Mass.
• Gay McDougall, 51, attorney; Washington
• Campbell McGrath, 37, poet; Miami Beach, Fla.
• Dennis Moore, 54, anthropological linguist; Belem-Para, Brazil
• Elizabeth Murray, 58, painter; New York
• Pepón Osorio, 44, installation artist; New York
• Peter Shor, 39, computer scientist; Florham Park, N.J.
• Eva Silverstein, 28, theoretical physicist; Stanford, Calif.
• Wilma Subra, 55, chemist and environmentalist; New Iberia, La.
• Ken Vandermark, 34, musician; Chicago
• Naomi Wallace, 38, playwright; Otterburn, England
• Jeffrey Weeks, 42, mathematician; Canton, N.Y.
• Fred Wilson, 44, installation artist; New York
• Xu Bing, 44, artist; New York
• Ofelia Zepeda, linguist, poet, editor, and community leader; Tucson