2000 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.

• Susan Alcock, 39, associate professor of classical archaeology and classics; Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Christopher Beard, 38, associate curator, vertebrate paleontology; Mars, Pa.
• Lucy Blake, 40, president, Sierra Business Council; Sierraville, Calif.
• Anne Carson, 49, history professor; Berkeley, Calif. and Montreal
• Peter Hayes, 47, executive director, Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development; Berkeley, Calif.
• David Isay, 34, radio producer; New York
• Alfredo Jaar, 44, artist; New York
• Ben Katchor, 48, cartoonist; New York
• Hideo Mabuchi, 28, assistant professor of physics; Pasadena, Calif.
• Susan Marshall, 41, artistic director and choreographer; New York
• Samuel Mockbee, 55, professor of architecture; Canton, Miss.
• Cecilia Munoz, 37, vice president, National Council of La Raza; Silver Spring, Md.
• Margaret Murnane, 41, professor of physics; Boulder, Colo.
• Laura Otis, 38, associate professor of English; Port Washington, N.Y.
• Lucia Perillo, 41, associate professor of creative writing; Carbondale, Ill.
• Matthew Rabin, 36, professor of economics; San Francisco
• Carl Safina, 45, vice president, marine conservation, National Audubon Society; Islip, N.Y.
• Daniel Schrag, 34, professor of geochemistry; Cambridge, Mass.
• Susan Sygall, 47, executive director, Mobility International USA; Eugene, Ore.
• Gina Turrigiano, 37, assistant professor of biology; Acton, Mass.
• Gary Urton, 53, professor of anthropology; Earlville, N.Y.
• Patricia J. Williams, 48, law professor; New York
• Deborah Willis, 52, curator of exhibitions; Washington
• Erik Winfree, 30, assistant professor of computer science; Pasadena, Calif.
• Horng-Tzer Yau, 55, professor of mathematics; New York