{"id":344,"date":"2023-07-27T21:03:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T21:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:25:11","slug":"lifetime-achievement-in-scholarship-las","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/lifetime-achievement-in-scholarship-las\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Achievement in Scholarship (LAS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA_26_121-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA_26_121-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA_26_121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA_26_121-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA_26_121-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA_26_121-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BEA_26_121-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Award description<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year BEA\u2019s Lifetime Achievement in Scholarship (LAS) (formerly the Distinguished Scholar Award) is awarded to an individual who has exhibited evidence of an extensive media-related publication record in books, leading journals and\/or public scholarship, usually over at least twenty years. This award is in recognition of scholarly output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations for candidates are accepted starting in September each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Nominees must be current BEA individual members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nominees must have a significant contribution to media research and scholarship.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NOTE: Current board members are not eligible to be nominated but may nominate candidates for the award.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 1:<\/strong> Nominations open<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>December 31<\/strong>:<\/strong> Nominations close at 11:59 pm ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 15:<\/strong> LAS winner announced<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 2027:<\/strong> LAS winner recognized during the Opening Awards Ceremony at the BEA Annual Convention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading beaawards-menu-header\">Lifetime Achievement in Scholarship (LAS)<\/h5>\n\n\n<nav class=\" is-vertical beaawards-menu-items wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-layout-1 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Lifetime Achievement in Scholarship\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical beaawards-menu-items wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/lifetime-achievement-in-scholarship-las\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">About the Award<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/lifetime-achievement-in-scholarship-las\/nomination-process\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Nomination Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/lifetime-achievement-in-scholarship-las\/selection-process\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Selection Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/lifetime-achievement-in-scholarship-las\/past-award-recipients\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Past Award Recipients<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/lifetime-achievement-in-scholarship-las\/program-faqs\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Program FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/bea.memberclicks.net\/las2026\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Submit Nomination<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">BEA Awards Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award description Each year BEA\u2019s Lifetime Achievement in Scholarship (LAS) (formerly the Distinguished Scholar Award) is awarded to an individual who has exhibited evidence of an extensive media-related publication record in books, leading journals and\/or public scholarship, usually over at least twenty years. 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