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2000 MacArthur Foundation Awards

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