"[1] The award is given annually by the Academic Senate of the University of California, Berkeley.
[1] The award was established in 1968 as a tribute to the leadership and legacy of Clark Kerr.
He played a key role in shaping the University of California system.
Recipients of the award have included scholars, academic administrators, Nobel Prize winners, businesspersons, and public officials who have had a transformative impact on higher education and on society more broadly.
Sue Desmond-Hellmann[5] Amy Gutmann[5] Timothy P. White[5] Shirley Ann Jackson[6] John L. Hennessy Diana Natalicio C. Judson King Robert M. Berdahl Philip Selznick Derek Bok Thomas E. Everhart Robert J. Brentano Lincoln Constance Ewald T. Grether Harry R. Wellman