The Henry Howland Memorial Prizesometimes called the Howland Distinguished Fellowship at Yale was created in 1915 for a "citizen of any country in recognition of some achievement of marked distinction in the field of literature or fine arts or the science of government."Yale School of Management The idealistic quality of the recipient's work is an important factor in his selection.
The award was established in honor of Henry Elias Howland (1835–1913), a member of the Yale class of 1854, by a donation of $15,000 by his children Charles P. Howland (Yale 1891), Dr. John Howland (Yale 1894), and Frances Howland.
Recipients The prize has generally been awarded every two years; the following is a partial list of recipients: 1916 - Rupert Brooke (1887–1915), soldier and poet (awarded posthumously)"On an isle in the Aegean, under the olives by the sounding sea, lies buried a young Englishman, a poet, a soldier, dead, on his way to Gallipoli. To Rupert Brooke, patriot and poet, the Howland Prize this year is given." 1918 - Jean-Julien Lemordant (1882–1968), artist 1924 - Gustav Holst (1874–1934), composer"Holst usually managed to dodge proffered honors, but this one delighted him." 1925 - Robert Edmond Jones (1887–1954), scenic designer 1929 - Arthur Salter (1881–1975), diplomat involved in the League of Nations 1930 - Ragnar Ostberg (1866–1945), architect 1933 - Philip John Noel-Baker (1889–1982), politician and diplomat who later won the Nobel Peace Prize 1937 - Salvador de Madariaga (1886–1978), diplomat and historian 1939 - John Bell Condliffe (1891–1981), economist 1940 - Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), composer 1943 - Joseph C. Grew (1880–1965), diplomat 1944 - Field Marshal Sir John Dill (1881–1944), British representative on the Combined Chiefs of Staff 1949 - Sven Markelius (1889–1972), architect 1952 - John Hersey (1914–1993), author 1954 - Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), composer 1955 - Sir Owen Dixon (1886–1972), judge and diplomat 1958 - Sir Hector Hetherington (1888–1965), Principal of the University of Glasgow 1966 - Tyrone Guthrie (1900–1971), theatre director 1967 - Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), Prime Minister of India 1970 - Aaron Copland (1900–1990), composer 1971 - Leopold Stokowski (1882–1977), conductor 1977 - Alistair Cooke (1908–2004), journalist and broadcaster 1980 - Warren J. Haas (1924–2016), president of the Association of Research Libraries 1989 - Russell Baker (1925–2019), author 2008 - Tony Blair (b. 1953), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2010 - Paul Krugman (b. 1953), economist
There are other Howland Fellowships and Prizes, including the Charles P. Howland Fellowship, at Yale, established in 1947 by Frances L. Howland as a tribute to her brother Charles P. Howland, Class of 1891, and the American Pediatric Society's John Howland Medal honoring another brother, Dr. John Howland, professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Medical School.
See also List of awards for contributions to culture
References