GEORGE JEAN NATHAN AWARD . Famed critic George Jean Nathan (1882–1958) founded the award
to encourage and assist in developing the art of drama criticism and the stimulation of intelligent theater going.
A committee of English-department chairs from Cornell, Princeton, and Yale decides the award winner. The award comes with a $4,000 stipend and is given to the author of the best piece of drama criticism published during the previous year, whether an article, treatise, or book.