Excellence in Creativity The annual Award for Excellence in Creativity is given to a person or organization who has demonstrated excellence in the creation of copyrightable works of authorship. Award recipients have devoted their careers or missions to creating or fostering the creation of copyrightable works. Criteria include the quality and social value of the candidate’s work, the breadth or inclusiveness of style or media, and the recognition the candidate has received in the community. RECIPIENTS: The Santa Fe Opera, 2011 Aaron Sorkin, 2012 Harry Ransom Center, Austin, Texas, 2013 Stephen Schwartz, 2014 George Massenburg, 2015 Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), 2015 Scott Turow, 2016 Frans Lanting, 2017 Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), 2018 Steve Cropper, 2019 The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, 2020 Janet Lewin, 2021 Second City, 2022 Sonny Bono, 2023
