Honorary Members and Fellows

The Society's by-laws provide for the recognition of "persons distinguished for their interest in the Society's mission or who have rendered valuable services to the Society." Over the years, the Society's Council has designated as "honorary members" a number of prominent scholars, usually active outside North America, whose contributions the membership has deemed particularly valuable to supporting the Society's goals. In addition, members have proposed and the Council has recognized as "fellows" writers and artists whose creative work has contributed significantly to the appreciation of Dante.

Honorary Members and Fellows may be proposed to the Honors and Awards Committee by any member of the Society by submitting an advocacy statement (under 500 words), co-signed by two other active members of the Society, and an abbreviated curriculum vitae of the candidate. The materials may be sent as email attachments to dantesociety@gmail.com. The Committee will make a recommendation to Council to approve particular candidates they deem most worthy.

There is no formal process for proposing candidates for the distinguished service award, as nominations are normally proposed by the Society's officers and Council members. Nevertheless, any member of the Society may recommend a candidate for consideration by sending a message to dantesociety@gmail.com.

Honorary Members

Lucia Battaglia Ricci, Pisa, Italy
Piero Boitani, Rome, Italy
Patrick Boyde, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Enrico Fenzi, Genoa, Italy
Nick Havely, York, United Kingdom
Reudi Imbach, Paris, France
Carlo Ossola, Turin, Italy
John A. Scott, Perth, Australia
Prue Shaw, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Giorgio Stabile, Rome, Italy
Paolo Trovato, Ferrara, Italy
Claudia Villa, Bergamo, Italy

Fellows

Roberto Benigni, Rome, Italy
Caroline Bergvall, London, England
Sandow Birk, Long Beach, California
Lorna Goodison, Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Ron Jenkins, Middletown, Connecticut