By Matthew Keck —
The 2020 Grawemeyer Award winners were announced in early December 2019. There were a total of six winners this year, with two awardees co-winning one category. Every recipient received $100,000 and will be in Louisville to give talks about their achievements in April 2020.
Charles Grawemeyer, a U of L graduate and former seminary trustee, launched these awards in 1984 to honor the impact that a single idea can have on the world. There are five award categories: music, world order, psychology, education and religion.
Music Composition Award
Lei Liang, a music professor at the University of California, San Diego, received the 2020 music composition award.