The criteria for the Award are embedded in Prof. Kahn's activities over his 41 years of service at Rutgers. At every opportunity he weaves matters of human dignity into his teaching and his other activities. He not only feels compassion for students in need, but acts on their behalf, such as the Bosnian Student Project in which over a period of several years 17 students earned bachelor's degrees, while an 18th earned her doctorate. Prof Kahn has played a central role in forging intercultural cooperation and collaboration and made major efforts in reducing prejudice and promoting respect for diversity. He sets an example of what it means to act upon a sense of social responsibility.