The Richard W. Lyman Award was presented for five years, from 2002 to 2006, by the National Humanities Center. It recognized scholars who have advanced the humanities through the use of information technology.
The award was named after Richard Wall Lyman, and was given only to male recipients.
Award recipients
2002 Jerome McGann
2003 Roy Rosenzweig
2004 Robert K. Englund
2005 John M. Unsworth
2006 Willard McCarty