 ESG was awarded the Irwin Sizer Award for the Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education in 1985.Staff members have also won the Sizer award, including Dr. Lee Perlman and Dr. Holly Sweet in 1997 for their work in developing the Sex Roles and Relationships seminar and associated MIT peer training program (GenderWorks) in gender relations, and Dr. Perlman again in 2015 for his teaching.Past ESG directors include Professor George Valley (1969-1975), Professor Robert Halfman (1975-1985), Professor Kim Vandiver (1985-1989), Professor Vernon Ingram (1989-1999), Professor Emeritus Travis Merritt (1999-2002), and Professor Alexander Slocum, who is also an alumnus of ESG class of 1982 (2002-2013).