Presentation of the 2026 Aletta Jacobs Prize to Lieutenant General Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan

Lieutenant General Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan

The University of Groningen (UG) has awarded the Aletta Jacobs Prize 2026 to Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan, the first female lieutenant general in the Dutch armed forces. The prize will be presented on Friday 6 March 2026 by the Rector Magnificus of the UG, Prof. Jacquelien Scherpen.

Programma vrijdag 6 maart 2026

12.30	Aula open to visitors
13.00	Welcome and opening by Prof. Jacquelien Scherpen, Rector Magnificus
13.10	Two speakers will take the floor: Janka Stoker, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at the University of Groningen Marieke Liem, Professor Security and Interventions at Leiden University and Contact Point for the Dutch Homicide Monitor.
13.35	Musical interlude
13.45	Presentation of the Aletta Jacobs Prize: Reading of the jury report by Prof. Marie-José van Tol, chair of the jury Presentation of the Aletta Jacobs Prize 2026 by Prof. Jacquelien Scherpen Acceptance speech by Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan
14.15	Musical interlude
14.30	Closing remarks by the Rector, followed by a reception in the Spiegelzaal until 16:15.

Boekholt-O'Sullivan is using the attention surrounding the prize to promote the campaign ‘Wij eisen de nacht op’ (We demand the night). The campaign is committed to the safety of women in public spaces and calls for an end to harassment and violence against women.

Since 1990, the University of Groningen awards a biannual prize to women who have distinguished themselves in the field of emancipation. The prize aims to profile women who serve as an example to others.

If you have any questions about the presentation of the Aletta Jacobs Prize, please send an email to: ajprijs rug.nl

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