Anyone could be nominated for the prize. It just means some guy wrote a letter to the committee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize#Nomination http

Anyone could be nominated for the prize. It just means some guy wrote a letter to the committee. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize#Nomination http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Peace_Prize#Nomination If I'm reading that correctly, any recognized professor could write a letter nominating anybody.