ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
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The Jeffrey P. Mass Prize in Japanese History
Awarded to a student who writes the best essay on the subject of Japanese history. |
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Hye Chung, ext. 4854
hchung@hamilton.edu |
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The Thomas E. Meehan Prize in Creative Writing
Awarded to two juniors who distinguish themselves in creative writing. |
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Any member of the English department, or call ext. 4370. |
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The Carl B. Menges Prize Scholarship in College Governance
Awarded to a junior or senior who writes the best essay on any significant aspect of college governance, defined broadly to include academic, administrative, admission, alumni, buildings and grounds, endowment, finance, student life and trustee issues. |
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Meredith Harper Bonham, ext. 4106
mbonham@hamilton.edu
The deadline for this prize is April 15. |
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PUBLIC SPEAKING PRIZES
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The Clark Prize
Awarded to a senior who is judged to be the best speaker in the annual Clark Oratorical Contest. |
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Catherine Phelan, ext. 4122
cwphelan@hamilton.edu |
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The McKinney Speaking Prizes
Awarded to four students, one in each class, who are determined to be the best speakers in competition. |
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Catherine Phelan, ext. 4122
cwphelan@hamilton.edu |
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The Earl H. Wright Prize for Excellence in Public Discourse and Advocacy
Awarded to a junior or senior who has demonstrated excellence in these areas within the academic environment. |
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Catherine Phelan, ext. 4122
cwphelan@hamilton.edu |
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The Warren E. Wright Prize in Public Speaking
Awarded to a student who is determined to be the best speaker in the annual Wright Prize competition. |
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Catherine Phelan, ext. 4122
cwphelan@hamilton.edu |
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WRITING PRIZES
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The Dean Alfange Essay Prizes
awarded to the students who write the best and second-best essays on a feature or an issue of American constitutional government. |
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Robert Martin, ext. 4273
rmartin@hamilton.edu
The deadline for this prize is April 1. |
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The Adam Gordon Poetry Prize for First-Year Students
Awarded for the best poem submitted by a member of the first-year class. |
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Carolyn Mascaro, ext. 4459
cmascaro@hamilton.edu
The deadline for this prize is noon on the Friday after spring break. |
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The Doris M. and Ralph E. Hansmann Poetry Prize
Awarded annually based upon the results of a competition involving 10 selected colleges. |
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Carolyn Mascaro, ext. 4459
cmascaro@hamilton.edu
The deadline for this prize is noon on the Friday after spring break. |
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The Hutton Essay Prize
Awarded to a sophomore submitting the best essay on an assigned subject in history, translations or literature of the Bible. |
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Stephenson Humphries-Brooks, ext. 4280
sbrooks@hamilton.edu |
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The Wallace Bradley Johnson Prize
Awarded to a student who writes the best one-act play produced at the College. |
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Craig Latrell, ext. 4394
clatrell@hamilton.edu |
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The Kirkland Endowment Essay Prize in Interdisciplinary Studies
Awarded to a student who writes the best essay on interdisciplinary studies. |
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Esther Kanipe, ext. 4357
ekanipe@hamilton.edu |
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The Raphael Lemkin Essay Prize
Awarded to the student who writes the best essay on a topic related to Mr. Lemkin's concerns and reflecting his ideals. Mr. Lemkin was a distinguished European academician, Holocaust survivor and inspirer of the United Nations Convention on Genocide. |
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Terri Viglietta, ext. 4460
tvigliet@hamilton.edu. |
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The Pruyn Essay Prize
Awarded to a senior or junior who writes the best essay on "The Duties of Educated Young Citizens." |
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Robert Martin, ext. 4273
rmartin@hamilton.edu
The deadline for this prize is April 1. |
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The William Rosenfeld Chapbook Prize in Creative Writing
Awarded annually to a graduating senior whose portfolio of poetry, prose fiction or drama is selected by the faculty members in the English Department. The prize provides for the publication of a chapbook of the student's creative writing. |
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Carolyn Mascaro, ext. 4459
cmascaro@hamilton.edu
The deadline for this prize is noon on the Friday after spring break. |
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The Soper Essay Prize
Awarded to the best Senior Project for each semester. |
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Stephen Wu, ext. 4645
swu@hamilton.edu
The deadline is at the end of each semester as the papers are due for the respective 400-level classes. |
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The Rose B. Tager Prize
Awarded to a student who writes the best short story submitted in a competition. |
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Carolyn Mascaro, ext. 4459
cmascaro@hamilton.edu
The deadline for this prize is noon on the Friday after spring break. |
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The Todd Prize in Rhetoric and Mass Media
Awarded to a student who writes the best essay on the influence of the electronic media on political discourse and advocacy that shape public attitudes and behavior. |
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Catherine Phelan, ext. 4122
cwphelan@hamilton.edu |
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The George A. Watrous Literary Prizes
Awarded in poetry, fiction and criticism, with an additional prize for the winner whose work is considered to be the most promising. |
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Carolyn Mascaro, ext. 4459
cmascaro@hamilton.edu
The deadline for this prize is noon on the Friday after spring break. |
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The John V.A. Weaver Prize in Poetry
Awarded for excellence in poetry writing. |
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Carolyn Mascaro, ext. 4459
cmascaro@hamilton.edu
The deadline for this prize is noon on the Friday after spring break. |
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The Sydna Stern Weiss Essay Prize in Women's Studies
Awarded to a student who writes the best essay in women's studies. |
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Margaret Gentry, ext. 4285
mgentry@hamilton.edu |
