Awarded in the Fall Semester
This fund was established in 1993 by Ann and David Smallen in memory of their son, Steven Daniel Smallen. Steven was valedictorian of the 1990 graduating class at Clinton Central School, winning numerous awards for his work in the arts and sciences. He attended Hamilton College for one year while receiving treatments for leukemia and then continued his studies at Haverford College prior to losing his battle with cancer in 1992. He was an avid reader, with strong interests in conservation, science, ornithology, the arts, and gardening.
This fund is designed to encourage student creativity among Hamilton students by providing support for projects displaying originality, expressiveness, and imagination. The proposed project must lead to something that can be exhibited to the College community, perhaps becoming a permanent part of it. Examples of projects might include sculpture, paintings, a research project, a short story, a published book of poetry, or a campus beautification project.