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At Kalamazoo College, students are recognized for their achievements through a variety of honors, awards, and prizes that celebrate scholarly and creative accomplishment, leadership and contributions to the College community. These recognitions\u2014conferred by the College, academic departments, and national honor societies\u2014include (but are not limited to) those listed here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kalamazoo College publishes a Dean\u2019s List<\/a> at the end of each quarter that includes those students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 while carrying a full-time course load of at least three units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The College also celebrates student achievement through official ceremonies. The Honors Day Convocation, held on Friday morning of Family Weekend during the fall term, recognizes students for academics and leadership. On commencement Saturday, awards and special recognition are given to graduating seniors at the Senior Awards ceremony. Beyond the awards listed below, departmental prizes and honors are awarded each year throughout the divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FINE ARTS DIVISION<\/h4><\/div>

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Brian Gougeon \u201981 Prize in Art<\/p>\n\n\n

The Margaret Upton Prize in Music<\/p>\n\n\n

Charles Cooper Award in Fine Arts<\/p>\n\n\n

Lilia Chen Award in Art <\/p>\n\n\n

George Eaton Errington Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Michael Waskowsky Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Lillian Pringle Baldauf Prize in Music  <\/p>\n\n\n

Fan E. Sherwood Memorial Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Ruth Scott Chenery Award Irmgard Kowatzki Theatre Award<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

DIVISION OF MODERN AND CLASSICAL LANGUAGES<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

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Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Prize in French<\/p>\n\n\n

LeGrand Copley Prize in French<\/p>\n\n\n

Chinese Outstanding Achievement Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Hardy Fuchs Award<\/p>\n\n\n

Joe Fugate Senior German Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Margo Light Award<\/p>\n\n\n

Clara H. Buckley Prize for Excellence in Latin<\/p>\n\n\n

Provost\u2019s Prize in Classics<\/p>\n\n\n

Japanese National Honor Society, College Chapter<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

HUMANITIES DIVISION<\/h4><\/div>

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O.M. Allen Prize in English<\/p>\n\n\n

Gail Griffin Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Bruce E. Mills Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Elwood H. and Elizabeth H. Schneider Prize in English <\/p>\n\n\n

Mary Clifford Stetson Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Dwight (1929) and Leola Stocker Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Charles Lewis Williams Jr. Award <\/p>\n\n\n

James Bird Balch Prize in American History <\/p>\n\n\n

John B. Wickstrom Prize in History<\/p>\n\n\n

Hodge Prize in Philosophy <\/p>\n\n\n

L.J. and Eva (\u201cGibbie\u201d) Hemmes Memorial Prize in Philosophy American Studies<\/p>\n\n\n

David Strauss Prize in American Studies <\/p>\n\n\n

Critical Ethnic Studies Community Praxis Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Cassandra Solis \u201916 Prize in Critical Ethnic Studies <\/p>\n\n\n

Marion H. Dunsmore (1920) Memorial Prize in Religion<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS DIVISION<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

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H. Lewis Batts Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

The Biology in Liberal Arts Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Frances Diebold Scholar Award <\/p>\n\n\n

William E. Praeger (1922) Prize in Biology <\/p>\n\n\n

Winifred Peake Jones Prize in Biology<\/p>\n\n\n

Annual Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry <\/p>\n\n\n

Annual Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry <\/p>\n\n\n

Annual Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry <\/p>\n\n\n

Jeff Bartz Community in Chemistry Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Kurt Kaufman Fellow <\/p>\n\n\n

Lemuel F. Smith Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Provost\u2019s Prize in Computer Science <\/p>\n\n\n

Clarke Benedict Williams Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Thomas O. Walton Prize in Mathematics<\/p>\n\n\n

John Wesley Hornbeck Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Cooper Prize in Physics<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

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C. Wallace Lawrence Prize in Business<\/p>\n\n\n

C. Wallace Lawrence Prize in Economics<\/p>\n\n\n

William G. Howard (1867) Memorial Prize in Economics and Business <\/p>\n\n\n

Irene and S. Kyle Morris Prize<\/p>\n\n\n

Provost\u2019s Prize in Economics <\/p>\n\n\n

C. Wallace Lawrence Prize in Business <\/p>\n\n\n

Robert and Karen Rhoa Prize in Business <\/p>\n\n\n

E. Bruce Baxter \u201964 Memorial Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Eugene P. Stermer \u201950 Award in Public Administration <\/p>\n\n\n

Marshall Hallock Brenner \u201955 Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

The Raymond L. Hightower Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Xarifa Greenquist Memorial Psychology Department Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Richard D. Klein \u201953 Senior Award in Psychology <\/p>\n\n\n

Richard D. Klein \u201953 Senior Impact Award in Psychology <\/p>\n\n\n

Donald W. VanLiere Prize Psychology in Coursework <\/p>\n\n\n

Donald W. VanLiere Prize Psychology in Research <\/p>\n\n\n

Catherine A. Smith \u201982 Prize in Human Rights <\/p>\n\n\n

Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Prize in Women\u2019s Studies <\/p>\n\n\n

William G. Howard (1867) Memorial Prize in Political Science<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

PHYSICAL EDUCATION DIVISION<\/strong><\/h4><\/div>

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The George Acker Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Mary Long Burch \u201961 Award <\/p>\n\n\n

C.W. \u201cOpie\u2019\u2019 Davis (1928) Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Hornet Athletic Association Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Knoechel Family Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Tish Loveless Award <\/p>\n\n\n

Lauren Rosenthal \u201913 Memorial Prize <\/p>\n\n\n

Catherine A. Smith \u201982 Prize in Women\u2019s Athletics <\/p>\n\n\n

Maggie Wardle \u201902 Prize<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

COLLEGE AWARD<\/strong>S<\/h4><\/div>

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The Henry \u201936 and Inez Brown Prize<\/p>\n\n\n

Gordon Beaumont Memorial Award<\/p>\n\n\n

Virginia Hinkelman Memorial Award<\/p>\n\n\n

Slava-Cica and Spasa Voynovich Scholar<\/p>\n\n\n

H.P. and Genevieve Connable Scholarship<\/p>\n\n\n

Fred and Sarah Greer Endowed Scholarship\/Lorinda Kay Sanford Memorial<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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National Honor Societies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alpha Lambda Delta<\/strong><\/a> is a national honor society that recognizes excellence in academic achievement during the first college year. To be eligible for membership, students must rank in the top 20% of their class and earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 during the first year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phi Beta Kappa<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> the oldest honorary scholarship society in the United States, has a chapter, Delta of Michigan, at Kalamazoo College. To be eligible for inclusion in Phi Beta Kappa, students must be at the top of their class in GPA and demonstrate both breadth and depth in their coursework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fellowships and Scholars<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Programs such as the Heyl Scholarship Program<\/a>, The Kalamazoo Promise<\/a> and the Posse Scholars<\/a> program provide selected undergraduates with scholarship support and mentoring that deepen their education and strengthen their engagement on campus and off. Other scholarships and programs support civic engagement opportunities and study abroad for undergraduates, such as the Caroline Ham \u201948 Scholar, LaPlante Civic Engagement Scholars, and Vibbert Civic Engagement Scholars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kalamazoo College students have also earned a wide range of highly competitive national post-grad fellowships, including a Rhodes Scholarship, a Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities, and awards from the Fulbright, Watson, and Harry S. Truman programs. Graduates pursuing advanced study are also regularly awarded fellowships and assistantships by their graduate institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also available for Kalamazoo College students are the F.W. and Elsie L. Heyl Graduate Fellowships<\/a>, established by Dr. and Mrs. Heyl for graduate study in chemistry, physics, or related fields at Yale University. The Herbert Lee Stetson Fellowship<\/a> assists in funding graduate study at Harvard, Yale, and Johns Hopkins Universities, the University of Chicago, or a European university. The Jerry Sherbin Fellowship<\/a> is a 10-month grant that gives one graduating K senior the opportunity to explore a topic of personal interest outside the U.S. To learn more about post-graduate awards and opportunities, check out our grants, scholarships and fellowship website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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