Congratulations to the following Kalamazoo College students, who received awards during the Honors Day Convocation, October 31, 2014, in Stetson Chapel. The awards include all academic divisions, prestigious scholarships, and special non-departmental awards. The Honors Day Convocation occurs annually, during the Friday community gathering of Family Weekend.<\/p>\n
FINE ARTS DIVISION THE BRIAN GOUGEON PRIZE IN ART, awarded to a sophomore student who, during his or her first year, exhibited outstanding achievement and potential in art. THE LILLIAN PRINGLE BALDAUF PRIZE IN MUSIC, awarded to an outstanding music student. THE FAN E. SHERWOOD MEMORIAL PRIZE, awarded for outstanding progress and ability on the violin, viola, cello or bass. THE MARGARET UPTON PRIZE IN MUSIC, awarded each year to a student designated by the Music Department Faculty as having made significant achievement in music. THE COOPER AWARD, for a junior or senior showing excellence in a piece of creative work in a theatre arts class: film, acting, design, stagecraft, puppetry, speech. THE THEATRE ARTS FIRST-YEAR STUDENT AWARD, given to a sophomore for outstanding departmental efforts during the first year. FOREIGN LANGUAGES DIVISION THE LEGRAND COPLEY PRIZE IN FRENCH, awarded to the sophomore who, as a first-year student, demonstrated the greatest achievement in French. THE HARDY FUCHS AWARD, given for excellence in first-year German. THE MARGO LIGHT AWARD, given for excellence in second-or third-year German. THE ROMANCE LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT PRIZE IN SPANISH, awarded for excellence in the first year in Spanish. THE CLARA H. BUCKLEY PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN LATIN, awarded to an outstanding student of the language of the ancient Romans. THE PROVOST\u2019S PRIZE IN CLASSICS, awarded to that student who writes the best essay on a classical subject. HUMANITIES DIVISION THE O. M. ALLEN PRIZE IN ENGLISH, given for the best essay written by a member of the first-year class. THE JOHN B. WICKSTROM PRIZE IN HISTORY, awarded for excellence in the first year\u2019s work in history. THE VOYNOVICH COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP, awarded to a first-year, sophomore or junior who writes the most creative essay based on a selected topic in the alternating areas of religion and science. THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY PRIZE, awarded for excellence in any year\u2019s work in philosophy. THE L.J. AND EVA (\u201cGIBBIE\u201d) HEMMES MEMORIAL PRIZE IN PHILOSOPHY, awarded to that sophomore who, in the first year, showed the greatest promise for continuing studies in philosophy NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS DIVISION THE WINIFRED PEAKE JONES PRIZE IN BIOLOGY, awarded for excellence in the first year\u2019s work in biology. THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY PRIZE, awarded for excellence in the first year\u2019s work in chemistry. THE FIRST-YEAR CHEMISTRY AWARD, awarded to a sophomore student who, during the first year, demonstrated great achievement in chemistry. THE LEMUEL F. SMITH AWARD, given to a student majoring in chemistry pursuing the American Chemical Society approved curriculum and having at the end of the junior year the highest average standing in courses taken in chemistry, physics,and mathematics. THE COMPUTER SCIENCE PRIZE, awarded for excellence in the first year\u2019s work in computer science. THE FIRST-YEAR MATHEMATICS AWARD, given annually to the sophomore student who, during the first year, demonstrated the greatest achievement in mathematics. THE THOMAS O. WALTON PRIZE IN MATHEMATICS, awarded to a member of the junior class for excellence in the work of the first two years in mathematics. THE COOPER PRIZE IN PHYSICS, given for excellence in the first year\u2019s work in physics. SOCIAL SCIENCES DIVISION THE DEPARTMENTAL PRIZE IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY, awarded for excellence during the first and\/or second year\u2019s work. THE WILLIAM G. HOWARD MEMORIAL PRIZE, awarded for excellence in any year\u2019s work in economics or business. THE C. WALLACE LAWRENCE PRIZE IN ECONOMICS, awarded annually to a pre-business student who has done outstanding work in the Department of Economics and Business during the sophomore year. THE IRENE AND S. KYLE MORRIS PRIZE, awarded for excellence in the first year\u2019s courses in the Department of Economics and Business. THE WILLIAM G. HOWARD MEMORIAL PRIZE, awarded for excellence in any year\u2019s work in political science. THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY FIRST-YEAR STUDENT PRIZE, awarded for excellence in the first year\u2019s work in psychology. THE MARSHALL HALLOCK BRENNER PRIZE, given by family and friends in memory of Marshall Hallock Brenner (class of 1955), to be awarded to an outstanding junior for excellence in the study of psychology. PHYSICAL EDUCATION THE DIVISION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION PRIZE, awarded to those students who, as first-year students, best combined leadership and scholarship in promoting athletics, physical education, and recreation. THE MAGGIE WARDLE PRIZE, awarded to that sophomore woman whose activities at the College reflect the values that Maggie Wardle demonstrated in her own life. The recipient will show a breadth of involvement in the College through her commitment to athletics and to the social sciences and\/or community service. SPECIAL COLLEGE AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n THE GORDON BEAUMONT MEMORIAL AWARD, awarded to the deserving student who displays qualities of selflessness, humanitarian concern, and willingness to help others, as exemplified in the life of Gordon Beaumont. THE HENRY AND INEZ BROWN PRIZE, awarded in recognition of outstanding participation in the College community. THE VIRGINIA HINKELMAN MEMORIAL AWARD, awarded to a deserving student who displays a deep concern for the well-being of children, as demonstrated through career goals in the field of child welfare. Congratulations to the following Kalamazoo College students, who received awards during the Honors Day Convocation, October 31, 2014, in Stetson Chapel. The awards include all academic divisions, prestigious scholarships, and special non-departmental awards. The Honors Day Convocation occurs annually, during the Friday community gathering of Family Weekend. FINE ARTS DIVISION THE BRIAN GOUGEON PRIZE IN […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234,231],"tags":[30,160,62,38],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-5041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-students","tag-awards","tag-french","tag-phys-ed","tag-students"],"yoast_head":"\r\n
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