The College regularly recognizes students who demonstrate outstanding writing ability. More than $3500 per year is awarded in prize and scholarships. Contact the chair of the English Department for more information about these awards.

The Thomas D. Clareson Prize for the best English Jr. I.S. paper of the year

The Waldo H. Dunn Prize for the best English Sr. I.S. project

The Vonna Hicks Adrian Poetry Prize for outstanding group of poetry

The Vonna Hicks Adrian Poetry Prize for an original critical analysis of a poem or poems

The Ralph L. Kinsey Poetry Award

The Academy of American Poetry College Poetry Prize

The Stephen R. Donaldson Prize for Fiction

The Stephen R. Donaldson Prize for Non-Fiction

The Becky DeWine Endowment Fund sponsors a summer internship opportunity in journalism between the junior and senior year.

The Robert M. Bruce Memorial Scholarship to a first-year student who has shown the most improvement in writing skills during the first year

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