The following awards will be presented to at the Honors Convo on May 28, 2004. Any member of the Carleton community (faculty, staff, students) may make nominations. Nominations will be accepted through Monday, April 5.
Please Include the student name, indicate the award/prize category, and a paragraph or two of support. Send nominations to: 1) the Office of the Dean of Students, Attn: Awards Selection Committee, F-DOS or 2) via e-mail to kspurgeo@acs.Carleton.edu.
Nominee Criteria
(Please see the Academic Catalog—Special Funds, or the Dean of the College Web site.
· CLASS OF 1966 DIVERSITY OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is given to the Carleton students who have made a unique or distinctive contribution to the College or the community. The recipients have demonstrated excellence in their own way in diverse areas such as the arts, community service, student government, academic research, or other areas of contribution. The recipients must qualify for financial aid under the College's standards.
· DANA AWARD FOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT (est. 1949) “. . .given annually as a recognition to that man in the senior class who during four years at Carleton College has shown superior personal achievement in developing a balanced combination of high scholarship, exceptional leadership abilities, an outstanding Christian character, and a symbol of confidence in his promise of future attainment in his chosen field of public service."
· DAVID JOHN FIELD PRIZE (est. 1984) was created to award that member of the senior class "whose non-athletic activities best exhibit the qualities of imagination, ingenuity, energy, verve, and zest for life which David Field exemplified while living with his fellow students at Carleton." This prize seeks to recognize that there are many definitions of success, and many fields in which to achieve it. Ingenious extracurricular doings may take as much thought as a well-crafted essay, and it may take as much creativity to have financial solvency as to make a grade. The winner of this prize should be an individual who has shown affection, respect, and regard for Carleton and a true understanding of an institution dedicated to the ideal of humane and liberal education.
· MAITLAND - WILL PRIZE Pastor Kirbyjon H. Caldwell '75 and his wife, Suzette, established this prize in honor of David Maitland and Robert Will, both of whom had a major impact on Pastor Caldwell when he was a student. The purpose of the prize is to recognize qualities that are important in defining a Carleton education: in this instance, activity in one's community.
· MARIA WIESE ENDOWED PRIZE (est. 1992). Mary's respect for education, her profound love for students, and her understanding of the place of education in their futures moved her to devote herself unconditionally to them. She advised them, comforted them, fed them, brought them to her home, served as their conscience. Through these efforts and her efforts as campus-wide Tutoring Coordinator, she made it possible for many to graduate from Carleton who would not have made it through without her. Qualities that she valued in others and that formed the core of her own character were cultural pride, kindness, perseverance, self-reliance, discipline, and respect and care for people. Nominees should be members of the senior class who embody the above qualities and who have demonstrated great determination and perseverance in overcoming challenging circumstances. In an effort to preserve the memory of the pride she had in her Latino culture, preference will be given to Latino students.
· SCOTT TYLER BERGNER PRIZE (est. 1978) “. . .awarded each year to a member of the senior class who has an outstanding academic record and who has demonstrated excellence of thought and character."
· SECOND CENTURY STUDENT AWARD “. . .to honor each year that member of the Carleton student body who has made an outstanding contribution to the College through significant service to others. The award is not intended to recognize academic or political success, but rather to honor service on- or off-campus which in other ways enriches and strengthens the institution and the lives of its members."
· TECHNOS INTERNATIONAL PRIZE will be awarded each year to a graduating senior with a record of academic excellence and an interest in promoting international understanding. It is balanced by a similar award given by Carleton to a student at Technos International College in Tokyo.
Questions: Contact Kate Spurgeon, Assistant to the Dean of Students (Severance 110—x4248) or kspurgeo@acs.carleton.edu