X. AWARDS AND HONOR SOCIETIES
A. Departmental Prizes and Awards
Each spring the English Department awards a number of prizes to undergraduates in recognition of scholarly and creative achievements. The award competitions are announced in early March, and the results are announced at the departmental Awards Day Ceremony in mid-April. Students submit their own essays, poems, stories, or plays in the various writing contests. English faculty members must nominate students for the other prizes, but good students are sometimes overlooked. If you feel that you are eligible for one of these prizes, mention it to the instructors in the classes where you did well, or speak to the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Briefly, the principal awards for scholarly achievement are:
Elizabeth O. Wooley Scholarship Awards outstanding graduates of Bloomington High School North and Bloomington High School South. Submit one or more writing samples (essays and creative writing) to a high school counselor and ask to be nominated for a Wooley Scholarship.
Jo Anna Wittman Arnott Memorial Scholarship for a student demonstrating academic excellence and an interest in pursuing studies in writing and literature.
John W. Ashton Scholarship for outstanding work by an undergraduate English major.
Mary Elizabeth Campbell Book Award/Mary Elizabeth Campbell Scholarship for a senior major/continuing student demonstrating a real love of literature. These prizes rotate among English, Classics, and Comparative Literature.
Richard L. Edwards Prize for a meritorious continuing undergraduate major, usually an outstanding junior.
Bertha F. Eikenberry Scholarship for outstanding work by an English major.
Lillie E. Fosbrink Scholarship Fund for an undergraduate majoring in English or intending to do so.
Margaret Banks James Award for an English major preparing for an English teaching career.
Barbara Markman Scholarship for outstanding work by a continuing
undergraduate major.
James A. Work Undergraduate Award for an outstanding senior English major.
The principal awards for excellence in writing are:
Myrtle Armstrong Undergraduate Fiction Prize for an outstanding story or portion of a novel by an undergraduate student.
Courson-Greeves Essay Awards for the best essays written by English majors of junior and senior standing.
Frances Culbertson Prizes for outstanding writing in freshman composition courses.
Halls Scholarships for Outstanding Young Artists for outstanding writers of fiction and poetry.
Lloyd Keisler Undergraduate Poetry Award for an outstanding poem by an undergraduate student
Guy Lemmon Awards in Public Writing for outstanding work in service-learning, commercial/professional, or creative writing, in connection with an impressive record of public involvement.
B. University Honor Societies
PHI BETA KAPPA
The most widely recognized and oldest academic Greek letter society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa rewards outstanding scholarship among senior degree applicants and recent graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences. New members are selected each year from the highest tenth of their class. For further information, contact Luis Roncayolo at lroncayo@indiana.edu.
ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA
A national honor society for freshmen, the local chapter recognizes those who attain a GPA of 3.5 or better in their first semester or first year at I.U. Those eligible are notified and initiated in the spring. For more information, contact the I.U. Office of Admissions, 855-0661.
BLUE KEY
Originally a men's honorary, Blue Key honors a total of 35 juniors and seniors each November. Selection is based on leadership, scholarship and service. Minimum GPA is the upper 35 percent of each class. Past experience has shown the average for the chapter to be 3.5. Nominations are solicited from the faculty and the leaders of student organizations each fall. New members are notified upon selection.
MORTAR BOARD
Coed since 1973, Mortar Board recognizes 50 students from the junior class (with senior credits) and seniors on the basis of leadership, service and scholarship. Members serve during their senior year. A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required to be considered. For more information and applications, contact Suzanne Phillips, Franklin Hall, Room 206, 855-8187.
Additional information about IU scholarships may be found at www.scholarships.indiana.edu.
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