Administered by the Composition and Rhetoric Committee. For the best critical essay on a literary or linguistic topic written in a 3000 or 4000 level class. Administered by the Literature and Language Committee. For the best critical essay written in a sophomore literature class. Administered by the Language and Literature Committee.
Awards recognize a specific, outstanding achievement.
Usually a faculty member nominates a student paper or project for an award. Students may ask a faculty member to nominate their work for an award. For the outstanding student instructor at the master s level and for the outstanding student instructor at the doctoral level. Administered by the Composition and Rhetoric Committee. For the best essay written in a graduate class during the past calendar year.