Philip Sydney Beals Memorial Prize . Philip S. Beals of the 85th Bn. C.E.F. It will be awarded annually in April by the Department of English to the student having submitted the best piece of poetry. The Bittner Scholarship in English was established by Alice Holmer Bittner in memory of her husband William R. Bittner who was a professor of English at Acadia from 1967 to 1977. The scholarship is available on Departmental nomination to a student majoring or honouring in English and entering the second or subsequent year of study at Acadia.
Preference is given to a student demonstrating an interest in creative writing.
Preference will be given to a resident of Nova Scotia and to students who have a special interest in Atlantic literature. The Class of 1907 Essay Prize . This prize will be awarded each year to the student enrolled in English 1006 in the winter session who, in the opinion of the Department of English, has written the best regularly required class essay. They are awarded annually to the top students in years one, two, three and four in English, history, political science, French and German. The Gregory Doane Hatfield Memorial Prize is presented annually on the recommendation of the Department of English to the student who earns the highest marks in any creative writing course given at Acadia University.