Raymond G. Guthrie Prize Katie E. Parks
Asa Shinn McCoy Award Lindsey R. Kudaroski
Established in 1970, this prize honors the Emeritus Professor of Education who taught at the College from 1927 until retirement in 1965. The prize is awarded to the senior or seniors seeking teacher certification who, in the judgment of the Department of Education, best represents his or her academic area in preparation for teaching. Funded through contributions of friends and former students of the late Professor Guthrie, the award consists of a membership in a professional association and placement of the recipient’s name on a plaque in Erwin Hall.
This award is given to a member(s) of the graduating class receiving degrees summa cum laude or magna cum laude and, in the opinion of the Faculty Council, worthy of the honor. A fund for a fellowship to be used for graduate study was established by the late James C. McCoy of Grasse, France, as a memorial to his father, the Rev. Asa Shinn McCoy, valedictorian of the Class of 1849, a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and president of the Illinois Female College at Jacksonville.
Robert M. Naddour Award Jonathan R. Monnig
The Ione Congdon Hammond Memorial Prize Hannah L. Ratliff
This award, established in 1983, honors the memory of Mr. Naddour (1959-1983), assistant professor of petroleum engineering (1982-1983). The recipient is selected from senior members of the Society of Petroleum Engineers nominated by Pi Epsilon Tau members to the faculty of the Edwy R. Brown Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology.
Awarded annually to the woman of the graduating class who has shown the most sincere application to and appreciation of English literature during her college study. Each candidate shall have read several of the novels of Dickens under the supervision of her instructor. The prize was established by the late Donald J. Wormer in memory of his wife, Ione Congdon Hammond, Class of 1914.
Dana Rymer Patterson Prize Emily S. Walsh
Hobba Chemistry Prize Rebecca S. Greenstein
Given each year at Commencement to a graduating senior who, in the judgment of the faculty of the Art Department, has performed meritorious work in art, preferably in painting, this cash prize honors Mrs. Patterson, a charter member of the Ohio River Chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters and national vice president, 1964-66. The prize was established in 1984 by her husband, Dr. Merrill Reeves Patterson, Dean of the College from 1948 to 1967.
Given each year to a senior or junior majoring in chemistry with high academic achievement. This prize memorializes Ellis Llewellyn Krause (Sc. D. 1955 and Emeritus Erwin Professor of Chemistry, Marietta College) in the name of Virginia Hobba O’Connor and Irvin Ellis Hobba, his grandchildren.
William Bay Irvine Medal Sydney A. Maltese
The Merrill Reeves Patterson Award Michelle A. LaRue
Established in 1963 by the Student Senate on behalf of the student body in recognition of President Irvine’s lifetime contribution to the advancement of Marietta College, this medal is awarded annually at Commencement to the outstanding man or woman of the senior class. The recipient is selected on the basis of the degree and extent of involvement in student-participating activities, loyalty and service to Marietta College, and scholarship.
Presented at Commencement each year to the graduating English major who, in the judgment of the Department of English faculty, has performed meritorious work in English literature, preferably with attention to Shakespeare. The medal, first awarded in 1980, honors the late Dr. Patterson, Hillyer professor and chairman of the Department of English (1939-67), Dean of the College (194867), director of academic advising (1967-72), and mentor to countless students who affectionately called him “Dean Pat.”
Jewett Prizes Tiésha A. Anderson Jessica R. Johnson A prize is given annually to the member of the graduating class whose oration, in competition with other aspirants, is judged most excellent in composition and delivery. A prize is also awarded to the second-place winner. The prizes were established by the will of the late Milo Parker Jewett, a teacher in the Marietta Collegiate Institute from 1833 to 1835, Professor of Rhetoric in the College from 1835 to 1838, and later the first president of Vassar College.
Phi Alpha Theta Key Katherine A. Tedesco
Carleton Knight III Memorial Award Amy E. Kauffman
Sharon Roush Memorial Prize Margaret M. Behlen
This prize is awarded annually by Gamma Mu Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honor Society, to the member of the graduating class who, in the judgment of the faculty members in Phi Alpha Theta, has done the most meritorious work in history.
This prize was established in 1983 by friends and relatives of Sharon, a member of the Class of 1982 who died unexpectedly on April 21, 1983. The income will be awarded by the Department of Psychology at Commencement each year to a student who, like Sharon, has high moral integrity and also has distinguished herself/himself in the field of aging.
This award was established by the family and friends of the late Carleton Knight III, Class of 1966. The award, which reflects his commitment to the highest standards of professional achievement as evidenced by his own career as writer, journalist, and editor, is given annually at Commencement to a graduating senior who has demonstrated excellence in the mass media program at Marietta College. Recipients are selected by the faculty of the Department of Communication and Media Studies.
The George A. LaVallee Award in Chemistry Angela C. Sipes Conferred on an outstanding member of the graduating class whose major was chemistry, this award is given by the Upper Ohio Valley Section of the American Chemical Society. Selection is by the faculty of the Department of Chemistry. The award, a year’s membership in the American Chemical Society, memorializes George A. LaVallee of Marietta, a founder of the local section of ACS.
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