2009-2010 Undergraduate Bulletin (pdf) - LaGrange College

The Needham Avery Art Award is a purchase award granted annually
in visual arts, provided by Dr. and Mrs. R.M. Avery in memory of their
son.
The Josephine A. Case Scholarship is awarded to a junior for excellence
in art and promise of achievement in that field. This award carries a stipend
and is associated with the Josephine A. Case Collection of American
Indian Art which Mrs. Case and her husband, the late Dr. Leland D. Case
of Tucson, donated to LaGrange College. Both hold honorary doctorates
from this school.
The Frances Marion Chalker Medlock Prize for Poetry is awarded to a
student or students exhibiting a profound love and appreciation of poetry in
memory of alumna Frances Marion Chalker Medlock ‘53. The recipient(s)
is/are selected by the Chair of the Department of English using criteria
developed by the English faculty.
The Austin P. Cook Award is presented annually by the Student
Government Association to the organization that made the most positive
impact on campus life during the year.
The Mamie Lark Henry Scholarship Cup is presented each semester to a
sorority with the highest grade-point average the previous semester.
The Waights G. Henry, Jr., Leadership Award is given annually by the
Student Government Association to a student who has actively
demonstrated effective leadership skills. Selection of the recipient is made
by a committee composed of students, faculty, and administrators.
The John R. Hines, Jr. Undergraduate Research Award is presented
annually to a LaGrange College faculty member who makes an outstanding
contribution to undergraduate research and to an outstanding undergraduate
research project in each division.
The Karen Sue Kafrouni Award is presented annually by the History
Department for a member of Phi Alpha Theta and a graduating senior with
the highest academic achievement.
The John Love Scholarship Cup is presented each semester to the
fraternity with the highest grade point average the previous semester.
The Weston L. Murray Award is presented to the senior class member of
the Georgia Delta Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu who has the highest record of
achievement and contribution in the field of Social Science.
The Meri Meriwether Norris Award was established in 1998 in memory
of this 1980 alumna by her husband, Dr. Tommy Norris. This award is
presented annually to a graduating nursing student who demonstrates
extraordinary compassion.
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