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The Association of Tufts Alumnae Seventy-fifth
Anniversary Award is established to honor a woman
student who has provided meritorious service to the Tufts
University community, adding to the university by her
presence. The student should be a junior or senior with
good academic standing. This award was established by
the Association of Tufts Alumnae on the occasion of its
seventy-fifth anniversary.
The Michael E. Avtges Memorial Prize was established in
1989 by Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Avtges and the Boston
Chapter, Society of American Military Engineers in memory
of Michael E. Avtges, a student in the College of Engineering.
Prizes are awarded to deserving students in the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with
preference to those who are interested in computer science
and engineering.
The Peter Belfer Award in Political Science is given
annually for the outstanding piece of written work done in
a political science course or independently by a political
science major. This award was established in 1973 by
Mrs. Ann Belfer Goldstein in memory of her late husband,
Peter Belfer, A’67.
The Bennett Memorial Scholarship was founded in 1924
by the Class of 1914 in memory of William Joseph Bennett,
scholar, soldier, athlete, and a member of this class, who
met his death during World War I. The scholarship is
awarded to that student who best exemplifies the qualities
of true sportsmanship as exhibited by the man whose
name it bears.
The Charles G. Bluhdorn Prize in Economics is awarded
annually to an undergraduate majoring in economics who
has demonstrated outstanding scholastic ability. This prize
was founded in 1983 by Donald Gaston in memory of
Charles G. Bluhdorn.
The Anne E. Borghesani Memorial Prize is an annual
incentive award that will enable the recipient(s) to
undertake a project, activity, or plan of study in any field
involving international issues. The prize is designed to
encourage personal growth and independence, while
increasing one’s understanding of all peoples and
encouraging a commitment to the world community. The
award honors the memory of Anne E. Borghesani, J’89, an
international relations major. Anne’s years at Tufts were a
time of intellectual and personal challenge, adventure, and
increasing commitment to her friends, the Tufts community,
and the world. Anne’s love of people and her fascination
with travel and other cultures made her major a natural
choice.
The Boston Greek Prize, founded in 1962 with income
from a fund raised by the Committee for the Promotion of
Greek Studies at Tufts University, is awarded for meritorious
achievement in the Greek language only when students of
conspicuous merit are nominated by the Department of
Classics faculty.
The Benjamin G. Brown Scholarships were established in
1947 by the bequest of Robert C. Brown of the Class of
1888 in honor of his father, Benjamin G. Brown, onetime
Walker Professor of Mathematics at Tufts. These scholarships
are awarded to seniors who have shown promise in
scientific research in fields other than chemistry.
The Moses True Brown Prize was established in 1903 by
Moses True Brown, who was Tufts College’s first professor of
Oratory (from 1866–1890). The prize is awarded, whenever
a suitable candidate appears, to a senior majoring in drama
who combines high achievement in dramatic scholarship
with a strong potential for successful teaching in the field
of dramatic literature, criticism, and theatre history.
The Harry Poole Burden Prize in Electrical Engineering,
established in 1973 by friends of Harry P. Burden, H’53,
dean of the College of Engineering from 1936 to 1957, is for
one or more prizes for the best design or research project
done by an undergraduate electrical engineering student
or students during the academic year of the project.
The Professor Kalman A. Burnim Prize for Scholarly
Excellence is awarded annually to a Ph.D. student in drama
who has completed all steps toward the degree except the
dissertation and who has demonstrated distinction by
excelling academically and in research and by contributing
to the life of the program in an outstanding manner. The
prize was established by alumni, colleagues, and friends in
honor of Kalman A. Burnim, Emeritus Fletcher Professor of
Drama and Oratory, and Tufts alumnus (A’50), who created
the Ph.D. program in drama. During his 28 years at Tufts,
Professor Burnim chaired the department for nine years
and earned his reputation as a world-renowned scholar in
theatre history.
The Janice Spencer Calkin Community Health Award is
awarded to a junior student(s) who has demonstrated
excellence in the study of Community Health. This award
was established in 2011 by Janice Spencer Calkin, J’51, an
alumna of Jackson College.
The Thomas Harrison Carmichael and Emily Leonard
Carmichael Prize Scholarship, established in 1950 by
Leonard Carmichael of the Class of 1921, seventh president
of Tufts College, in memory of his parents, is awarded to
assist an academically able junior or senior who has shown
ability in physiological psychology or general physiology.
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