2013–2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University

Prize Scholarships and Academic Awards >
The R. M. Karapetoff Cobb Chemistry Fund is awarded to
the two Jackson College chemistry majors with the highest
academic standing at the end of their junior year.
Morton N. Cohen Creative Writing Award is given to
undergraduates who demonstrate, in a substantial piece of
creative writing, the greatest distinction in creative writing.
The recipient is selected by a special committee from the
Department of English.
The Community Service Award is presented annually to
undergraduate and graduate students who have provided
exceptional community service that is much needed by the
beneficiaries, even though it often goes unnoticed by the
general public. The award recognizes those who, as
individuals or as part of a Tufts volunteer organization, have
given special service at Tufts or to the larger community.
Service should generally represent activities which occur
outside the student’s required program of study and
outside of elective office or employment.
The Donald A. Cowdery Memorial Scholarship, founded
in 1946 by Jeanetta Wilson Cowdery Black, F’46, in memory
of her husband, Donald A. Cowdery, Class of 1939, who was
killed in action in World War II, is awarded annually to that
senior or junior whose academic achievements and
personal qualities of leadership and high principle have
been outstanding.
The Alice E. Trexler Dance Studies Prize is given to a
student who has demonstrated excellence in writing and
(or) creative work in dance courses and who has an ideal
attitude about learning in the liberal arts environment.
The Mabel Daniels Prize in Music and Literature,
established in 1960 by Mabel Wheeler Daniels, Hon. M.A.
‘33, the distinguished composer, is awarded to a junior or
senior who shows marked creative talent and accomplishment
in music or literature.
Daughters of the Revolution Prize Scholarship is
awarded on recommendation of the Department of History
to a student demonstrating marked interest in American
colonial history as well as excellence in scholarship.
The de Florez Prize in Human Engineering, established in
1964 by the bequest of Admiral Luis de Florez, USN (retired),
H’46, is awarded to an undergraduate student, ordinarily
majoring in psychology, engineering, or science, who has
acquired a high degree of theoretical sophistication and
demonstrates an interest in the practical application of
knowledge to problems of human engineering.
The Distinguished Achievement Award in International
Relations is given annually to an outstanding international
relations major of high academic standing who has
participated widely in the program and who, having proven
a spacious understanding of and sensitivity to the richness
of the international community, intends to pursue a
professional career in the field of international relations.
The Amos Emerson Dolbear Scholarships, established in
1947 by the bequest of Katherine E. Dolbear of the Class of
1897 in memory of her father, the eminent scientist and
inventor, who was professor of physics at Tufts from 1874 to
1910, are awarded to two seniors who have shown promise
in the field of either electrical engineering or physics.
The Priscilla N. Dunne Prize Fund, founded in 1980 by
Mrs. Doris Scheff in honor of her daughter, Priscilla N.
Dunne, J’75, is given annually to an undergraduate
psychology major with an excellent record and great
promise of future achievement in the field.
The Durkee Scholarship, established by the bequest of
Robert C. Brown of the Class of 1888 in honor of his sister,
Henrietta N. Durkee, WA’93, G’95, G’18, and her husband,
the late professor Frank W. Durkee, A’88, G’89, H’21, and
their children, is awarded to senior students in the
Department of Chemistry who have undertaken a research
problem in the field of chemistry.
The Margaret Durkee Angell and Henrietta Brown
Durkee Scholarship Fund, in memory of Professor Frank
W. Durkee, is awarded to that Jackson College senior who
has demonstrated high promise and achievement in the
field of chemistry. The prize commemorates Professor Frank
W. Durkee, A’88, G’89, H’21, who was long chairman of the
department, a renowned chemist, a man of great energy
and diligence in all that he undertook, and a most loyal
alumnus of Tufts.
The Alex Elias Memorial Prize Scholarship, established in
1966 by the Brotherhood of Alpha Epsilon Pi and friends of
Alex Elias within and outside the university, is awarded to
that junior or senior who best displays those high standards
in community activities and in athletic and scholastic
pursuits for which Alex Elias was well known.
The Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development
Prize is awarded to that senior majoring in child development
who best exemplifies a combination of high
academic achievement and the promise of outstanding
teaching ability.
The James Vance Elliott Political Science Prize is
awarded in the senior year to the student majoring in
political science whose achievements best combine
academic excellence with active participation and effective
leadership in campus and civic affairs.
The Frederick M. “Fish” and Dorie Ellis Memorial Prize,
established in 1968 by fellow alumni, students, and friends
of the late Professor Frederick “Fish” Ellis of the Class of
1929, the outstanding four-sport athlete of his day and
possibly the greatest Tufts College has ever known, is
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