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

Prize Scholarships and Academic Awards >
awarded to a student who has demonstrated marked
athletic versatility, a modest manner, successful academic
achievement, and the potential for effective leadership of
youth.
The Department of English Prize was created by the
Class of 1898 Fund and is awarded to that student who has
shown excellence in English studies.
The Ivan Galantic Special Achievement in Humanities
Prize, named after Ivan Galantic, Professor of Art History
1971–1989, is awarded to a student who has demonstrated
the inclination and capacity to cultivate an integrative
approach to learning; one who reaches for wisdom, not
simply knowledge.
The Constantine Ghikas Prize in Romance Languages
was established in 1957 by George C. Ghikas in memory of
his son, Constantine Ghikas of the Class of 1941, for
excellence in a program of major study in romance
languages.
The John S. Gibson Award, named after the first director
of the International Relations Program at Tufts University, is
given to the author of the most outstanding paper written
by an undergraduate in one of the participating departments
in the International Relations Program.
The Goddard Rhetorical Prizes, from a fund created in
1862 by Thomas A. Goddard, then treasurer of Tufts College,
are provided annually in the field of dramatic interpretation
and acting. These undergraduate prizes may, at the
discretion of the Department of Drama, be awarded for
marked excellence in acting as demonstrated during the
student’s career in stage productions of the university
theatre.
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Outstanding
Academic Performance Award recognizes the overall
academic achievement of graduate students as evidenced
by course grades, quality of papers, theses, and projects in
the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Outstanding
Contributions to Undergraduate Education Award
recognizes excellence as a teaching assistant or other roles
such as mentoring undergraduates in the arts, humanities,
natural sciences, and social sciences.
The Graduate School Council Awards are given annually
to outstanding graduate student organizations and faculty
mentors.
The Graduate Student Research Awards are given
semiannually to graduate students enrolled in either the
School of Arts and Sciences or the School of Engineering.
Awards are competitive and decisions are made by student
peers and based on the proposal, significance of the
scholarly activity and need.
The Marjorie B. Greene Award is made to a graduate
occupational therapy student who has demonstrated
outstanding achievement in the areas of leadership and
involvement in student and professional activities.
The Greenwood Prize Scholarship, created in 1877 by
Mrs. Eliza M. Greenwood of Malden, Massachusetts, is
awarded for excellence in state production and technical
arts, as demonstrated during the student’s career in the
university theatre.
The Audrey Butvay Gruss Science Award is awarded
annually, with preference for a female student, to a student
who has demonstrated outstanding academic work in any
of the sciences and who is a scholarship recipient. This
award was established in 1992 by Audrey Butvay Gruss, an
alumna of Jackson College.
The Robert P. Guertin Student Leadership Award
recognizes outstanding graduate student leadership in the
arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. The
award is given to individuals or groups of students enrolled
in either the School of Arts and Sciences or the School of
Engineering for accomplishments in such areas as
academic or social programming, curricular initiatives,
supporting the work and lives of fellow students, community
service, and developing improved policies.
The Martin Guterman Award is given in memory of
Martin Guterman, beloved faculty member in the
Department of Mathematics, for the first-year student with
the highest academic achievement in mathematics, to
encourage further study in that field.
The Audrey L. Hale Prize, established in 1995 in honor of
Audrey L. Hale for forty-seven years of extraordinary service
to Tufts University, including fourteen years as assistant
provost, is to be awarded to an undergraduate student in
the junior or senior year who has demonstrated academic
excellence and a commitment to international understanding
through acts of compassion and humanity. The
recipient, who is able to achieve his/her educational goals
through personal and financial sacrifice, will be determined
and recommended by the dean of students.
The Ethel M. Hayes Scholarship, founded by the Tufts
Alumnae Association in 1946, in memory of Ethel M. Hayes,
Class of 1896, college librarian (1896–1943), is awarded to
an undergraduate dependent to some extent on his or her
own efforts to meet the cost of education and whose work
throughout the preceding year has been of such excellence
that he or she is deemed worthy of high academic
distinction.
The Jane Anne Herman Prize is given in honor of Jane
Anne Herman, J’87, who will always be remembered for her
devotion to friends and family, her generosity during
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