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

Prize Scholarships and Academic Awards >
The William J. King Applied Music Award for piano
performance was established by Mrs. Margaret King in
memory of her husband, who was a professor of Music at
Tufts for 41 years. Each spring, the award is presented to
one or more students who demonstrated outstanding
ability in piano performance in either classical or jazz music.
Students are nominated for the award by their faculty
instructors based on their fall semester performance.
The N. Hobbs Knight Prize Scholarship in Physics was
established in 1957 by Mrs. Esther F. Martin in honor of her
father, the late Nathaniel Hobbs Knight, a member of the
faculty in the Department of Physics from 1911 to 1953.
The scholarship provides two annual awards to be
presented to two juniors or seniors who are majoring in
physics and who have demonstrated outstanding ability in
theoretical and experimental physics, selected in such
manner as the Committee on Academic Awards shall
determine.
The Laminan Prize in Romance Languages, established
in 1963 by Toivo, A’31, and Margaret C. Laminan, is awarded
each year to a student for distinguished work in the
Department of Romance Languages.
The Earle F. Littleton Scholarship is awarded to worthy
juniors, seniors, or graduate students in the civil engineering
program who are active in professional or community
affairs and show promise of becoming active and loyal
alumni.
The Linda Datcher Loury Award in Economics is awarded
annually to an undergraduate majoring in Economics and/
or to a graduate student pursuing a M.S. in Economics for
the completion of an outstanding thesis. This prize was
established in 2012 in memory of Professor Linda Datcher
Loury.
The Lewis F. Manly Memorial Prize was established by
friends, family, and former students in memory of Lewis F.
Manly, for forty years a member of the Tufts faculty,
twenty-six of them as chairman of the Department of
Economics. He also served for six years as head coach of
basketball and for fifteen years as head coach of football,
uniquely combining a dedicated career as teacher and as
an athletic coach. His loyalty, devotion, and service to Tufts
were of a high order. The prize is to be awarded to an
undergraduate at Tufts University who combines a record
of academic excellence with superior athletic performance.
Preference shall be given to an economics major where
there is a choice among otherwise highly qualified
candidates.
The Lt. Commander Robert James Manning Memorial
Prize is awarded annually to an engineering undergraduate
who is industrious, competent, enthusiastic, and who
shows the same commitment to excellence that Lt.
Commander Manning demonstrated throughout his life.
The prize was established in 1990 by Lt. Commander
Manning’s wife Nancy E. Manning, and by his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Edward V. Manning, with the support of his
friends and family. Lt. Commander Manning was a 1970
Tufts graduate.
The Vincent Manno Leadership Award, named for former
Tufts Mechanical Engineering Professor Vincent Manno, is
given annually to a Mechanical Engineering or Human
Factors student that has excelled in a leadership role.
Demonstrated leadership may be related to a class project
(e.g. senior design), or to on-campus clubs and competitions
sponsored by technical societies. The student should
have demonstrated vision, communications skills, and an
ability to motivate and lead a team to achieve specific
objectives with excellence under various resource
constraints (e.g., manpower, budget, schedule, and
specifications).
The Mechanical Engineering Prize is awarded to a senior
who, in the judgment of the mechanical engineering
faculty, has excelled in the study of Mechanical Engineering.
The Alex Mendell Memorial Scholarship is awarded
annually to a sophomore or junior who, through his or her
leadership in a variety of campus activities, brings together
students representing a broad spectrum of the community.
Like the student in whose memory the award is made, the
recipient should demonstrate a generosity of spirit and
character that both contributes to the self-esteem of others
and to their love of Tufts.
The Melissa Beth Meyers Award is presented annually to
a graduating BFA or BFA in art education student in
recognition of academic excellence, personal growth and
his/her ability to achieve this success while overcoming
substantial educational and/or personal obstacles.
The Russell E. Miller History Prize is awarded to an
undergraduate of exceptional ability whose participation in
advanced history courses has demonstrated an eagerness
to explore problems of historical analysis and interpretation.
The Adrian Misic Prize Fund, the Department of
Athletics awards a student who demonstrates excellence
athletically and academically and is active in work which
helps improve the human condition.
The Paul Montle Prize Scholarship is awarded to
upperclassmen or women who demonstrate entrepreneurial
skills and who accept along with the scholarship a moral
obligation to return to Tufts later in life, much more than
they received, in terms of financial aid and educational
benefits.
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