2012-2013 - Sweet Briar College

Alumnae Admissions Representatives
Many Sweet Briar alumnae across the country, who serve as Alumnae Admissions Representatives
(AARs), stand ready to answer any questions prospective students may have about the College. In
addition, AARs are trained to conduct interviews in their local area if students are unable to arrange a
visit to the campus.
Awards
Upperclass Awards and Prizes
The Academy of American Poets Prize is awarded to the student submitting the best poem in the annual
competition. The family of Jean Taylor Meyer has endowed this prize at Sweet Briar College and the
prize has been renamed “The Jean Taylor Meyer Memorial Poetry Prize”.
The Alpha Lambda Delta Award is given to the graduating Alpha Lambda Delta member who has the
highest cumulative grade point average at the end of the first grading period of the senior year.
The Alumna Daughter Award was established in 1974 by the Executive Board of the Alumnae
Association to honor an alumna daughter in either the junior or senior class who has demonstrated at
Sweet Briar the traditions of sound learning and social responsibility which have characterized the
alumnae of the College since its founding.
The Mary Kendrick Benedict Award was established in 1945 by former students, colleagues, and
other friends of Dr. Mary Kendrick Benedict, the first president of Sweet Briar College, to honor an
upperclass student of high academic standing and personal integrity who has shown a purpose for
service in her college experience.
The “Big Sister” Award, donated by Sweet Briar alumna who teach in the Tye River Elementary
School in Nelson County, is given to a member of the senior class who has shown a commitment to
community service by contributing to the educational and emotional growth of the children at Tye
River Elementary School. The recipient gives valuable time and makes a positive difference in the lives
of these young people.
The Myron B. Bloy, Jr. Service Fellowship was established by friends of the late Chaplain Bloy to
enable a current Sweet Briar student to work in a service-oriented, off-campus situation in this country
or abroad.
The Jean Besselievre Boley Fund was established by the parents and husband of Jean Besselievre
Boley ’35 to encourage interest in creative writing. The fund provides a prize for the student submitting
the best short story entered in the annual competition. It may also provide a grant-in-aid for a junior or
senior with demonstrated ability in creative writing who requires financial assistance.