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The Pauline Longest Education Award is presented to a senior member of the Student EducationAssociation who has contributed to the work of the chapter and has demonstrated outstanding potential as ateacher. Established in 1974 as the Student Education Award, it was renamed in 1978 to honor the originaladvisor to the chapter and consists of a fifty-dollar honorarium and a certificate of recognition.The Longleaf Press Writing Award was established in 2003 and is presented annually to a graduatingsenior Writing major who, in the opinion of the Writing and English faculty, has demonstrated the greatestpotential as a writer and/or editor and has a cumulative GPA of at least 3.4 in all Writing coursescompleted. The award consists of an honorarium of $200 and a certificate.The Dr. William P. Lowdermilk Student Achievement Award was established in 1995 by theFayetteville Rotary Club to honor Reverend Lowdermilk for both his service to Rotary International and his32 year service to Methodist University from 1963-1995. Nominations for the annual award come fromstudents, faculty, and staff, based on set criteria including meeting the “Four-Way Test” of Rotary. Thestudent is selected by representatives from the University and the Fayetteville Rotary Club. A $2,000award is made to the student from a fund of the college at the Annual Lowdermilk Rotary Night held on thecampus in March. The student’s name is inscribed on a plaque that is on permanent display at theUniversity and the student is presented with a smaller plaque commemorating the award.The Mass Communications Outstanding Major of the Year Award is presented each spring to aMass Communications senior. The recipient is selected on the basis of his/her academic achievement andhis/her participation in extracurricular activities within the Communications program and throughout theUniversity and community. The winner will receive a certificate and a check for $100. His/her name willalso be engraved upon a departmental plaque that includes the names of winners from previous years.The George and Lillian Miller Award, established by Methodist University’s first Dean of Womenwho was also a member of the History Department, is presented to the history student with the greatestacademic potential. The student must have completed 18 s.h. of work in history by or during the secondsemester of his/her junior year. The honorarium is a fifty-dollar United States Government Bond or thecash equivalent.The Ott-Cooper Science Award was established in 1971 by Mrs. Pauline Longest to honor the first andsecond Chairmen of the Science and Mathematics Division, Drs. Charles N. Ott and William C. Cooper. Itis presented to a senior science major for scholastic achievement, interest, participation in ScienceDepartment activities and potential for success in a science-related career; consists of $100.00 and acertificate of recognition.The Peer Tutor Merit Award was established by the Academic Development Center to proudlyacknowledge the Methodist University Peer Tutors. In order to become a tutor, students must have a GPAof 3.0 or higher in the subject(s) to be tutored.Phi Alpha is a national honor society for social work majors chartered in 1962. The MethodistUniversity Eta Rho Chapter was approved March, 1998. Eligible students must be admitted to the SocialWork Program, completed a minimum of 9 s.h. of social work courses, achieved an overall GPA of 3.0 anda GPA of 3.25 in required social work courses.The Plyler Award in the School of Arts and Humanities, established as the Plyler Humanities Awardin 1988 by Dr. Lorenzo Plyler and his family in memory of the late Elizabeth (Betty) Plyler, consists of$100.00 presented to a graduating senior in the School of Arts and Humanities chosen by the Chairs of theDepartments within the School of Arts and Humanities.The Plyler-Knott Award in Religion, established and now funded by Lynn Moore Carraway, MichaelSafley, James Malloy, and William Presnell, honors Drs. Lorenzo Plyler and Garland Knott, Professors ofReligion. It is given to the outstanding religion student and consists of a $100.00 United StatesGovernment Bond and a certificate of recognition. The winner must plan to enter a religious vocation andhave successfully completed 12 s.h. of religion.The J. Elaine Porter French Award, established in 1990 by Mr. Fred Epeley, friend and colleague ofMrs. Porter, is presented to the French student with the greatest academic potential. The student must haveat least a minor in French. Students whose native tongue is French are not, as a rule, eligible. It consists ofa $100.00 United States Government Bond and a certificate of recognition.The Methodist University President’s Award is presented to the cadet who has displayed the highestlevel of leadership and military excellence since entering ROTC.The Publisher’s Award was established in 1983 to honor a student demonstrating superior achievementin collegiate journalism. Mr. Charles Broadwell, publisher of the Fayetteville Observer, provides theaward and permanent plaque.38