Correspondence Directory

Academic Honors and PrizesPrizes and AwardsNorman H. Leonard Essay Competition Award, established in 1990 in honor of Dr. Norman H.Leonard, professor emeritus in economics, awarded annually for the outstanding essay on a topic ineither economics, management or accounting selected specifically for the competition.The Richard A. Lerman ’68 Memorial Award, established in 2001, assists junior or seniorpsychology majors who have achieved honor status.Ülle Lewes Prize for Non-Fiction Writing, for proficiency and promise in non-fiction writing.The Meek Leadership Awards were endowed by Phillip J. and Nancy LaPorte Meek, bothgraduates of the Class of 1959, in 1997 and will fund awards for seniors who have demonstratedexceptional leadership service during their years at Ohio Wesleyan and encourages them to sustainthat commitment throughout their lives.The T’ai Ananda Merion ’96 Memorial Scholarship Award, established in 2000, is awarded tojuniors and seniors who demonstrate excellence in the fields of playwriting and screenwriting.Burton Morgan Award, was established with an endowment grant by the Burton MorganFoundation to the Woltemade Center. The award is given for the best research paper by a junior orsenior in the area of entrepreneurship and/or small business.The Robert and Elizabeth Muller Award for Promise in Physics, established in 2000.Music Performance Award, awarded to a graduating senior B.M. or B.A. music major who hasdemonstrated excellence in music as a performer.NCAC Scholar Athlete Award, for outstanding scholar-athletes.The Phi Gamma Delta Academic Achievement Award is presented to pledges/members of thefraternity to encourage academic excellence.Phi Sigma Iota Award for Highest Academic Achievement in Modern Foreign Languages, givento an outstanding senior modern foreign languages major.Psi Chi Honor Society Award for Outstanding Department Citizenship, presented to thestudent who has contributed most to the betterment of the psychology department and hasexhibited outstanding leadership and achievement in curricula and co-curricular activities.Psychology Department Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, presented to theoutstanding senior major on the basis of academic performance, professional potential, and generalmerit.Putnam Baseball Trophy, to a senior based on scholarship and recommendations by the baseballcoaches. Established by the Putnam family.Libuse Reed Award for Outstanding Senior Non-Fiction Writing, for English majors only.The Edward L. Rice Scholarship, established in 1929 in Dr. Rice’s honor, for awards for summerexperience at a biological field station or a similar field site.Dwight Nelson Robinson Memorial Endowment, for awards for postgraduate work in classics orhumanities.33