Prizes and Awards
The Boothe Prize
The Boothe Prize recognizes and rewards outstanding expository and argumentative writing by first-year students in the Writing and Rhetoric and Introduction to the Humanities Programs. One first-place and one honorable mention prize are awarded to outstanding essays from each academic quarter at an annual award ceremony in May.
The Boothe Prize has been made possible by the generosity of the late D. Power Boothe, Jr. and his wife Catie. Mr. Boothe was a graduate of the Stanford class of '31.
The Lunsford Oral Presentation of Research Award
The Lunsford Oral Presentation of Research Award recognizes the innovative multimedia presentations that students create in their PWR 2 classes. While there are many opportunities on campus for students to be rewarded for their writing, the Lunsford award recognizes dynamic presentations that effectively blend research and multimedia elements with a strong oral delivery. The Lunsford award thus emphasizes excellence and innovation in presentation as well as strong research, mirroring the complexity of the projects students develop in PWR 2.
Nominations are submitted on a quarterly basis. Starting in the 2009-2010 academic year, there have been two winners per quarter for each award, and all winners and nominees are invited to an awards ceremony in May. Winners receive a cash award and a gift from the instructor who nominated them.
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The Hoefer Prize
The Hoefer Prize recognizes outstanding Stanford undergraduate writing in Writing in the Major courses. Prizes may be awarded in all areas of the undergraduate curriculum: humanities, social sciences, natural and mathematical sciences, and engineering.
Each student prize winner is presented with a certificate, an inscribed book, and a monetary award at an awards ceremony in the Spring.
