The Acton Award was established by a bequest from the late
Mr. Sam P. Acton as a memorial for Mr. Peter Lafayette Acton and
Mrs. Laura Davis Acton. This award is given to a student or students
who are deemed to have reached a level of excellence in the field
of mathematics.
The Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants presents
the Accounting Awards each year to three seniors who have shown
outstanding ability in the field of accounting.
The Alpha Lambda Delta Scholarship Award is awarded each
year to an outstanding junior member of Alpha Lambda Delta.
The American Bible Society Award, a Greek-English New
Testament, is given annually by the American Bible Society to
the senior student who has done the most outstanding work in Biblical
studies.
The American Institute of Chemists Award is awarded to
the outstanding senior chemistry major each year.
The American Marketing Association (Birmingham Chapter),
in continuing its efforts to recognize academic marketing achievements
of college students, presents an annual award to an outstanding
student in the field of marketing, who is chosen on the basis
of grades and contributions to the field.
The Analytical Division of American Chemical Society
gives a subscription to the journal Analytical Chemistry to an
outstanding junior who displays interest and aptitude for a career
in analytical chemistry.
The Birmingham-Southern College Arts Council Award for Academic
and Creative Excellence in Theatre Arts is given to an outstanding
senior theatre arts major. The student must have maintained a
cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and must have contributed
substantially to all areas of production.
The Bill Battle Award, given in memory of Coach Bill
Battle, is presented to an outstanding senior who best exemplifies
good scholarship, good citizenship, and a concern for physical
fitness -- personal traits of long time Birmingham-Southern College
coach and athletic director Bill Battle.
The Beta Beta Beta Award is given to the senior biology
major who is a member of Beta Beta Beta honorary biology fraternity,
who has maintained an outstanding academic record, and who has
made unusual contributions to the program in biology.
The Bible Lands Travel Award is provided annually by
Mrs. Wynness T. Saenger for a student preparing for service to
others in the ministry of the United Methodist Church. It is to
be applied toward a tour of the Bible Lands.
The Senior Biology Award goes to the senior biology major
who has the highest overall grade point average for his or her
college career.
The Rutherford Ray Black Teacher Education Award was
established in 1975 by the education faculty and former students
in recognition of Professor Rutherford Ray Black's service to
teacher education. It is awarded to the most outstanding senior
in the teacher education program.
The Chemical Rubber Company Award is given to a first-year
chemistry student for outstanding achievement.
The Cigna Scholars Program offers two $2,500 scholarships
annually to minority students who demonstrate leadership in extracurricular
activities, including community service. Recipients must major
in the liberal arts or business, must maintain a 3.00 or better
grade point average, and must possess excellent written and oral
communication skills.
The College Theatre Award for Theatrical Excellence is
presented for excellence in production in the areas of performance
and technical theatre.
The Dyson-Wagnon Award is given to a student in the Master's
in Public and Private Management program who graduates with the
highest grade point average.
The English Award for Achievement in Literary Study honors
the senior English major whose study of literature shows unusual
industry, achievement, and depth of understanding.
The Financial Executives Institute Award is given to
a major in business administration who has an interest in a career
in financial management and who has an excellent academic record
both in the major and overall.
The John Marshall Gersting Economics and Business Administration
Prize is awarded each year by the division faculty to the
graduating senior with the highest grade point average.
The Robert Hewlin Jackson Achievement Award of $500 is
given each year to that student in the graduating class who has
made a distinguished record in his or her junior and senior years
and who has also shown the greatest improvement in academic achievement
over the record of his or her first two years. This award is given
in memory of Robert Hewlin Jackson, who in 1862 was graduated
from Southern University (a parent institution of Birmingham-Southern
College).
The Robert Hewlin Jackson Award for Meritorious Scholarship
is given each year to that student whose overall academic record
in college places him or her at the top of the graduating class.
This award is given in memory of Robert Hewlin Jackson, who in
1862 was graduated from Southern University (a parent institution
of Birmingham-Southern College).
The William James Psychology Award is presented annually
by the psychology faculty to the outstanding senior in psychology.
The Kappa Mu Epsilon Award in Mathematics is awarded
each year to a senior member of Kappa Mu Epsilon who has either
a major in mathematics or an individualized major involving mathematics.
The recipient is selected on the basis of scholarly attainment
in mathematics and service to Kappa Mu Epsilon.
The Liberty National Life Insurance Company Scholarship Award,
worth $1,400, is given for academic achievement and excellence
in the actuarial field by the Liberty National Life Insurance
Company.
The John Franklin Locke Prize in Mathematical Analysis,
given annually in memory of Dr. John Franklin Locke, former chair
of the Mathematics Department, is awarded to a sophomore mathematics
major who has demonstrated unusual interest and outstanding accomplishments
throughout the three elementary calculus courses.
The Raymond J. MacMahon Award is given to a senior art
major who has demonstrated superior accomplishment both in studio
art and in overall academic achievement.
The Richebourg G. McWilliams English Award honors the
senior English major whose literary study has shown unusual personal
engagement, industry, and intellectual growth.
The Eoline Wallace Moore Award is a scholarship fund
presented by the Omicron alumnae Chapter of Kappa Delta Epsilon
in honor of its founder who was Professor of Education and Dean
of Women at Birmingham- Southern for many years. The award offers
annually two grants of $150 each to a student in the discipline
of education or to a graduate member.
The National Alpha Lambda Delta Award is a book presented
to the graduating member of Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor
society for first- year students, who has maintained the highest
grade point average.
The J. Stephen Noser Interfraternity Scholarship Award
is given to the fraternity that has maintained the highest academic
average during the calendar year.
The Panhellenic Pledge Scholarship Cup is awarded annually
by Alpha Chi Omega to the sorority pledge group making the highest
average during its pledge term.
The Panhellenic Scholarship Award recognizes the sorority
with the highest active grade point average for the fall term.
The Pearce, Bevill, Leland, Leesburg, and Moore Accounting
Scholarship of $1,000 is awarded by the firm to an accounting
major who shows potential for a successful career in public accounting.
The Phi Alpha Theta Award of $100 is given annually to
the graduating senior, regardless of major, who has demonstrated
excellence in the study of history at Birmingham-Southern College.
The Phi Eta Sigma Award goes to the senior member of
Phi Eta Sigma who has maintained the highest grade point average
during a four-year college career.
The Phi Eta Sigma Scholarship Award is a plaque given
to the fraternity pledge class with the highest grade point average
for the year.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alabama Iota--T. Bradley Fulkerson
Award is given each year to the rising senior who has distinguished
himself or herself through leadership in all areas of campus life
in his or her first three academic years. This award is in honor
of T. Bradley Fulkerson, Jr., '58, '62, who was himself the epitome
of the criteria considered in the selection of the recipient of
this award.
The Henry T. Shanks Prize of $100 is awarded annually
to a senior student majoring in the humanities or the social sciences.
This prize is donated by Dorah Sterne and honors the memory and
traits of character of the late Henry T. Shanks, Dean of the College
and Professor of History.
The William Vance Public Speaking Awards, a $500 first-place
prize and a $200 second-place prize, are given by Mr. William
Vance, a graduate of the College, to encourage public speaking
at Birmingham-Southern. Finalists deliver prepared speeches and
participate in an extemporaneous speaking contest.
The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award is
given to the senior majoring in economics, business administration,
or accounting who, in the opinion of the discipline faculty, has
the traits needed for a successful career in the business world.
The Dorothy Ward Scholar is selected each year by the
faculty of modern foreign languages from among the students majoring
or minoring in French, German, or Spanish. The award honors the
memory and traits of character of the late Dr. Dorothy Cox Ward,
Professor of German.
The Warren, Averett, Kimbrough, and Marino Accounting Scholarship
of $1,000 is awarded by the firm to an accounting major chosen
on the basis of need, grade point average, and interest in and
potential for success in public accounting.
The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program selected Birmingham-Southern
College as a sheltering institution in 1987. The Foundation provides
each recipient a grant of $22,000 ($31,500 for a recipient with
a spouse or dependent child) to devise and engage in a focused
and disciplined Wanderjahr -- a year abroad after graduation
to explore thoroughly a particular interest, to test aspirations
and abilities, to view American society in greater perspective,
and to develop a more informed sense of international concern.
Candidates propose projects that investigate an area of demonstrated
concern and personal commitment not to include formal study at
a foreign university. The College nominates graduating seniors
who exemplify integrity, intelligence, leadership, creative potential,
and scholarly excellence.