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The Dean’s List of Distinguished Students is compiled by the Provost’s
Office at the end of both the fall and spring terms. It consists of the
names of those students who have maintained a grade point average of
3.50 or higher on work attempted during the term. To qualify for the
Dean’s List, a student must take at least four full units and receive
a letter grade for each of the courses in which he or she has enrolled.
No student is eligible for the Dean’s List in any term during which
he or she has received an incomplete grade.
The final, cumulative grade point average is calculated to three decimal
places and rounded to the nearest hundredth. Students who during their
academic careers establish a grade point average of 3.50 are graduated
cum laude; those who establish a grade point average of 3.75 are graduated
magna cum laude; and those with a grade point average of 3.90 are graduated
summa cum laude.
The following is a partial list of those awards
granted at the close of each academic year for outstanding scholarship
and achievement. These
and other awards and recognitions are presented at the College’s
Honors Day, held in April of each year. Many students present their scholarly
research and musical and artistic works at the Honoring Scholarship Conference
held in conjunction with Honors Day.
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 awards a subscription
to the journal Analytical Chemistry to an outstanding junior who displays
interest and aptitude for a career in analytical chemistry.
The Bell Teaching Award will be presented to
all graduates of the Education Division obtaining a teaching certificate
in any of the available certifications
at Birmingham-Southern College who are gainfully employed in teaching
in the year following graduation. The graduates will show proof of teaching
employment through a letter of recommendation submitted by their principal
to the Chair of the Education Division at Birmingham-Southern College
by March 1st of the year following graduation. The Chair will then submit
the list of names of the awardees to the Provost’s Office at Birmingham-Southern
College. The awards are to be presented at Honors Day in the year following
graduation.
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 Louise H. Branscomb Award is given to a rising senior in education
who, as a member of the Teacher Education Program, demonstrates a commitment
to teaching youth and a desire to develop skills toward that end.
The Chemical Rubber Company Award is given to a first-year chemistry
student for outstanding achievement.
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 of Arts 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 J. David Fraley Award is presented annually by the faculty of History
to a senior History major who has written the most distinguished paper
for that year in the departmental senior seminar.
The Paul Franke Memorial Award in Philosophy is given in memory of the
life and work of Paul Franke, who graduated from Birmingham-Southern
College as a student in 1955 and returned in 1968 to teach as a Professor
of Philosophy until his retirement in 1996. He died after a struggle
with cancer in 1999 and is deeply missed by all of us at the College
who knew him. This award is given for outstanding work in philosophy.
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 Presser Music Scholarship Award is named each year to honor a rising
senior music major for outstanding accomplishment. The winner is selected
by the Chair of the Division of Fine and Performing Arts and the President
of the College solely on consideration of merit. The winner receives
a scholarship in the amount of $1500 from the Presser Foundation of Bryn
Mawr, Pennsylvania and Birmingham-Southern College.
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 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.
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