In addition to being eligible for the scholarships described in
this chapter and the chapter on financial aid, students in the Newark
College of Arts and Sciences may compete for the following awards:
John Faulstich Alumni Association Award.
The
Alumni Association of Newark College of Arts and Sciences annually
awards an outstanding senior a plaque for scholastic and
extracurricular achievement. A plaque bearing the student`s name is
presented to the student`s high school.
Kenneth Alvord Award.
Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior whose major or minor is in broadcasting journalism.
American Institute of Chemists Award.
Upon
recommendation of the chemistry faculty of the college, an
outstanding senior chemistry major is awarded a special scroll by
the American Institute of Chemists at a formal banquet.
Madison C. Bates Award.
Colleagues,
former students, and members of the family of the late Madison C.
Bates, professor of English at the college, established a fund
that provides an annual award to the senior student majoring in English
who, at the middle of senior year, has attained the highest scholastic
average in the department.
Charles I. Biederman Award.
Awarded
annually to a student demonstrating scholastic excellence in the field
of philosophy. The recipient is selected by the faculty of the
Department of Philosophy.
Biological Society Award.
Awarded annually to a senior demonstrating scholastic excellence in the biological sciences and service to the society.
Lourdes Casal Memorial Award.
In
honor of the memory of the late Dr. Lourdes Casal, the Department of
Psychology awards a prize each year to the graduating senior selected
by the faculty who best combines intellectual excellence with social
commitment.
Peter Christian Award.
Awarded
to a graduating senior in journalism who has a high cumulative
grade-point average but who did not necessarily start out with a
distinguished record.
Class of 1954 Scholarship Award.
Presented
annually to the graduating student with the highest cumulative
grade-point average who is not otherwise an award recipient.
Dean of Students Award.
Awarded annually by the dean of students to a senior for outstanding leadership and service.
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key.
Awarded
annually by the faculty to that student pursuing the economics-
business curriculum who ranks highest in scholarship among the seniors.
David Diorio Award.
Established in memory
of David Diorio, a student in NCAS, by his family, this award is given
annually to a nontraditional student majoring in English.
Bessie Dolgan Memorial Award.
This
award, honoring the late Bessie Dolgan, a medical technologist, is
presented annually to a premedical student who has been accepted for
admission to a medical school. The grant is to be devoted to the
purchase of books needed for medical studies. The biology faculty names
the student on the basis of scholarship and financial need.
Nancy Higginson Dorr Awards.
The
awards, supported by the income from a fund given by the John Van
Nostrand Dorr Trust, amount to not less than $100 each. They are given
annually to the outstanding senior(s) showing the greatest promise of
teaching in secondary schools. The Teacher Education Committee of the
Newark College of Arts and Sciences is responsible for selecting the
winner(s) in accordance with criteria developed by that committee.
Economics Department Prize.
Awarded
each year to a senior majoring in economics who is selected by the
members of the department for outstanding scholarship.
May Edel Memorial Award.
A
fund has been established by the friends and colleagues of the late Dr.
May Edel, assistant professor of anthropology in Newark College of Arts
and Sciences until her death in 1964. The interest from this fund, in
the form of an annual cash prize, is awarded to the anthropology
student who, in the opinion of the senior members of the Department of
Sociology and Anthropology, shows the most promise of distinction
in anthropology.
Harold A. Fales Memorial Award.
Established
by Mrs. Fales and the many friends of the late Professor Fales, who was
visiting professor of chemistry at Newark College of Arts and Sciences
from 1948 through 1953, the cash award of interest from the fund is
presented to a senior student chemistry major at the Newark College of
Arts and Sciences selected by the chemistry faculty of the college.
FAS-N Dean`s Award.
Awarded annually by the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Newark to an outstanding senior for academic excellence.
Herbert and Edith Feldman Award
. Plaque
and cash awarded annually to a graduating senior from either NCAS or
UC-N who has shown, through work in the community or on campus, a
commitment to fostering sensitivity to ethnic differences and
leadership in the encouragement of diversity, tolerance, and
cooperation.
David Robert Friedlander Memorial Award.
Interest
from a fund established in memory of David Friedlander, a graduate of
Newark College of Arts and Sciences, is awarded annually to an
outstanding senior graduating from the college and majoring in history
or prelaw.
Inge Gambe Award.
A plaque is presented
annually to the most outstanding international student in the
graduating class. The award honors the late associate dean of students,
who served as adviser to international students.
Joel Girgus
Book Award.
In honor of the memory of the late Dr. Joel Girgus,
the Department of Psychology awards a prize each year to the graduating
senior majoring in psychology with the highest cumulative grade-point
average.
Sydney S. Greenfield Award.
The Department of
Biological Sciences presents the award annually to its outstanding
graduating senior. The selection is made by the botany faculty.
Samuel Greitzer Award.
Established by the mathematics department
faculty in honor of their colleague, Samuel Greitzer, this prize is
awarded to an outstanding graduating mathematics major in Newark
College of Arts and Sciences or University College-Newark.
Paul Mahlon Hamlin Award.
Established in 1958 by Madge Sills
Hamlin to perpetuate the lifelong interest in scholarship of her
husband, Paul Mahlon Hamlin, profes-sor emeritus of political science.
The award consists of a certificate and cash and is made in May to the
graduating senior of Newark College of Arts and Sciences who has
attained the highest scholastic rank as shown by Phi Beta Kappa
standing.
Morton Hellman Award.
Established by Mrs.
Morton Hellman in honor of the late Morton Hellman, this award is given
to an outstanding graduating mathematics major in Newark College of
Arts and Sciences or University College-Newark who plans to continue
mathematical studies at the graduate level.
Joannie L.
Huberman Award.
Given annually in memory of Joannie Huberman, a
1979 graduate of Newark College of Arts and Sciences, to a junior or
senior anthropology major who demonstrates the particular qualities she
exemplified: commitment to anthropology, academic excellence, original
insight, and concern for humanistic values.
John Keosian
Award.
Annual book award to a senior undergraduate of the
Department of Biological Sciences who demonstrates continuing interest
in basic biological problems, such as the origin and evolution of
biological systems.
Joshua K. Kohn Award.
The trustees of
the Joshua K. Kohn Memorial Fund have endowed a prize for essays
concerning some phase of Jewish culture. The contest is open to any
student.
Beth Niemi Award.
Awarded to a student for outstanding work in women`s studies.
Samual Pesin Memorial Award.
This is a $100 supplementary award
made to a New Jersey State Scholarship recipient at Newark College of
Arts and Sciences; the individual is designated a Samual Pesin Scholar.
It is made annually to a first-year student who is a resident of Hudson
County and who best exemplifies the ideals of the man whose name the
award bears.
Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Essex County
Award.
Awarded each spring to an outstanding junior at Newark
College of Arts and Sciences. The winner is selected by the Newark
section of the Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa of New Jersey.
Charles Pine Award.
Awarded to an NCAS graduating senior who is
going on to graduate studies and has demonstrated outstanding
scholastic excellence in the areas of physical science and mathematics.
Political Science Department Prize.
A book prize awarded
each year to the senior majoring in political science at Newark College
of Arts and Sciences who, in the opinion of the members of the
department, has made the most meritorious record in that subject.
Richard C. Robey Memorial Award.
Awarded to a graduating senior
for excellence in an area of study that reflects the scholarly
interests of the late Richard C. Robey, dean of the college and
professor of American studies.
Yolande Rubianes Award.
A
plaque is awarded annually to the graduating senior who, in overcoming
adversity, has achieved distinction as a student.
Jay Rumney
Memorial Award.
A fund has been established by Rebecca Rumney as a
memorial to her husband Jay Rumney, formerly professor of sociology in
the University of Newark and Newark College of Arts and Sciences until
his death in 1957. The interest from this fund is used for an annual
book prize to the sociology student who, in the opinion of the senior
members of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, has made the
best record in the field of sociology.
Charles Sabat Awards in
Chemistry.
Two cash prizes of $250 each are awarded to two senior
chemistry majors who are judged by the Faculty of Arts and
Sciences-Newark chemistry faculty to show great promise in the fields
of organic chemistry and/or biochemistry, and in the field of physical
chemistry.
Scholar-Athlete Award
. Awarded annually to the
gradu-ating varsity athlete (male or female) with the most outstanding
record of academic achievement.
Heinz Seelbach Award.
Awarded to a graduating senior with the highest grade-point average in political science.
Keschav C. Sondhi Memorial Award.
An annual book prize in memory
of Professor Sondhi, awarded by his colleagues in the Department of
Biological Sciences to an advanced graduating student of the department
selected for promise as an investigator in a branch of the biological
sciences.
Israel S. Stamm Memorial Prize Fund.
Two prizes
awarded each spring to outstanding senior students who have majored in
one or more modern or classical languages at Rutgers-Newark.
Betty Skuze Thompson Prize.
Awarded to students who have shown an
outstanding record of achievement in the study of undergraduate physics
at Rutgers-Newark. Made in memory of Betty Thompson, a graduate of the
FAS-N Department of Physics and a dedicated teacher of physics, by her
husband, George Thompson.
Rebecca S. Villers
Award.
Established in memory of Rebecca S. Villers, this award is
based on academic merit and is given to an EOF student with a major in
psychology, who is completing his or her junior year. The award is to
be used to purchase all required and recommended books directly related
to courses during the first term of the recipient`s senior year.
Wall Street Journal Award.
A silver medal and a year`s
subscription to the Wall Street Journal are awarded to a senior
majoring in economics or a field of business who, in the opinion of the
members of the respective departments, shows promise of distinction in
economics or business.
Benjamin M. Weissman Award for
Excellence in Writing on Politics.
Awarded to the graduating
political science major who is judged to have written the best essay on
politics. Essays written for class assignments, individual study, or
the Honors College program are eligible for consideration.
William W. Wiles Memorial Fund.
Awarded annually in memory of Dr.
William W. Wiles to assist undergraduate students at Newark College of
Arts and Sciences in the earth and life sciences to carry out fieldwork
or attend conferences related to field studies.
Herbert P.
Woodward Memorial Fund.
This fund was established in 1969 through
contributions from friends and associates of the late Dr. Woodward, who
served as professor of geology for 37 years and as dean of the college
for 20 years. Interest from this fund is used to present a book prize
to the outstanding senior majoring in geology.
Edward H.
Zabriskie Memorial Award.
Interest from a fund established in
memory of the late Professor Zabriskie is awarded annually to a student
majoring in history at Newark College of Arts and Sciences. The
recipient is chosen by the faculty in history.
Sidney Zebel Award.
Awarded to an NCAS graduate majoring in history.
Louis R. Zocca Award.
Established in 1976 by friends and
associates of Dr. Louis R. Zocca, professor emeritus of English, who
served for 30 years; the interest on the fund is used to present an
award to the outstanding senior for excellence in the study of
literature.
