Student Awards: SUNY Brockport

The department’s highest award for overall scholarly achievement, presented at spring honors ceremony.
Eligibility: English major with English GPA of 3.67 or higher.
Selected by English department faculty vote.
Variable monetary award.

Established in 1962, in memory of Dr. Warren M. Morgan, professor of English 1942-62.
The department’s second award for overall scholarly achievement.
Eligibility: English major with English GPA of 3.67 or higher.
Selected by English department faculty vote.
Variable monetary award.

Established in 2000 by Mary and Earl Ingersoll, in memory of Rose and Earl Ingersoll.
Preference to first-generation English majors with demonstrated financial need.
Eligibility: Junior English major, 3.25 GPA; self-nominated or nominated by English faculty.
Variable monetary award.

Established in 2010 by Mike and Katie Andriatch in memory of Harry B. Boutet.
Awarded to a junior or senior who demonstrates leadership, moral character, and a concern for the value of grammar in communication.
Student application, including 1,000-word essay, judged by departmental committee.
Award to an English major in even-numbered years, to a Communications major in odd-numbered years.
See the Brockport Foundation Scholarships page for monetary award information.

Writing Awards

Established in 1981 by Floy Winks De Lancey in memory of Dr. Blaine De Lancey, professor of English 1934-1967.
Awarded for an outstanding essay by an undergraduate or graduate student in English.
Students submit essays: winner selected by departmental committee.
Variable monetary award.

Established in 1989 in memory of Calvin Rich, professor of English 1969-1995.
For poetic excellence, maximum of 2 awards (one for structured, one for free-form poetry).
Eligibility: graduate or undergraduate English major with a 3.0 (grad) or 2.0 (undergrad) GPA.
Variable monetary award.

Established in 2005 by alumnus Richard Maxwell.
Recognizes outstanding achievement by a married graduate student, male or female, pursuing an MA in English.
See the Brockport Foundation Scholarships page for monetary award information.

Established in 2010 by Hannelore Heyen and William Heyen, Professor of English and Poet in Resident Emeritus.
Awarded to students applying to the MA in Creative Writing, selected by the English department graduate committee.
See the Brockport Foundation Scholarships page for monetary award information.

Scholarship applications and deadline information can be found online through the Brockport Foundation Scholarships page.